On Monday 3rd of February we held our annual year 6/7 Leadership Conference in the Performing Arts room.
You may ask 'what is the purpose of Leadership Day?'
The purpose is for students to know that everyone has the power to be a leader and that each person has unique strengths. Students were told that they can make a contribution in and out of school by sharing those strengths.
· Students discussed how leaders get along with others, are responsible, appreciate people’s differences, are problem solvers and creative thinkers.
· We discussed and listened to various speakers about how being a leader is finding and using your own strengths to help other people find theirs. We linked this to being senior Students at VPS.
· Reminded students that being a leader is not about being popular or holding an important position but rather it is about using individual strengths and encouraging others to use theirs.
Students participated in activities and discussions around:
· setting goals and planning ahead
· doing things that have meaning and make a difference
· understanding that they are important members of our school community who contribute to our school’s mission and vision
· looking for ways to be a good citizen
We would like to thank the following guest speakers.
Dermot Cussen, General Manager HortEx Alliance Inc. from the Virginia Horticultural Centre who talked about Virginia leading the way in South Australia in Horticulture and the important role people in Virginia play in this industry. Dermot donated pens and sticky notepads for all of the students and was impressed when he visited our kitchen garden.
Pia from Waste to Resources, talked to the students about sustainability and how we could help our school lead the way in making positive changes for our school environment. We are keen to explore this area.
We would like to thank Hollywood Fresh at Hollywood Plaza for their kind donation of fresh fruit on the day. Their generosity was much appreciated.
Also a big thank you to Headspace for their contribution of pens & wrist bands for the students. Headspace provide youth mental health services for 12-25 year olds. Further information can be found online.
Finally, a huge thank you to everyone involved - it was definitely a team effort!