Each mentor group will join with another mentor group for scheduled meetings throughout first semester to discuss various issues. It is important to note that what is discussed in each mentor meeting is confidential, and you must ensure that the first year students are aware that the meetings are a safe environment to discuss subjects freely, and that they must respect each others confidentiality. There are all sorts of ways to describe university wonderful, a milestone, major career step, golden opportunity. It's also a monumental stage in a student s life, and the changes can be quite overwhelming. For all their excited anticipation, many students will be feeling apprehensive about what's ahead.
Students move from an environment where they knew their fellow classmates and teachers.
It was a small and intimate learning community. Suddenly when they come to university they have none of these networks, and learning seems difficult and different. Secondary school teachers are valuable resources who give students assistance and advice. University teachers on the other hand expect their students to become independent learners who can motivate and organise themselves, and make decisions about their own learning. Throughout their school years students are building towards Year 12.