Standing Tall in Warrnambool

standing tall in warrnambool is a community-based mentoring program that was established in 2011 and has successfully supported hundreds of students navigating their way through their high school journey. standing tall is an early intervention, resilience-based program that recruits, screens and trains members of the community to become mentors for young people in a school setting. these mentors meet with their mentee during school hours for approximately 1 hour per week and the results of the program have been outstanding. students involved become more engaged with their school work, have improved attendance, they develop confidence, have secured employment and developed a stronger connection to the community schools report that the standing tall program helps to facilitate a learning environment that builds resilience and promotes social connectedness by building collaborative partnerships between students and the community. students who are part of the mentoring program become p