Experiential Learning
Leadership or Peer Support Programs
August 27, 2020
Leadership or peer support programs are opportunities for students and others to provide support and develop leadership skills by helping other students.
Leadership or Peer Support Programs
What does it look like?
Leadership or peer support programs are opportunities for students and others to provide support and develop leadership skills by helping other students or contributing to their efforts to achieve their goals.
Benefits
Students and Families
Expands experience, skills, and contacts
Employers and Community
Develops leadership experience that may be transferable to community or work
Educators
May build student social/emotional skills as well as learning skills/work habits
May link to curricular learning outcomes
Considerations
Students and Families
May allow for expansion of personal interest into a career or broader contribution in support of others
Employers and Community
Providers of leadership or peer support programs may need to consider the appropriateness and accessibility for some students to participate
Liaison with parents/guardians and protocols for ensuring safety and security of participants may be important especially where students are under 18
Educators
May encourage or direct students to enroll, participate in, or create leadership or peer support opportunities related to their areas of interest or passion
Links and Access
Region of Waterloo Peer Program