The Year 13 Dean and Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) have worked together since 2001 to set up, coordinate and supervise mentoring in the belief that strong mentoring relationships benefit both Year 9 and Year 13 boys.
Fitting into a new and bigger school can be unsettling for some boys. It takes time and patience to develop supportive relationships as boys' circumstances change and because of the shifting needs of school structure, activities and organisation. Mentoring is one way to help some younger boys cope with change associated with transition from Year 8 in a smaller school. At this school, mentors are Year 13 boys who are also prefects. They undergo training to strengthen their personal qualities and skills as peer mentors and as student leaders.
| Contact Address |
PO Box 5034
Whangarei |
| Phone Number |
09 430 4170 |
| Organisation Email |
enquiries@wbhs.school.nz |
| Organisation Website |
Whangarei Boys High School |
| Contact Person |
Jenny Litchfield, RTLB
Scott Crawford, Year 13 Dean |
| Email |
j.litchfield@wbhs.school.nz
s.crawford@wbhs.school.nz |
| Programme Base |
Whangarei |
| Other branches/areas of operation? - specify |
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Target Group/s
Age (range)
Male/Female/Both |
12-13 (mentee), 17-18 (mentor)
Male |
Additional Target Criteria?
Ethnicity/decile/other |
Social support as part of the transition to secondary school. Helping younger boys to cope with change. |
| Nature of mentoring service |
School-based: Year 9 boys mentored by Year 13 boys |
| Mentoring only, or is there some other element |
Service-learning and leadership responsibility for senior students. |
| Mentoring approach - individual/group/combination |
One-on-one |
| Mentoring duration - annual or other |
Annual |
Location and frequency
eg school, monthly |
At school. Stay on site.
Meet for 30 minutes per 6-day school timetable during the senior student's study option periods. |
| Programme Operating since |
2001-02 |
| Mentor Source |
School |
| Mentor Target Criteria |
Year 13 boys who are the school prefects |
| Measurement and Evaluation - how is this done |
One-on-one interviews, survey, debriefing meetings with mentors each school term. |
