peer support!

HI EVERYONE!
The LOOOOOOOONG awaited Friday has arrived. I didn't think that it'd ever come. But it finally has!! yehyeh!! So I suppose it's time for me to catch up on my studies tv shows... hahaha I know, I know. Time is invaluable, I should use it wisely - but in my defence, I haven't watched anything this entire week and I well and truly deserve a break!

So today, instead of having English in the morning, we had peer support instead. And it was by far our most fun, casual, yet intimate sessionwe've had! I can honestly say, that I've grown fond of each and every one of my "kids". What's so great about our group, is that even though they would rather be off playing basketball or bullrush, that don't complain (that much) about doing work, and get it done. Well sort of, since we're not anal about getting every single activity done. But anyways, a substitute leader joined our group today and I won't name names (it was Zane) and somewhat disrupted our group. Let's just say he wasn't exactly favoured amongst the kids and a slight argument arose. Personally, I think that what he did was totally immature. Since he is the older and more "mature" one, he should know when enough is enough and that the kid was obviously upset. Quite ironic how today's session was about bullying and resolving conflict. Later, we had a big game of bull rush/octopus, but soon the other groups decided to be cool like us and have fun, so we went back to do the upcoming sessions, so we could play games the next time. We actually managed to finish everything with time to spare. We spent the remainder of the session discussing bullies, the repercussions of our actions and the "p" word. Might I add, that Laura you are very inspirational. I really hope the kids benefited from that session and learnt some valuable life lessons.

You know that warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you've achieved something? Well that's how I felt after today. I really hope I've impacted them in some way and that they understand peer support and the leaders aren't just a waste of time and that we're there to help them :)