Applications for Peer Helpers are due at the end of 2nd semester. Grades 6-9 applications are due in May. Grade 10 applications are due after e-assessments and job shadowing during DP orientation. The process by which students are selected to be Peer Helpers has five steps:
1. Nominations and Application:
Faculty members and students may nominate candidates. Self-nomination is encouraged. Applications should be returned to the Secondary Counsellor.
2. Parental Permission Form:
Prospective Peer Helper students and their parents or guardians must sign and return this form in order for the student to participate in the selection process and the program.
3. Recommendation:
Recommendation forms will be necessary to complete applications . Three recommendations must be submitted by school staff and community members on the student’s behalf. These reports are confidential and will be read by the Peer Helper selection advisors. The forms will be destroyed after the Peer Helpers have been selected.
4. Interviews:
The Peer Helper advisors will interview each applicant who applies for selection.
5. Contracts:
Each Peer Helper will be asked to sign a contract outlining training, ethics, and academic requirements.
Note: The Peer Helpers will meet during breaks and after school so as not to interfere with classes. However, Peer Helpers may need to miss class in order to complete peer mediations, group meetings with students, and individual helping sessions. In these cases, Peer Helpers are expected to catch up on the work missed in a timely manner.
1. Nominations and Application:
Faculty members and students may nominate candidates. Self-nomination is encouraged. Applications should be returned to the Secondary Counsellor.
2. Parental Permission Form:
Prospective Peer Helper students and their parents or guardians must sign and return this form in order for the student to participate in the selection process and the program.
3. Recommendation:
Recommendation forms will be necessary to complete applications . Three recommendations must be submitted by school staff and community members on the student’s behalf. These reports are confidential and will be read by the Peer Helper selection advisors. The forms will be destroyed after the Peer Helpers have been selected.
4. Interviews:
The Peer Helper advisors will interview each applicant who applies for selection.
5. Contracts:
Each Peer Helper will be asked to sign a contract outlining training, ethics, and academic requirements.
Note: The Peer Helpers will meet during breaks and after school so as not to interfere with classes. However, Peer Helpers may need to miss class in order to complete peer mediations, group meetings with students, and individual helping sessions. In these cases, Peer Helpers are expected to catch up on the work missed in a timely manner.
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