Our Big Brother/Big Sister Program
In our continued efforts to make learning fun for everyone while encouraging the concept of service (especially for our older students), we participate in an “in school” Big Brother/ Big Sister program. This involves matching up each kindergarten child with one of our eighth grade students. During the course of the year, they are joined together to share in a variety of special school site-based activities, projects and church events (all supervised by the teachers involved).
This has always been a successful enterprise in the past. The younger children often go home and mention their big brother or sister by name and talk about the things they did together. The kindergarteners love the extra attention and take pleasure in being a little buddy to these “giants” in our school. The eighth graders learn about the significance of volunteering, sharing their time with others and being role models by setting good examples for their little charges. They learn first-hand that never does a person stand taller than when they stoop over to help another.
Both groups look forward to being with each other and everyone benefits from the interactions that take place. The children develop a unique bond and truly enjoy the experience. It is delightfully rewarding and sweet to witness the relationships that cultivate between the two children.
As Christians we are called upon to serve God and one another. As teachers, we are thrilled to encourage this message. These children often develop relationships that are true illustrations of the spirit of God at work.
In our continued efforts to make learning fun for everyone while encouraging the concept of service (especially for our older students), we participate in an “in school” Big Brother/ Big Sister program. This involves matching up each kindergarten child with one of our eighth grade students. During the course of the year, they are joined together to share in a variety of special school site-based activities, projects and church events (all supervised by the teachers involved).
This has always been a successful enterprise in the past. The younger children often go home and mention their big brother or sister by name and talk about the things they did together. The kindergarteners love the extra attention and take pleasure in being a little buddy to these “giants” in our school. The eighth graders learn about the significance of volunteering, sharing their time with others and being role models by setting good examples for their little charges. They learn first-hand that never does a person stand taller than when they stoop over to help another.
Both groups look forward to being with each other and everyone benefits from the interactions that take place. The children develop a unique bond and truly enjoy the experience. It is delightfully rewarding and sweet to witness the relationships that cultivate between the two children.
As Christians we are called upon to serve God and one another. As teachers, we are thrilled to encourage this message. These children often develop relationships that are true illustrations of the spirit of God at work.