National Peer Helper Week - March 25th - 29th

Each year the National Association of Peer Program Professionals urges peer helping coordinators to acknowledge, appreciate, and celebrate their peer helpers during the month of March. During this special month,  I take the opportunity to recruit my peer helpers for the next school year, appreciate my current peer helpers, and promote peer helping in my school community.  

Here is an overview of my plan for this year's National Peer Helper Week (March 25-29, 2024).  

The Plan

First, I will have my current peer helpers put up posters about peer helping around the school.  

Second, we are going to make announcements about National Peer Helper Week (#NPHW) to students and staff member.

Some sample announcements will include:

• Facts about peer helping

• Roles of peer helpers

• Accomplishments of your schools’ peer helping program

Third, we will share information about National Peer Helper Week 

to get the excitement going on social media using the hashtag 

#NationalPeerHelpersWeek.

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Sample Tweets:

Use #NationalPeerHelpersWeek

Because of YOU National Peer Helpers Appreciation Day is a 

national day to raise awareness about the peer power as a way to 

help others and save lives.  #NationalPeerHelpersWeek

March 25-29 is National Peer Helpers Appreciation Week and our 

school is celebrating by [fill in the blank].

Facebook

Celebrate Peer Helpers helping for others during the week of 

March 25-29.

Peer Helpers help others by being their friend, tutoring, 

educating.  

Join Peer Helpers around the country during the week of March 25th 

and celebrate peer power and making a positive difference in 

other's lives. Celebrate with us!  Peer Helpers honors past peer

helpers who have made a difference in others' lives.  

Instagram

Sample Instagram posts:

March 25th-29th is National Peer Helpers Recognition Week.  

Celebrate your past Peer Helpers and all they did to help others, 

current Peer Helpers and future Peer Helpers.

Upload pictures on Instagram; be sure to add Congratulations

Peer Helpers!

Remember to upload a photo of your Peer Helper Group. 

Fourth, create information to give out to possible new recruits.

Information can include:  a video, brochure, flyers, classroom 

presentation.

Fifth, have your peer helpers recruit at least one person.  A 

personal invitation is a great way to recruit for your program. 

Sixth, include your principal in your appreciation.  Why?  Frankly, 

it is our principals who allow us to run a program and it is 

important to include them in your celebration.

Here are some ideas that are low cost...(these are not my ideas).

Photo made of crayons signed by your peer helpers.

Create a bulletin board.

Create a candy gram.

Create a word art photo.

Create a photo with the thumbprints of students in a heart and a special quote.

Seventh, consider holding a peer helper ceremony.  At the ceremony, present a proclamation to your principal signed by your superintendent and give out certificates to your peer helpers. Invite parents, board members, community members, and other special staff members. In this ceremony, we give our seniors cords and all peer helpers receive a certificate.  In addition, we recognize peer helpers who go above and beyond the call of duty and our coordinators at each school.  This is great public relations for our schools!

Need additional information to get started?  Download the National

Peer Helper Week kit.  Also visit the National Peer Program Professional Website to discover training to establish a peer program.