Buddy System

At St Therese each Junior Primary class is ‘buddied’ with an Upper Primary class.  Each student has their own buddy.

Buddy classes join together to do a variety of activities together; reading, craft, preparing assemblies, excursions, to name a few.  

The benefits are two-fold, the older children learn to take on a mentoring and responsibility role, while the younger children know that they have a fellow student they can confidently turn to for support.

Our Buddy System helps to promote friendship and support between older and younger students, fostering a sense of whole-school community. It also create friendships that enable both older and younger ‘buddies’ to bond more closely with their school, increasing positive school behaviour for all students.