Irving L. Branch Elementary School joined the elementary Student 2 Student™ (eS2S™) program in 2020 for the benefit that it is designed to increase awareness of and address school transitions affecting mobile elementary school students through a faculty-led and student-engaged model.
Military kids move 6-9 times during their K-12 education, and change schools 3X more often than their civilian peers. You can find more on the S2S programs here: S2S
What are the eS2S Core Values?
Leadership - Student Character Growth
- Being a role model
- Changing the way students feel about the new student
- Growing your eS2S program for the future
Academics - Educational Adjustments
- Encouraging educational success
- Informing them of unique aspects for the new school
- Providing them resources
Service - Community Outreach
- Giving back to the school
- Giving back to the community
- Giving back to the world
Finding the Way - Campus, Culture, and Community
- Campus - Helping the new students learn their way around the new school
- Culture - The behaviors, beliefs, and characteristics that make your school unique
- Community - The good your community has to offer
Relationships - 100% Acceptance
- Acceptance - Creating an environment where all are respected
- Belonging - Helping the new student find a place where they fit in and feel accepted
- Connections - Introducing the new student to others with similar qualities, values, and interests