A Student Leadership Model
One School's Journey
Implementation
A Vision for the Future
We achieve our vision through:
Through a school wide commitment to Responsive Classrooms and Developmental Designs
Leadership Vision
Dedicated Leadership Classes in 5th through 8th grade beginning with responsibility for learning through a culminating leadership project
8th Grade Portfolio Project outlining ten skills of a Canterbury graduate
Understanding and Impact
Developing an intentional understanding of one's self and its impact on others.
Canterbury Leadership Opportunities
Chapel Buddies, Families, Green Cup Challenge, 4th Grade Crop Walk, 8th Grade Sermons, Big/Little Bro/Sis, The Play, Sports
Respect
Empowering a respect for differences.
Leadership at Canterbury
Community Service: Abbotswood, Dolan Manor, Crop Walk, JDRF, Tour to Tanglewood
Service Learning: Crop Walk Chapel, Hope Academy, MDGs and The Hunger Project
Service Leadership: Portfolio, Leadership Class, New Orleans
Promotes learning about self and others, loving across all boundaries, and serving one's community and beyond
Relationships
Creating and sustaining positive relationships.
Premiere Leadership Experiences
Middle School Trips: Wilderness Adventure, Kanuga, DC, Whitewater Rafting, Trinity Center
Service
Seeking and learning from a variety of opportunities to serve.
Experiences: AnyDay Training, Diversity Conference, Leadership Conference, Urban School House, Venture Out
Experts: FCEL Speaker series, Alumni Leaders Speakers Series
Format adapted from NMSA’s This We Believe: Keys to Educating Young Adolescents
The Crafting of a Vision
- Collecting Data: The survey and what it meant
- Early Discussions: How do we reconcile the data with what we do?
- Outside Forces: The stars have aligned for this type of program
- Coalescing into a Definition and Principles: Provides a new prism for what we do and buy in
Leadership: A Primer
Dr. Sam Turner, Piedmont Leadership, LLC
How do you think about student leadership?
What does Canterbury think about student leadership?
The Beginning of Our Journey
Curriculum: A First Year Focus
- Our School Context: Mission, philosophy, history, approach to improvement
- The Initiative: The Leadership Team, finding the people, the charge