Clyde North Campus News

Leadership Opportunities

Student leadership opportunities are always present in every aspect of school life. The key to success is identifying the opportunities beyond the leadership title and be willing to put oneself forward. We strive to inspire and empower our students from Year 7 to Year 12 to 'be not afraid' and look for even the smallest way in which they can lead. Whilst Term 3 will see the formal leadership process for the election of the 2023 House and College Captain positions, it is important that we not underestimate the opportunities that each day can bring for students to lead. 

The current environmental campaign is a great example of leadership beyond the title. Thomas is a wonderful Environment Captain, yet he would be the first to acknowledge that his leadership is successful due to the work and enthusiasm of the members of the Environment Club who are leading by example. The yard is certainly looking more cared for because this group of leaders have the slogan; 'DON’T MESS UP PICK ONE UP' a contagious event reporting new members joining daily in the campaign. As the group move through out the yard picking up they are demonstrating true servant leadership showing great respect for the facilities and grounds we are blessed to have. 

Casey Mentor Breakfast 2022 – another opportunity to lead through choice

Once again, the College welcomed the opportunity to be part of the Casey Mentor Breakfast at Bunjil Place. The breakfast brings together impressive women mentors who share their diverse career experiences. This year’s guest speaker was Kristen Turner, Director of Peake Real Estate who shared her impressive and inspiring career journey. The breakfast provides our students to meet and learn from women with career experiences in areas of interest to the student’s own career aspirations. The breakfast aims to encourage and inspire young women to reach for the best in themselves as they plan their career paths. 

My thanks to Ms Rachael Hyland who has been instrumental in ensuring our students can attend this event each year. Breakfast seminars involve a very early start for Ms Hyland and the students however they maintain that delicious breakfast and the ability to network with inspiring female mentors makes getting up early worth it. In this way these students are also displaying leadership qualities by taking advantage of the opportunities presented. 

Year 9 XSPAND Committee

The Year 9 Committee consists of twelve members across all Year 9 Tutor Groups. We nominated ourselves by writing a letter of interest and presenting a speech to our Tutor Group. All Year 9 students were then able to vote on who they wanted to represent their Year level in the Year 9 Committee. The XSPAND Committee is a voice to communicate ideas, issues and needs of the students in Year 9. It also acts as a bridge between staff and students, providing valuable feedback and leadership opportunities. We are hoping that we can make a positive impact and improve on areas such as student-wellbeing, learning environments and communication. 

Vichit Kan Kong & Philo Gabriel (Yr 9 XSPAND Committee members)

The XSPAND Committee 2022

Year 10 & 11 Leadership

Next week the Year 10 and 11 students will be involved in leadership conversations ranging from a simple seminar to a full day. The intention of both activities is to explore the concept of leadership, particularly servant leadership as modeled by St. Peter.

Whilst Year 10 and 11 students will have the opportunity this term to nominate for formal leadership roles including House and College Captains the scope of these programs provides a deeper understanding of what it means to lead in today’s world. Critical skills need to be developed in all young people to support their social and emotional wellbeing especially in a world that has become somewhat strange and even more complex. Enter the need for soft skills, which can be defined as: the combination of people, social and communication skills, emotional intelligence, and personality traits that make it easy to get along and work harmoniously with other people. Soft skills include time management, networking, teamwork, creative thinking, and conflict resolution. To lead today in any capacity formal or informal our young people will need to develop soft skills as well as hard skills. The graphics below illustrate how soft skills are critical and transferable to the essential leadership skills.

The purpose of the leadership programs is to ensure our young people as they enter their senior years have the skills, knowledge, and confidence to lead in all aspects of life today and most importantly tomorrow. We want them to see and realise their leadership potential.

VET Music 

Lunchtimes on Wednesday and Friday come alive with the fabulous talent of our VET music students. 

As the audience we get to sit back and enjoy the huge variety of music genres performed live. The VET music students are now becoming seasoned performers creating a wonderful atmosphere that takes us far beyond the confines of being at school. We get to escape into a world of music and song.

A huge thank you to the performers, Mr Church and Mr Patawaran for sharing their talent with all of us. 

I wish you a safe and productive week. 

Julie Banda

Deputy Principal - Head of Clyde North Campus