CAS

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:

• 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.