STUDENT VOICE
STUDENT VOICE AND LEADERSHIP
Students at the school at the end of each year elect representatives School Captains and Vice Captains (depending on the number of students at Year 6 level).
In 2017, with no students at the Year 6 level, students decided that they would use this time to develop and implement their leadership skills as a team.
These students are involved in a range of roles to develop leadership skills.
Leadership roles may include:
- writing a column for the school newsletter
- presenting whole school assemblies – this includes organising the agenda, liaising with staff and students providing an opportunity to many students to practise public speaking
- organizing fundraisers for school and community projects. The may include Casual Dress Days, Wacky Hair Days and a variety of student instigated fundraising ideas
- designing the Year 6 top for the year
- assisting with showing parents and prospective students around our school
- greeting visitors
- organizing tabloid sports for the rest of the school
- thanking guest speakers at Cluster events
- working one on one with students in the junior classes displaying a nurturing big brother, big sister relationship with the students
Leadership skills are developed through
- Leadership Camps (when available)
- GRIP Leadership Conference: gripleadership.com.au
- Transition Days as part of the Ovens Learning Community Cluster of schools