This is a specialized leadership training session for student organization leaders.  This includes but not limited to:

• Student Council/Government
• School Clubs (ie French, Debate, Key, etc)
• Band/section leaders
• Class Officers

These elected or appointed student officers have significant responsibilities to their club.  While many of these students have some leadership ability, there exist a great need to fully prepare them for the responsibilities they are entrusted.  Unfortunately for some, their popularity or work ethic has given them a false sense of preparedness for there position.  Without appropriate leadership training, their term in office can be filled with frustration or unfulfilled potential.  We designed specific activities to prepare the student officers for leadership throughout the school year.  This includes:

• Defining & focusing on club/organization’s purpose
• Setting the calendar
• Planning & organizing events
• Establishing priorities
• Defining accountability

Based on previous experience working with different groups, we will use the following training techniques in presenting the sessions:

Experiential activities - Through the use of purpose driven physical interaction students will experience learning of key concepts. 

Video segments- Brief clips of movies are used to illustrate points of the lesson in the training session.  The segments are age-appropriate and compliment the learning experience.

Lecture - To ensure understanding of key concepts, short lectures will be presented in an engaging manner..

Individual reflection - Through use of journaling and discussions, students will indicate and document the personal application of the key concepts.

Small/Large group discussion - Based on the issue presented in the training session, students will be assigned to small or large groups to discuss a series of questions.

The concepts are reinforced after each activity by engaging debrief questions that are discussed in group settings and/or student journals.