Standing Tall expansion

THRILLED at the expansion of the Standing Tall child mentor program are (from left) program coordinator Michelle Winnell, George Street Primary School primary welfare officer, Jackie Mibus, St Mary’s Primary School principal, Terrielynn Groves, The Hamilton and Alexandra College student counsellor, Kate Couchman, Good Shepherd College chaplain/counsellor, Jarryd Noller, and program manager, Emma Brian. Photo: LAUREN HAY.

By Mark Rabich

May 17, 2021 | 3:27 PM

GROWING up is part of life, but for some children the experience fails to reach its potential in many ways.

Standing Tall is a Hamilton-based school mentoring program that began about 15 years ago at Baimbridge College to address that potential and this year is substantially expanding its scope to other schools.