Youth Leadership Conference

On Wednesday, the 28th of April, the house captains, school captains and school council student representatives ventured to the Secondary Youth Leadership Conference, held by the Youth Leadership Academy Australia. This was held in the city of Melbourne and was intended to educate and share different perspectives of what leadership is and how it’s used in our everyday lives. Many schools were gathered into the welcoming atmosphere, and encouraged to activate our verbal/socialisation skills and engage in activities with others in our community. Thus, expanding our comfort limits for the better and leading to growth in our communicative abilities. 

Very inclusive guest speakers of a variety of ages and backgrounds who were connected to the S.Y.L.C taught us valuable lessons through their speeches and even opened up discussions amongst the room to gain more personal experiences, advice and feedback. The lovely crew of this event ensured that each individual that had entered this conference, had left with an open mind for the opportunities to come in the future and an inspired/excited mindset to carry through with good morals and bright ideas. It was extremely influential to observe different skill-based leadership amongst other schools, and provoked us to brainstorm multiple ways to implement the ideas and wants of our community. Overall, The Lakes leaders who took part in this event had a blissful day and are overly motivated to take pride in being good citizens and to pass on the information/knowledge gained.

Kudzi M and Rebeka S – Year 9