Menston Primary School

The Dog Mentor

We are pleased to announce that, thanks to funding from the Parish Council, we have joined The Dog Mentor Programme and have introduced our own school dog to Menston Primary School.

The Dog Mentor programme has built upon the benefits of the human-animal bond by providing children positive experiences with dogs that can help them educationally, developmentally, emotionally and socially.

Over the last 10 years, 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 improved academic achievement.

Mrs Meakin will be bringing her dog, Bonnie, into school on a carefully planned timetable. We envisage that The Dog Mentor Programme will have a positive influence on the school environment as a whole and look forward to the impact The Dog Mentor programme will have on our children.

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.