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- 28 valuable drops creating a ripple effect
These extraordinary young individuals have gone through a series of training courses held by our SLT team and the school counsellor where they were given tools to improve their leadership and mentoring skills. They have been practicing how to build trusting relationships with their younger peers.
These mentors have been working on making a positive impact on our students and supporting a safe and inclusive school culture.
Here’s what one of our experienced mentors, Allegra (Year 13) said about her journey as a mentor.
The motivation
“I decided to become a mentor so that students had a student that they felt comfortable talking to. Becoming a mentor allowed me to give back to a community that has helped me grow over the years, so I wanted to give back to the school community and strengthen it.”
Challenges and rewards
“The most challenging would be getting my mentee to open and trust me which then also becomes the most rewarding part as the students feel comfortable around you and you can work together.”
The ‘surprises’
“I didn’t expect it to be so rewarding when you see change and improvement in your mentee.”
Bonus: skill sets developed
“It has helped me improve my organizational skills and especially my communication skills.
The exciting thing is that some of our mentees have asked how they can become a mentor in the future. This shows the true value this group of students has created!
Ms Huang
IB-DP Chinese Teacher / Year 7 Endeavour Tutor
Year 12 have been spending a lot of time in Sports Hall One over the last week. Not doing sport, although they could tell you the science behind it…
There was a fun packed programme for the secondary students remaining on-site, which followed the 5 Co-Curricular strands. Students were immersed in languages, film-making, STEAM activities and cooking. They learned about children's rights and advocacy, and showed their creative talents through artwork. They hiked in the hills and formed friendships across year groups. See the Firefly page for further details and photographs
It has been a very memorable end of the primary journey for our Year 6 students. This last week of term has been jam packed. On Monday and Tuesday, the students performed the end of year production of ‘Olivia’, on Tuesday morning, there was a year group water fight and on Wednesday afternoon, they finally graduated with a special ceremony.
As a community, we've been actively promoting healthy eating habits through our weekly articles about life in the kitchen. With the summer holidays just a few days away and the heatwave this summer, we must all be more mindful of our fluid intake.
The British International School Budapest
1037 Budapest
Kiscelli köz 17
Hungary