Services
Peers not Fears is in the business to change the way we view leadership in schools. All too often schools do leadership for students with basic leadership skills but are not developing the skills all students need to grow into themselves as leaders. We offer services for students, educators, and administrators to build the skills for everyone to support the development of student leaders now and when they leave high school. Leadership development services can be something an individual develops on their own, or in a more enjoyable way with their peers.
When we struggle with student management, issues in schools, and engagement it all stems from student empowerment and student leadership. How we build a stronger community is through connection, and learning what connections are missing has to come from asking the students themselves. We can share an inspirational TED Talk, or a motivational video with our students, but until they are engaged in the solution then the work will not pull them in. See the different services we offer below or contact us now to talk about how to start today:
Peers not Fears is the name of this organization because there is too much fear in schools, and we create programs and services to reduce the fear and build the peer to peer relationships. When students are working on developing their leadership skills they are more engaged in the work we are all trying to do in schools.
Whether the work is with the staff or the students all work in these services centers around building leadership skills for high school students.
We offer 2 hour - one-day programming for both adults and students. We offer monthly options and multiple-day options with our work for students.
The way we work is similar, but what we do with the group is highly individualized.
We are so excited to offer academy programs to do as an individual. If your school does not bring us into building leadership programming - you can still work on your own individual leadership skills.
There are several options for leadership work. Basic skills, advanced skills, and a wonderful program that focuses on the skills you need as you transition in life from living at home to going out on your own - maybe college, the services, a semester abroad, or an occupation.
Set yourself up for success!
We are a new company, only opening full-time in June 2022, but we have been doing work with schools and programs since October 2020.
Take a look here to see the work we have done, the partners we have, and the leaders we are growing.
There are many more programs coming this year so stay tuned for more!
Why now?
The exhaustion and defeat from the lack of engagement of students in our school system is real. Your struggle and frustration as a school administrator is warranted.
You already know that there are hundreds of initiatives out there suggesting ways schools can improve their school culture. And yet you know that none of them are sustainable.
Each one expects the administrator to do the work
Each one expects the teachers to do the work
and when they leave so does the progress
I've been there too, I spent 20 years teaching, trying new initiatives hoping for change, but getting burned. I know what it is like to feel like there is just one more initiative to try. Each initiative was something new I had to learn and implement, a variation on a theme and not really 'new.'
But I also saw the power of student voice and leadership, for ALL our students. Students saw value in doing hard things (like chemistry) and learning from their mistakes in my classrooms and student-run organizations. That's why I developed my Student Leadership Program.
Imagine what it would be like if your students were engaged, and your teachers were able to take things off their plates rather than adding to them. Imagine if the program was sustainable.
You will have solutions to your school culture problems, your students will devise these solutions, and your students will WANT to change BECAUSE they will care, see the value,
and be invested. You can create the school culture you always dreamed of by empowering students to be part of the solution. I have created a student leadership program, and I have made it my life's mission to help every student develop leadership skills!
Leadership Frequently Asked Questions
Understanding leadership and the development of the skills around leadership can be difficult when we think leadership is a natural ability, or we need a title to be a leader. Find some of the commonly asked questions about why leadership development is important, and why our teenagers should be developing leadership skills.