Peer Leaders Network Programs

The Peer Leaders Network offers high school students training and skills development in the areas of leadership, facilitation, and communication in conflict situations in schools and communities. Working with 10-15 students in each partner school throughout the academic year, the Peer Leaders Network complements and enhances existing initiatives in schools or start new ones where none exist. In addition to three interactive workshops, participants attend a regional Peer Leaders Forum, take part in a Peer Leaders Outing, and learn and interact with other Peers virtually through Peer Leaders Online. Peers also take part in a training session called Teaching Peers to Lead that prepares them to deliver diversity workshops to elementary and middle school children.

All the components of the Peers program are designed to equip students with the motivation, knowledge and skill to effect positive change in their school. The goal of being a Peer is to collaborate with your network on school-wide initiatives that will have an impact on the entire student body. Activities and events that will demonstrate the value of diversity and inclusion while measurably reducing incidents of anti-diversity behaviour like bullying and exclusion!

Components of the Peer Leaders program are:

• Peer Leaders Workshops
• Peer Leaders Online
• Peer Leaders Outing
• Peer Leaders Forum
• School-Wide Initiatives
• Teaching Peers to Lead
• Peer Leaders Advisory Council