Leadership Opportunities
In all grades at Holy Child, there are myriad opportunities for us to instill the qualities of leadership – self-confidence, public speaking, organization, compassion, empathy – in our students. It starts with a line leader in Early Childhood and progresses to Student Council president for 8th grade. We give students regular opportunities to speak in front of a group, to explain a project in class, to organize events, and to develop and present ideas and suggestions. Each student is empowered to contribute, to take a risk, and plan an activity for a group, class, grade, or several grades.
Younger students are encouraged through:
- Developing class rules
- Addressing playground issues
- Solving an issue that requires discussion and compromise
Leadership opportunities for older students expand to include:
- Planning an event that involves the entire School
- Having a real-world problem to consider
- Working collaboratively to develop a solution or compromise
- Presenting ideas and answering questions
- Voting or combining solutions so that everyone agrees to the resolution and feels good about having made a contribution
Other leadership opportunities include:
- Planning and implementing class and School liturgies
- Serving on Student Council and serving as School Co-President in Grade 8
- Organizing recycling efforts
- Organizing community service projects and fundraising events (i.e. Bake Sale, Dress Down Days)