student leadership at zis introduction
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student-led action at ZIS
what is student-led action?
Most things in schools are controlled by adults - teachers, parents and so on
Student-led action are your ideas, turned into action by you
why should we have student-led
action?we are a community
you are part of our community, and the reason for it
people in the community make the community - this means you!
what have we had?before?
last year we had a Student Representative Council (SRC), with 2 representatives from each year level
what will we have ?now?
5 Committees at Middle and Senior School levels, with a Leader for each one
A School Captain at Middle and Senior School levels
at the moment we only have a Middle School though!
why change?looking ahead to when we are a full Secondary School
what’s the best way to organise ourselves?
developing Leaders
what really happens anyway?
OK, what are the details!
5 Committees with a Leader (Application)
A School Captain (Vote)
Committees generally based on Areas Of Interaction*
If you’re not a Committee Leader or Captain you will be in a Committee
Committee Leaders can also be the Middle School Captain
Community & Service
School community
Local community
Global community
Eg quiz nights, fundraising, inter-school
Health & Social Education
Sport and physical activity
Outdoor and adventure
Well-being and health awareness
Eg 40-hour famine, staff-student competition, blood donation
Environments
Natural environment
Built environment
conservation and sustainability and usability
Eg, recycling program, water and energy conservation, beach conservation
Human IngenuityCreative events
Music-orientated
Art-orientated
Eg Art space, murals, Battle of the Bands, Film festivals, music appreciation, School comic, Exhibitions, Websites
ATL
individual and group organisation and systems
democracy and representation issues
Eg managing the student body and voice
and...there will be a Student Leadership notice board
Leaders and Captain will have a special lapel badge/pin
there will be an honor board of Captains in the school foyer
Time line - Leaders
Applications for Leadership positions are due by Friday, November 4th at 5pm
Application process will take around 2 weeks, so Leaders should be announced by November 21
Time line - Captains
School Captain candidates need to nominate by Friday, November 4th at 5pm
School Captain candidates will talk to you by November 18th
School Captain vote will take place on Friday, November 18th
Middle Years Leaders and Middle Years School Captain announced on Monday, 21st November*
*may be at MYP Assembly on November 25th
and then...?
The Middle School Leadership team will then attend Leadership training in December
Student Committees will be formed after the December break