LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP BREAKFASTS Year 6 and Year 12 Leaders met regularly over breakfast in the Junior School Library where Year 12 leaders shared their insights and Year 6 leaders shared inspiring leadership quotes.
YEAR 11 LEADERSHIP TRAINING In August, Burn Bright, an organisation involved in youth leadership, conducted a one day Year 11 Student Leadership Development Day.
PEER SUPPORT The Peer Support and Peer Tutoring Programs ran throughout 2016 to assist in building community and leadership skills, especially for our Year 10 students. The collaboration these students demonstrated in the way they approached set tasks was admirable. Peer Support Leaders held many sessions with Year 7 over the year, to mentor them through the early stages of the Senior School. The Peer Tutors attended the Barat Burn library each week to assist younger students with their homework.
STUDENT ALLIANCE Student Alliance is a networking group involving girls’ schools from around Sydney who come together and listen to guest speakers to discuss current issues in our society. Many Year 9, 10 and 11 students attended Student Alliance meetings and gave presentations during the year.
LEADERSHIP IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL The Student Leadership team was redesigned in 2016 giving all students in Year 5 and 6 the opportunity to apply for various roles. Achievements included: • The Wellness team redesigned the Year 5 and
6 bathrooms • The Dance and Voice team provided weekly
opportunities for students to dance and have fun during recess times
• The Music and Drama team organised and
hosted the Junior School Talent Quest • The Artistic Design team designed and
constructed a beautiful heart with messages from the entire Junior School as a part of Sacred Heart Day celebrations • The Science and Environment team promoted
threatened and endangered species • The Digital Media team worked on video
productions for a variety of school events. All teams played very important roles and organised activities for all Junior School students, contributing to the success of Wellness Week. The Year 6 Student Leadership team participated in the Sacré Coeur and Ignatian Student Leadership Conference. The conference theme was ‘Strength in Unity’. KRB students were outstanding in their commitment to each activity, and demonstrated their ability to work as part of a team. Drawing from this camp our student leaders then led a half day leadership course for Year 4 and Year 5 in Term 4. They shared their thoughts and ideas and some of the experiences that had helped them to develop team skills. YLEAD, a leadership facilitation group, spent a day with the Year 4 and Year 5 students preparing them for their roles in 2017. Students worked on the following concepts to: • Develop self-confidence, by recognising their
own and other’s individual strengths • Build a year group that understands the value
of positive and respectful relationships • Explore the skills and tools associated with
effective teamwork and collaboration • Learn about the foundations of leadership and
its place in school and the wider community. PRINCIPAL’S REPORT 2016
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