On Tuesday 27 February our Year 10 Peer Support leaders visited their Year 7 homerooms to run a Pastoral Care activity on the topic of 'being awesome'. Here are just some of the student's reflections.
Tia Neicho, Year 7 Orange
On Tuesday our five Year 10 Peer Support leaders came into our classroom and did activities with us. We started off by watching a Kid President video. Then they showed us some slides and gave us a word topic - then we had to write down dot points of how we could show kindness to someone. The purpose of the activity was to make people feel 'AWESOME'. It was really fun working with our Peer Supports, they’re really kind and funny!
Jorja Rose, Year 7 Jade
During our Peer Support session we were learning about being 'AWESOME' and we watched some videos. After that we wrote down ideas with our group from the video and talked to Peer Support leaders about being awesome and kind. We also talked about being respectful to everyone. It was really fun having the Year 10 Peer Support Leaders on Tuesday as they were really enthusiastic and made the lesson really fun.
Olivia Pentinella, Year 10 Green
On Tuesday 27 February, all the peer support leaders ran the activity called 'Kindness = Awesome'. The activity gave students a chance to work together with their fellow classmates and to listen to other people’s ideas. The activity had three main topics: firstly, words that come to mind when you think of the word awesome; secondly, ways we can make each other feel awesome and finally, how to make the homeroom awesome for everyone. The activity stressed the use of “awesome”, allowing students to understand how important it is to respect those around them, and how simple acts of kindness can affect those around them. Personally I had fun running this activity with my fellow Peer Support leaders. It allowed us to bond with not only our Year 7 class, but also with our fellow Peer Support leaders who were working with. The class worked really well on this activity and took it seriously, allowing all of us to have an enjoyable experience.
Jenson Pritchard, Year 10 Orange
During our time in our 'AWESOME' Peer Support class we had a look at what we thought it meant to be ‘AWESOME’. It was really great to see all the Year 7 students get involved and work as a team. The activity for the Peer Support leaders showed us how cool our position is and what it’s like being a leader as well as a friend to our Year 7 homeroom! We were really impressed by the level of respect and organisation the students went into the activity with, and we hope they bring those attributes to all areas throughout their schooling life.
Paula Del Giudice, Year 10 Blue
On Tuesday 27 February, the Peer Support group ran the activity ‘KINDNESS = AWESOME' with their Year 7 homerooms. The activity allowed the students to communicate and listen to each other and it involved three main topics ie: words that come to mind when you think of the word awesome, ways in which we can make others feel awesome and how to make the homeroom awesome for everyone including the teachers. We taught the class to use the word awesome instead of kindness to emphasise that you should always be nice and respect others in your year level, including your teachers. I really enjoyed running this activity as a Peer Support leader because the entire class interacted, they loved giving us input and answering the questions. They were really respectful and paid 100% attention to everything we had to say. It was a really enjoyable experience as a Peer Support leader to run this activity with our homeroom.
