Every year in Year 10 we run a Peer Support Program that is designed to help empower around 50 Year 10 students to serve and support the student community at MLMC. The main focus at the start of the year is to help the new Year 7 students have a safe and successful transition to secondary school life.
After a full planning and training day at the end of last year, the Year 10 Peer Support team arrived at the College bright and early on the Year 7 students’ first day and spent the morning helping the Graduating Class of 2026 get settled in (pictured). You could see on the faces of the newest members of our community that they appreciated the kind, smiling faces that welcomed them on their first day.
The Peer Support team were also lucky enough to attend one evening at each of the two Year 7 camps. Hours of planning and teamwork helped these amazing student leaders to run more than one hour of fun team-building activities for their Year 7 peers. They were also able to support the Year 7 teaching team by helping run the post-dinner trivia and 'Fractured Fairytale' nights. As the Year 10 Level Leader, it really was a pleasure to witness such a large group of the cohort striving in their efforts to support, encourage and care for an entire year level of new students.
Although we are only a few weeks into the first term of 2021, the Year 10 Peer Support team have already been called on several times to serve and support their student peers. They have stepped up to the plate on every occasion so far and been so generous with their time and energy. I look forward to seeing everything that they are able to achieve this year, and into the years to come.
The Peer Support Program is the perfect starting point for students who want to participate in future leadership opportunities such as the Year 11 Yellow Ribbon Ambassadors program and a Student Leadership Team position in Year 12. The Peer Support Program is perfect for the Year 10 students of 2021 as it allows them to live out not only the College's Mercy value of Service, but the Year 10 Mercy value of Hospitality.
