The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | The Leader in Me
With the support of the FranklinCovey, Le Page Primary has a laser-like focus on how we as educators can create leaders, one child at a time. The Leader in Me initiative is based on Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The following Habits are embedded across all subject areas, and demonstrated and taught daily.
Be Proactive
Take responsibility for your life. Choose to act deliberately and take responsibility for your actions. Listen to your language and be proactive rather than reactive.
Begin With the End in Mind
Define your mission and goals in life. Live with hope and purpose. Know what you want before you begin.
Put First Things First
Prioritise and do the most important things first. Make the most effective use of your time by prioritising. Work smarter, not harder.
Think Win-Win
Have an ‘everyone can win’ attitude. Build successful relationships with others by finding a solution that works for all.
Seek First to Understand Then to Be Understood
Listen to people sincerely. Hear others with your eyes, ears and heart. Only 7% of communication is verbal, 93% is body language, tone and feeling.
Synergise
Work together to achieve more. Two or more people can work together to create a better solution than either one could create alone. Synergy requires valuing people’s uniqueness and individuality.
Sharpen the Saw
Renew yourself regularly. Balance all four dimensions of your life: body, mind, heart and soul.
The whole-school approach aims to develop the physical, social, emotional and spiritual realms of every child.
Each student has a Leadership Notebook in which personal and academic goals are written and tracked on a termly basis. Achievement charts are used to recorded progress towards goals and the management of self. The Leadership Notebook is a hands-on resource that helps staff and students practice the 7 Habits, in a relevant manner and celebrates the Victories of students. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People provides school community members with a framework of common understandings and language, which is embedded into all aspects of teaching and learning. The framework supports all discipline, communication and grievance processes in the school.
