Student leadership gives you the opportunity to develop and practice skills in:
- leadership
- organization
- communication
- collaboration
- motivating others
Core Purpose
Lead by example. This mean:
- Be reliable, cooperative and communicative with supervisors, team members and the community as a whole.
- Be academically committed.
- Model good behavior and citizenship.
- Motivate your team
- Guide team members in meeting the Learning Objectives (LO) of the project.
- Take responsibility for your own personal development through:
- frequent and focused interaction with your team and supervisor(s)
- participate in leadership training opportunities.
- ongoing self-reflection.
Responsible to:
Project supervisor and CAS Coordinator.
Responsibilities include:
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Organization and coordination:
- Planning in advance of activity or event
- Publicity Pre-event to recruit and train volunteers from within the school community.
- Facilitation of collaborative planning meetings to develop and implement all aspects of the project.
- Debriefing with volunteers and supervisor after implementation to make recommendations for future modification or extension.
Expectations
- Collaborate with your team to raise awareness of your project and promote participation throughout the school community.
- Collaborate with your team to assure that engagement is reliable and supports the needs of the project.
- Communicate with the project supervisor(s) to get approval before acting, in order to lead the school community and assure that:
- volunteer engagement is reliable and meets the needs of the project and team.
- the project complies with all school, safety and security policies.
- Help team members to develop their own leadership skills and meet their own personal goals.
Requirements
This role requires a leaders who:
- like working with people of all ages.
- are patience.
- are reliable and responsible.
- demonstrate commitment and perseverance.
- is a motivator.
- have excellent skills in
- written and oral communication
- collaboration
- organization
If you are interested in leading a project, club or event, speak with your CAS Advisor or Mr. Brown.