Year 7s jump into High School
During week 1 this term the Year 7 students complete a week long Induction Program and Peer Support sessions to introduce them to life as a high school student.
During the Induction Program students participated in a variety of workshops including a College campus and Library tours, Planner use, Digital Citizenship, Intro to IT, Note Taking, Academic Honesty, Study Timetable, Integrity and Goal Setting.
These workshops were interspersed with four Peer Support sessions run by Year 11 student leaders. The Peer Support sessions helped to provide the Year 7 students with communication, self-confidence and leadership skills as well as giving them the opportunity to relate to their peers in a way that is effective, comfortable and promoted self-esteem.
This week was fun and informative for all year 7s who participated:
"I found the induction week really good because in nearly every lesson we got to introduce ourselves to everyone in the class and make new friends" – Anonymous
" Induction week was very helpful with making new friends and transitioning into high school" – Samantha
"The induction program made me realise that high school isn't as bad as I thought" – Matilda
"The first week was really good because it made me feel welcomed" – Anonymous
"The induction program was extremely helpful and introduced me to the expectations of high school and also helped me become familiar with John Forrest's layout and classrooms." – Lucy
"What really helped me during my first week was the friendly teachers and the amount of support I received" – Kaleirah
"Induction week helped me get around school and find my classes. It also helped me find new friends" – Anonymous
"I liked my peer support group because I got to play games and meet new people" – Anonymous
"I like how some activities involved teamwork which helped us socialise and interact with new people" – Anonymous
"I like the peer support group and it was easy to make friends and find the way to our classes" – Anonymous
