Counseling and Guidance
Our Mission
The Counseling Department at Horizon International School Jinja aims to nurture healthy, happy, self-confident, self-sufficient, responsible, and sensible students who are at peace with themselves.
We work with students to instill the following characteristics and skills:
- Self-sufficiency
- Decision-making skills
- Technological proficiency and awareness
- Self-expression
- Conflict management
- Respect for diversity
Benefits of Mentoring
Research supports that school-based mentoring positively impacts children and youth, as well as the school and broader community. Here’s how:
For Schools
- Promotes healthy, positive relationships between mentees and mentors, enhancing community capacity.
- Activities enhance literacy skills, self-esteem, confidence, and social appropriateness.
- Supports strength-based practices that build resilience.
- Encourages leadership skills and independent thinking.
- And above all, makes a difference while having fun.
For Students
- Increases high school completion rates.
- Improves attitudes towards staying in school.
- Enhances academic motivation and achievement.
- Improves social skills and behavior.
- Builds resilience.
- Strengthens peer, school, and family relationships.
- Reduces the risk of involvement with drugs.
- Increases the sense of belonging in the school community.
For the Whole Community
- Consultation with the broader school community is essential.
- Key school community groups, including parent groups, should be informed of the mentoring program’s rationale and implementation.
- Commitment to the program depends on demonstrating its positive outcomes.
- Providing evidence that mentoring produces positive results and addressing any concerns helps ensure community support.