BUDDY PROGRAM
At Surfside Primary School we offer our Foundation and Year 6 students a wonderful opportunity called ‘Buddies.’ The Buddy Program is one of the many ways Surfside Primary School helps our Foundation students settle into school, as well as promoting and developing leadership skills in our senior students.
Buddies meet regularly throughout the year to complete fun activities together. These activities include literacy activities, maths games and craft. The program has an extremely positive impact on both the Foundation and Year 6 students. A number of other year levels meet together to develop further connection across the school.
Benefits of the buddy program include:
- Foundation students having another positive role model within the school
- Foundation students having someone to go to if they are worried/concerned in the playground
- Foundation and Year 6 children developing new and positive relationships
- Year 6 students taking on and developing responsibility
- Year 6 students learning how to be a positive role model for other students