Peer Support Foundation of SA
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Kaye Iversen
Executive Officer
Individual's Comments
Group Members- 'found more friends'
- 'learnt to speak my mind'
- 'helped me settle into High School'
- 'helped me mix with other people'
- 'if you have a problem its easy to talk to them more than teachers and sometimes parents'
Group Leaders
- 'I have gained self confidence. I realise now that I can do things if I really put my mind to it'.
- 'I feel proud that the school trusts me to look after the younger students'
- 'helped me organise myself ahead of time and in other subjects'
- 'I learnt to take more responsibility for myself'
- 'I talk to people, older and younger more freely'
Parent
- 'I feel better knowing my child has an older student they can go to in the school yard'
- 'I'm very appreciative of the easy transition my child has made into the school'
- 'my daughter comes home and talks to me about the activities and shares her thoughts'
- 'I'm thankful for what the program has done for my daughter' (leader)
- 'I'm very proud of my son' (leader)
- 'my son is a lot more confident and seems happier at school' (leader)
Staff
- 'This program has helped to eliminate problems for students. Bullying of their group members was quickly stopped by the group leaders'
- 'some "problem" students became responsible group leaders'
- 'I am impressed with the mature and confident manner in which the group leaders talk about the program'
- 'The program has done a lot already to improve the self-confidence and self esteem of our students'