This week as I walked through the Lower School, a kindergartener screamed in excitement, “Mrs. Bucsko, our buddies are coming!” This expression of joy is not uncommon among students regarding buddy time. Students at every grade level in our school are paired up with a buddy at the start of the school year. This pairing consists of one older and one younger student and lasts for the rest of the year.
The teaming allows both students to experience different benefits. The younger buddy enjoys the one-on-one attention received from the older one, and relishes in the fact that they have a “big kid” friend. The older student helps his or her young counterpart advance academically by providing assistance and giving them a role model. The older buddy gets to practice leadership skills by assuming the role of teacher and mentor.
Both students get so much value out of buddy time that it is no wonder students are screaming in excitement!
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| a second grade student with her upper school buddy |
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| A Kindergarten student with his third grade buddy |
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| A first grade student with her fourth grade buddy |
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| The fifth grade class and their Little Epistles Preschool buddies |
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