Introducing Monty, our school Dog Mentor!
Meet Monty! He is our school Dog Mentor
The Power of the Dog Mentor programme can help our children improve their abilities to:
- pay attention and focus
- calm down when upset or stressed
- make better decisions
It also helps them develop:
- awareness of inner and outer experiences
- the ability to recognise their thoughts as ‘just thoughts’
- the ability to recognise when their attention has wandered
- strategies and tools for impulse control
The Dog Mentor programme has developed further the benefits of the human-animal bond by providing children positive experiences with dogs that can help them educationally, developmentally, emotionally and socially.
Since its creation, The Dog Mentor programme has been proven to have a positive impact on children in many areas including self-esteem, behaviour, peer relationships and better engagement skills. These improvements can then result in an improved in academic achievement.
Visit The Dog Mentor’s website and Facebook page for more details, and to see how other schools that have introduced dogs into their school.
