6th grade girls interested in participating in the S.T.A.R.S. mentorship program can now pick up a permission form in the counseling office. S.T.A.R.S. stands for Sisters Together Addressing Real Situations. The idea of this group is to break the girls into small groups of 5-7 and match them up with two carefully trained and chosen 8th grade female mentors.
In their small groups, the girls will discuss and do activities centered around the following topics:
Friendship/Peer Relations
Communication
Conflict Resolution
Body Image
Self Esteem
S.T.A.R.S. will meet for six weeks on Wednesdays. We will rotate when we meet, starting with first hour on November 3rd, second hour on November 10th, and so on. Your daughter will only miss one class period of a particular class during the six weeks, but is expected to make up any work she missed.
The counselors will be supervising each session, but the 8th grade mentors will be in charge of leading the small groups. It is a great opportunity for 6th grade girls to make more connections with other girls in their grade, as well as form relationships with positive 8th grade role models.
If you have an 8th grade daughter who is interested in being a S.T.A.R.S. mentor, she may pick up an application in the counseling office as well. If you would like more information on S.T.A.R.S., please contact your daughter's counselor. We are asking that permission forms and applications be returned by October 22nd. If you plan on attending conferences, forms will also be available at that time.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
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