Simultaneously Building Belonging & Developing Student Leadership Skills
Download MP3Guiding Question:
- How might we create opportunities for students to develop their leadership skills while cultivating a sense of belonging for new students and new families in our school communities?
Key Takeaways:
- Identifying skills and attributes essential for student leaders
- Developing student driven processes and procedures in our leadership programs
- How leadership opportunities help students to exemplify learner profile attributes.
- The importance of a growth mindset in leadership
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Episode Summary
On this episode of Empathy to Impact, host Scott Jamieson meets up with Student Ambassador Leaders from West Island School in Hong Kong. Students Alessandra, Aria, Brandon, Jasmine, Teah, and Claire share their personal leadership stories and why being a leader is important to them. We discuss their roles and responsibilities as student leaders, what skills and attributes are important for leaders, and how their work helps to create a sense of belonging for new students and families who come to their school. These students also talk about how their work as leaders creates opportunities to exemplify learner profile attributes, and to cultivate a growth mindset. If you are thinking about how best to support and empower student leaders at your school, you are in the right place.
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