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Faribault students present peer-mentorship research to school board
Summary
Four Faribault High School students presented youth participatory action research showing peer mentorship (PGC) supports ninth-grade transitions; students cited a 71.4% positive response rate from their outreach survey and urged continued support for the program backed by a two-year grant from Center for Supportive Schools.
Four student researchers presented a youth participatory action research project on peer mentorship to the Faribault Public School District board on Dec. 1.
Ashlyn Zurburgen, the district’s youth engagement coordinator and a peer group connection advisor, introduced Issa Ali, Brianna Velasquez Sanchez, Whitney Huberty and Amir Williams, who described their yearlong project conducted through a Carleton College program.
The students said they chose peer mentorship because…
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