Peer supporters have been building positive school spirit and a culture against bullying in Finnish secondary schools for over 50 years. In 2024, MLL Southeast Finland expanded the program to elementary schools in the Kouvola region. Now the initiative is also starting in Lappeenranta, where the first elementary school peer supporters will begin at Kimpinen and Joutseno schools at the start of the next school year. And Laitex is proud to support this initiative.
Elementary school peer support focuses on strengthening community spirit and preventing loneliness, while also helping to prevent bullying at an early stage. The two-school pilot is carried out in cooperation with the City of Lappeenranta’s education services.
Experiences gathered during the 2026–2027 pilot school year will help develop the program further, with the goal of expanding elementary school peer support to all schools in the Lappeenranta area.
Training for the first elementary school peer supporters and their instructors in Lappeenranta will begin in spring 2026.
For us, being local means taking action. We are proud to support MLL Southeast Finland in creating a fairer and safer everyday life for children.
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