Peer Support Reflection 12/03/2021

This is my first time doing peer support and, so far, it has been quite good. I enjoy working with the year sevens, and I like working with the other leaders. I feel as though peer support has increased my leadership skills, and made me more confident talking to others. I think peer support is a good opportunity to get me out of my shell, in order to help the year sevens feel comfortable, and work together with the other leaders. I think the activities we have been doing have gone quite well, and each week we have made slight changes that we think will make them turn out even better. Peer support has allowed my group to problem solve, and find solutions when there are problems. For example, if two of the year sevens in our group don't work well together and get easily distracted, the next week we would split them up. We have also come back to our team rules that we made if we need to reinforce something, or just remind them of the rules they set. 

Last week, during the lighthouse building activity, our group worked extremely well. They all took part and communicated very well to create a lighthouse that was standing, and that had a working light. Although our tower wasn't the tallest, we were very proud of our group for working so well together, sharing ideas, listening to each other and being supportive of one another. I think all the leaders in my group were quite surprised by how well or year sevens worked together, and we were very impressed by how well they solved problems that occurred. I think our group is starting to get closer and closer as each week goes by, and I think the year sevens are starting to feel more comfortable around us and their peers.