South
Lincoln High School Student Success
Supporting
Students Throughout Their High school Year
The focus of
Student Success is on designing and implementing innovative
programs aimed at helping all students achieve their potential
and succeed in secondary school. This year, South Lincoln is
thrilled to be introducing two new student success initiatives.
Junior
Mentorship Program:
In keeping
with our Transition to High School Planning we are
piloting a Junior Mentorship Program which pairs grade 9
students with grade 12 mentors who will welcome them, and make
them feel comfortable throughout the first year of their high
school experience. Mentors will help their grade 9 counterparts
find their way around, encourage them to get involved in
extra-curricular activities, help them in any areas they may be
having difficulty, and inspire them to always do their best.
The program is built on the belief that students can help
students succeed. As positive role models, mentors are
motivators, leaders and teachers who guide grade 9 students to
discover what it takes to be successful during the transition to
high school and help them facilitate success.
The Bear
Mentors will begin the year with our orientation day that makes
grade 9's excited and proud to be attending their new high
school and allows them to begin developing relationships and
strategies that will contribute to their high school success.
After orientation, mentors will continue to provide a variety of
both Academic and Social Follow-up Activitities throughout the
year.
The goal of
our program is to provide a structure in which students make
real connections with each other. Through this program,
students learn that people at school care about them and their
success.
Mentor
Coordinators:
Mr. Bill
Klassen and Mrs. Karen Whattam
Student
Success Adventure Program:
South
Lincoln is thrilled to be offering a new, exciting adventure
based program - SSAP. The program gives
students the opportunity for personal growth and
change. It involves learning opportunities that enable them to
take positive risks, experience success and work effectively
with others in a supportive and caring atmosphere. The program
focuses on setting goals, building trust, meeting challenges,
dealing with stress, solving problems, and building on personal
strengths in a fun and novel environment. Unfamiliar activities
and locations are used to open students’ minds to the potential
for learning and growth. The multi-phase experiences establish
an environment of challenge and mastery, while giving students
time to reflect on their accomplishments. Activities involve
high ropes at Canterbury Hills, canoeing on the Grand River, and
rock climbing at Rattlesnake Conservation Area.
Program
Facilitators:
Mrs. Karen
Whattam and Mr. Bruce Robinson
