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  • The Quad and B Block

  • Forever After - Senior Show 2015

  • The Hall and Wharenui

  • Plenty of Open spaces

  • The Remembrance Garden - We will Remember them

  • Mahurangi College with Warkworth behind

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Peer Mediators at Mahurangi College

Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior by the use of force to affect others. Bullying consists of three basic types of abuse emotional, verbal, and physical. This is where the Mahurangi college peer mediators can intervene. The Mahurangi College mediators are all year 12 students who undertook a course from the peace foundation to gain a certificate in peer mediating. It was a one day course that involved problem solving, mediation techniques, learning about person profiles of the people we would be mediating and finally solving an argument between two fictional characters.Yr12 students discussing with junior students

At Mahurangi College as the 30 mediators we have the duty to look after a class of either year 7 or year 8 students and get to know them and teach them about the methods of how to prevent themselves from being bullied and to recognize the signs of bullying, this is important to protect the friendly welcoming atmosphere at Mahurangi college. We go into these classes three times a term and to remind the students to look after each other and to accustom them to being around older students. At lunch time’s groups of two mediators patrol the junior playground to solve any issues or disagreements while two others sit in Miss Lawrence’s room, we do this to provide a safe room where kids who feel bullied or threatened can come and get advice and also to provide a fun and safe area for juniors to hang out.

If there are issues or disagreements we book a mediation session is held if the issue cannot be solved, a mediation session is where the mediators help to solve a problem without assistance from faculty. If the problem cannot be solved by the mediators the problem is taken to Mr. Dowling or Mrs. Segedin the school counselors. The mediators are the first option to the students. Students often feel more relaxed talking to someone nearer their own age. This also helps the pastoral system at Mahurangi run more smoothly with the mediators taking on the smaller issues. The mediators don’t solve the problem for the students but they do suggest ways for them to overcome their issues and help them find their own solution.

With the successful use of the mediators at our own college we also have the opportunity to visit the primary schools in our local area to share the knowledge that we have gained through the peace foundation in how to solve and overcome issues and prevent bullying. 

Yr12 students on duty during lunchtime

The mediators took part in a Peace Week, which was on the 6th – 10th of August. Peace Week is about promoting anti-bullying, and a peaceful community within the college. The mediators were split into five groups, and each day a group was in charge of organizing an event. Over the week a photo was taken with the students in the shape of a peace sign, peace bracelets were being sold, as well as a cake sale to advertise Peace Week and the funds raised went towards the Peace Foundation. There were also a game for year 7 and 8’s, where each person was given a sticker with a letter on it, and throughout the day they had to find people with the same letter, and have a conversation with them. Then on the last day of Peace Week, balloons were put up around the school with messages on them, to attract people’s attention and promote peace throughout the college.

On Friday the 17th August 2012, as part of Peace Week, 10 peer mediators went down to a Peace Symposium at the Western Springs Community Centre. After Mr Dowling’s crazy driving on the way down, we made it. We spent the day listening to schools performing songs they had done for music for peace, the theme of this years Peace Week. We had famous artists like the record producer Anonymouz who talked to us about how music inspired him to go somewhere with his life and make something of himself. We had pizza and Charlies Juice for lunch. After lunch we had Rita perform for us. Unfortunately we had to leave before we broke off into groups to make songs for peace because we had to get back for buses. The day was amazing seeing all the talent in the room and seeing how much everyone wants to make a difference through peace.

The mediators also hope to assist in providing our community with the knowledge that their children are in a safe and caring college and in a fun learning environment.

By Caitlyn Walker, Olivia Courtney, Laura Mills, Shannen Mills and Mandy Ion.