SENIOR SCHOOL
Charter for Student Leadership at Aquinas College
"The single biggest way to impact an organisation is to focus on Leadership Development"
JOHN C. MAXWELL
DESIGN
TheStudentLeadershipprogramisdesignedonthepremisethatallstudentshaveleadershippotentialandare calledtobecomeleadersbybeingactiveparticipantsin,notonly,theCollegecommunity,butalsobroadersociety Inparticular,boysarecalledtodemonstratethetypeofleadershipexemplifiedbyJesusandEdmundRicein recognitionofouridentityasaCatholicSchoolforBoysintheEdmundRiceTradition.
“A person always doing their best becomes a natural leader, just by example.”
JOE DIMAGGIO
PHILOSOPHY
AllboyswhoupholdtheCollegeValuesonadailybasis,demonstratinggoodbehaviour,dedicationandeffortinall aspectsoftheirschoollifeandmeetthedemandsofavarietyofchallengesshouldbeacknowledgedfortheireffort, organisationandcommitmenttoself-improvementbybeingrecognisedasaStudentLeader
PURPOSE
TohaveleadershipexperiencesaccessibletoallboysintheCollegethatprovideopportunitiestodeveloptheskills andcharactertraitsofgoodleadership–collaboration;creativity;criticalthinkingandcommunication,whichare vitaltotheformationofgoodmeninthe21stCentury
CRITICALTHINKING
PROCESS
CREATIVITY
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATION
ThereareeightcorecomponentsoftheSeniorSchoolStudentLeadershipProgram Studentsmustmeetthecriteria anddemonstratecompetencyforeachcomponentinordertobecomeaPrefectofAquinasCollege ApplicationForm
Displayexemplaryconduct
Striveforexcellence
ChristianServicelearning
ParticipateinHouseandCollegeactivities Teamleadershipchallenge LeadershipSkillsworkbook
Reviewofapplication
UDENTCOUNC
Student Councils
Onceboysstarttheprocessforprefecturetheymustbecomeamemberofoneofthe StudentCouncils Theseprovideauniqueandauthenticopportunityforboystolearnunder theleadershipofaYear12CouncilCaptainandstaffmembers Thebenefitsforstudents beingonacouncilare:
Studentsgettocontributetoadecision-makingprocessthatpromotespositive Aquinasculture
Realisticapplicationofcollaboration,criticalthinking,creativity,communicationand administrationskillsisprovidedtostudents.
Opportunitytoprovidestudents'voicetoteachersandtheCollegeleadershipteam Engagementwithbeinganactivecitizen
STUDENTCOUNCILSOFAQUINASCOLLEGE
“Good leaders must first become good servants” ROBERT GREENLEAF
Leadersaren’tborntheyaremade Andtheyaremadejustlikeanythingelse, throughhardwork Andthat’sthepricewe’llhavetopaytoachievethatgoal,oranygoal
COMPONENT
APPLICATION
PARTICIPATION
CRITERIAOFCOMPONENT
Completeonlineapplicationform
MeetallrequirementsoftheChristianService-LearningProgram ParticipatetothebestofabilityinallHouseevents BeactivelyinvolvedinthePSASport&Co-CurriculaProgramsof theCollege ActivelyparticipateintheworkofaStudentCouncil
CONDUCT
Alwaysdemonstraterespectfulbehaviourtowardsstaffandothers VolunteertohelpwitheventsheldwithintheCollege BeanexemplarymemberoftheAquinasCommunityby upholdingtheCollegevaluesthroughgoodbehaviour
Attendanceatschooltobe95%orhigher AlwaysmeettheuniformandgroomingstandardsoftheCollege Striveforexcellenceineverything.
Maintain‘GoodStanding’intheCollege.
VINCE LOMBARDI