Student Leadership Programs

PLAY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

A full day of training for the program was held on Tuesday 26th March by Resilient Youth facilitators who train students for this program across many Victorian schools.

Over thirty grade 5 and 6 students participated in the training which proved to be a huge success in the afternoon session where they taught our grade 2s how to play various games.  Thank you to our terrific grade 2s for their participation!

The PLAY program works in the following ways:

1. Students take ownership of PLAY. Students make the decisions within PLAY. This student-led program empowers participating student leaders to make positive choices and flourish in the leadership role.

2. Training students to become PLAY leaders develops greater responsibility and provides opportunities to gain invaluable life skills that may otherwise not be available to them.

3. PLAY leaders are encouraged to be themselves and develop their individual expression and self-worth in a leadership capacity.  Leaders can then role model these qualities to younger students.

4. The PLAY initiative aims to build relationships and ensure an abundance of structured and engaging activities for all, creating a fun, interactive environment.

5. PLAY supports all students to enjoy their break times and come back to class refreshed and ready to connect, concentrate and enjoy their learning.

STATE YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Last Wednesday, our grade 6 Junior School Council leaders attended the State Youth Leadership Conference at the Melbourne Convention Centre.  The program (below) was well-planned and interesting for our leaders who were provided opportunities to reflect on their personal experiences and aspirations as leaders.