Homework Club has had a long tradition at Kildare College with many students taking advantage of attending the Resource Centre on any weekday afternoon to get a head start on homework set for the evening.
The Homework Club has always had a supervising teacher involved to assist students with any queries that they may have, but as Term 1 draws to an end, a major change has been implemented. Starting in Week 10 and continuing throughout the year, we are thrilled to introduce Peer Mentors to the Homework Club.
Peer Mentors are current Years 11 and 12 students who have volunteered their time to assist Middle Years students in Homework Club. The Peer Mentors have strengths in different learning areas and whilst they volunteered for the program based on specific areas of skill and interest, such as Maths, they are already proving to be invaluable in a number of areas including general study skills, drafting and editing assistance and formatting in all subject areas.
As one Year 7 student told us one afternoon "I got a 7/7 on my test. I need to tell my Mentor because she helped me on Tuesday to study for it".
The Peer Mentors will continue to assist Middle Years students on various afternoons in Homework Club throughout the year.
Rebecca Sarvas
Future Innovations Coach
