student leadership at zis introduction

student-led action at ZIS

what is student-led action?

Most things in schools are controlled by adults - teachers, parents and so on

Student-led action are your ideas, turned into action by you

why should we have student-led

action?we are a community

you are part of our community, and the reason for it

people in the community make the community - this means you!

what have we had?before?

last year we had a Student Representative Council (SRC), with 2 representatives from each year level

what will we have ?now?

5 Committees at Middle and Senior School levels, with a Leader for each one

A School Captain at Middle and Senior School levels

at the moment we only have a Middle School though!

why change?looking ahead to when we are a full Secondary School

what’s the best way to organise ourselves?

developing Leaders

what really happens anyway?

OK, what are the details!

5 Committees with a Leader (Application)

A School Captain (Vote)

Committees generally based on Areas Of Interaction*

If you’re not a Committee Leader or Captain you will be in a Committee

Committee Leaders can also be the Middle School Captain

Community & Service

School community

Local community

Global community

Eg quiz nights, fundraising, inter-school

Health & Social Education

Sport and physical activity

Outdoor and adventure

Well-being and health awareness

Eg 40-hour famine, staff-student competition, blood donation

Environments

Natural environment

Built environment

conservation and sustainability and usability

Eg, recycling program, water and energy conservation, beach conservation

Human IngenuityCreative events

Music-orientated

Art-orientated

Eg Art space, murals, Battle of the Bands, Film festivals, music appreciation, School comic, Exhibitions, Websites

ATL

individual and group organisation and systems

democracy and representation issues

Eg managing the student body and voice

and...there will be a Student Leadership notice board

Leaders and Captain will have a special lapel badge/pin

there will be an honor board of Captains in the school foyer

Time line - Leaders

Applications for Leadership positions are due by Friday, November 4th at 5pm

Application process will take around 2 weeks, so Leaders should be announced by November 21

Time line - Captains

School Captain candidates need to nominate by Friday, November 4th at 5pm

School Captain candidates will talk to you by November 18th

School Captain vote will take place on Friday, November 18th

Middle Years Leaders and Middle Years School Captain announced on Monday, 21st November*

*may be at MYP Assembly on November 25th

and then...?

The Middle School Leadership team will then attend Leadership training in December

Student Committees will be formed after the December break