Student Leadership Programme to Florida, USA

22 Aug 2011

1st Pre-Trip Meeting

Agenda

• Getting to know you – self-introduction • Revisiting objectives • Brief description of partnership schools • Itinerary (see attached) • Roles & responsibilities (see attached) • Assigning of research topics (see

attached) • Work Schedule (see attached) • Admin Matters – passport, trip fund, etc

Agenda

• Journal Writing• Group Discussion: • Discuss rules & regulations (see attached)

– Do you have any suggestions for improvement to the proposed pre-trip programme?

• Agenda for 2nd pre-trip planning meeting (see Pre-Trip Schedule)

• Photo-taking for photo list

Teacher Team

• Ms Tee Ai Lee (VP)

• Mrs Ong Leh Hwa (GP)

• Ms Too Suat Ling (GP)

• Mrs Chung Bee Teng (Math)

Student Team

• Congratulations for being selected

• Self-Introductions– Describe your personality – Interests & leisure time activities – Dislikes / pet peeves

Objectives

learn about good leadership

processes & practices

expand global outlook & engage in a cross-cultural

experience

share about Singapore & its

culture

Tour Itinerary Jacksonville

Stanton College Prep

School

St Augustine

Orlando – Disneyland,

Epcot Centre

Kennedy Space Centre

Leadership ExchangeLeadership Exchange

School Visits &

Buddies

learn about good leadership

processes & practices

Stanton College Preparatory School

(Jacksonville)

Oldest high school in Florida

(since 1868) ~ ACS (1886) Ranked 1st in Newsweek magazine’s list of top

1000 public schools in USA (from 2000 – 2003) The only school in the nation to have been in

the top 5 every year from 2000-2011 Ranked 9th by US News and World Report

ranked Stanton on list of America's Best High Schools (2008)

Stanton Ranks 4th in

Newsweek Magazine List

June 21, 2011

University of FloridaCollege of Medicine(Jacksonville)

– the largest of six colleges at the University of Florida Health Science Center

– opened in 1956 – comprises 24 clinical and basic science depts – the Jacksonville campus is home to more than 350

physicians – ranked in the top 50 medical schools for the past

six years

The University of Florida College of Medicine has been

listed among the elite research medical schools… ranked No. 48 for the third

year straight…

Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School

(Jacksonville)

started in 1901 by Methodist minister Rev Darnell 1st institution of higher education for African-Americans in Florida serves Grade 6 – 8 studentsa college preparatory medical magnet program for academically talented & gifted students – medical arts school

Great Schools Rating of 10 out of 10Community Rating – 4 out of 5 stars.

Leadership ExchangeLeadership Exchange

Cultural Exchange

expand global outlook & engage in a cross-cultural

experience

Epcot Centre –Youth Education on

Leadership Excellence

Students have the opportunity to meet with a Walt Disney World leadership team member to discover leadership strategies that help create the magic of the Walt Disney World Resort.

LC 39 Observation Gantry; Apollo/Saturn V CenterNASA's launch headquarters; towering launch pads, huge rockets, history-making technology; operations of Kennedy Space Center

Disney World

St Augustine – old city

Roles & Responsibilities

•See duty roster & student groupings

•Selected based on your choices & talents

•Do not change your groupings on your own

•Work closely with your teachers i/c

•Tour leaders will only be appointed after all of us have the chance to work with everyone - 4th pre-trip meeting 15 Nov

Training & Research

See Pre-Trip Schedule

Induction & Orientation Research & Presentation on schools &

places that we will be visiting Research on Leadership Theories (can

propose other theories) Reading & Quiz on ACJC & Singapore

Training & Research

During the Trip Daily Debrief, Sharing & Reflections Journal Writing

Post-Trip Evaluation & Reflections Presentation for morning assembly Sharing with other CCA leaders (post-CCAAB)

Pre-Trip Schedule

Mark out the dates in your diary Work out your Promo study schedule

based on these dates Attendance is compulsory for all

meetings Group leaders will have to arrange other

non official meetings for your groups to complete your tasks, etc.

Admin Matters Passport

renew if not biometric passport & less than 6 mth validity (from day of departure: 27 Nov)

submit photocopy of passport to Ms Too Suat Ling by the next meeting

Parents’ particulars – to be keyed in at the next meeting

Trip Fund (for journal, gifts, jacket, welfare, etc) - pay treasurer at the next meeting: $10

Journal Writing Official journal writers will keep a detailed

record of the itinerary during the trip Everyone else will keep a personal journal –

to begin with 2nd pre-trip meeting Official journal writers must buy a note book

for everyone (including teachers) by the next meeting

Communication

Email – check regularly Yahoo group? See teachers i/c in their staff rooms

Group Discussion (20min)

•Discuss rules & regulations – submit to Mrs Ong

•Suggestions for improvement to the proposed pre-trip programme

•Secretary – to collate and finalise the rules & regulations for this year’s trip

Agenda for next meeting 9 Sep (Fri, school vacation), 9.00am. Venue: A2.11 AGENDA

Team building – every group to prepare one activity – Logo/Design for trip & jacket – every group to

submit one logo/design – Submit photocopy of passport & particulars – Collect 1st deposit (tentative) – Research – update progress with teachers i/c – Journal – write reflection

Photo-taking

•Individual & Group Photos – Photographer i/c

•Photo-list – include names & duties