{"id":18432,"date":"2025-09-16T12:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T02:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/?post_type=article&p=18432"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T06:13:18","slug":"year-3-and-prep-buddy-program-building-connections-across-del-monte","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/article\/year-3-and-prep-buddy-program-building-connections-across-del-monte\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 3 and Prep Buddy Program \u2013 building connections across Del Monte"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Year 3 students have the wonderful opportunity to connect with Prep students through our buddy program. Each Year 3 student is paired with a Prep buddy who attends either two, three or five days a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During our first visit, students engaged in a collaborative task designed to foster positive interactions within the Prep learning environment. This experience not only encouraged meaningful connections but also allowed Year 3 students to begin developing leadership and communication skills in a supportive setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Prep students, the buddy program offers a chance to build relationships beyond their immediate classroom and strengthen their sense of belonging within the wider Del Monte community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From these initial visits, we\u2019ve already seen the beginnings of warm and respectful friendships forming. We\u2019re excited to continue nurturing these connections in the weeks ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catherine McGrath<\/strong> and<\/strong> Louise Harris<\/strong>
Year 3 Teachers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Year 3 students have the wonderful opportunity to connect with Prep students through our buddy program. Each Year 3 student is paired with a Prep buddy who attends either two, three or five days a week. During our first visit, students engaged in a collaborative task designed to foster positive interactions within the Prep learning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18435,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[6],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-18432","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-primary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/18432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=18432"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=18432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}