Many of the principals remarked that they have found that the students tend to socialize with the students in their own grade, or perhaps, one grade higher or lower. A. Most of the schools contacted have peer tutoring programs where high school students give extra help to Grade 7 and 8 students with their school work. Some have cooperative education placements of high school students in the Grade 7 and 8 classrooms. In several of the schools, high school students assist with the Grade 7 and 8 sports teams and are advisors to their school clubs. In some of the schools the high school students assist with the Grade 7 and 8 student council.
Some schools have peer mentor and peer mediation programs.
In the schools where there is cross panel teaching, principals ensure that there is an even trade in teaching time between the elementary and secondary teachers involved. Also, teachers are assigned no more than half of their time in the other panel.