Leadership Opportunities

Leadership

Opportunities

In order to become effective leaders, students will:

LEAD COMMUNITY

• develop a sense of mattering • work to inspire and realise a shared vision • learn about issues of local and global significance in order to become active citizens

LEAD OTHERS

• be empathetic and compassionate and thus be accepting of the perspectives and views of others • learn how personal values connect to motivation thus serving to benefit teamwork • develop mutually beneficial relationships through willing and effective collaboration with others

LEAD SELF

• gain self-knowledge and self-awareness • develop individual values and opinions • demonstrate growing personal integrity and ethical values • show a commitment to ongoing self-reflection • learn to balance self-assurance with humility

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Develop and practise critical thinking skills • Develop a growth mindset • Practise creative problem solving • Show initiative • Practise being a risk-taker STUDENT ACTION COMMITTEES

Leadership is within committee structures, called STUDENT ACTION COMMITTEES. Committees promote collaboration and emphasise that action occurs best when working as a team. It is hands-on experience. It will be important to raise the status of these committees since this is a critical part of being an active citizen and trying to ‘create a better world’.