Why i should be a peer mentor

        I used to be a school counsellor (in year 8), and through this, I will be able to give them knowledge about how the school works in depth, explaining how queries get sorted and how things can get changed depending on the students’ need. This may also encourage them to take an active role in the school; maybe they will join clubs, and maybe even try out to be a school counsellor.

I will be sure to consistently contact and meet up with them every week, and if needed all the peer mentee would need to do is find my form room and I will instantly get back to them.  I will ensure to meet the mentee as often as I can during the first few weeks of school to establish a good foundation between the mentee and I.  As the terms go on, I will be sure to make my mentee as independent as I can, making sure that he can cope with all of his school work, and to have a good social life. By me peer mentoring, I will be sure to help the new student(s) adapt to a new academic environment much faster.

        Whilst I am helping the new year 7’s achieve the utmost that they can, I am also helping myself achieve a higher level of confidence that I would otherwise not be able to improve had I not had this chance. It will also help me go past boundaries, and let me learn new skills. By being able to be a peer mentor, I will have the chance to gain leadership skills, that will be very helpful in my later years.

        By being a peer mentor for the new year 7’s, I will be helping them establish a good beginning to a new academic year and, school life. I will help any mentee of mine to be as independent as he can possible be. By choosing me to be a peer mentor, you will be choosing a strong willed individual to help a new year 7 through his early school years. This is why I believe that I should be a peer mentor.

Thank you,

         Arjun Dev Nazran (9H)