Leadership
District Curriculum:
Goals and Rationale:
The modern workforce and post-secondary institutions are increasingly demanding leadership skill development and broad personal experiences. The result is the need to have structured leadership courses beyond clubs and extracurricular. Traditionally, schools have relied on school clubs to provide student leadership but there is a need for a curricular based course that allows students to explore, develop, and apply leadership skills within the school, community and world. This program will allow students to put into practice what they learn in class, in school clubs and teams, while improving school culture and climate; the extended community, neighborhood involvement and engagement.
Personal and interpersonal skill development will include recognition of leadership styles, communication, interacting in group work, event planning and implementation, time management and organization, public speaking, and personal and social responsibility. There will be a variety of opportunities provided to leadership students to practice and enhance these skills. Leadership will require a great deal of self-reflection and planning; therefore, there will be ample opportunities for multi-disciplinary inquiry throughout the course.
Leadership is a comprehensive undertaking of all the core competencies. Communication, creative and critical thinking, personal and social connection, and cultural identity are all explored within each level of leadership curriculum which is rooted in the service of others. Learning to connect to their community and school through acts of service helps to develop empathy and citizenship.
