By Year 6 Teacher Sven Mcniven
The Noosaville State School Year 6 students recently completed a full day course in A.S.P.I.R.E. Leadership to unlock and promote their leadership potential. The course was run by “Unleashing Personal Potential” and it was the first time that all Year 6 students received the opportunity to participate. It was organised around the theme of “leading with or without a badge.”
The course was offered to Year 6s in recognition of the role they play in schools as leaders, role models and support networks for other children.
Students took part in a variety of activities and challenges, designed to help them reflect on themselves and their peers as leaders and team players. They encouraged students to contribute their own individual skills and abilities to achieve a goal together. One activity required each individual in a class to pass themselves through a hoop. They used planning time and could tackle the problem using different approaches. Their first effort was timed. They could then adapt and change their approach to better their time. The children were then asked to reflect on their interaction, communication and planning.
They also participated in the “Epic Race,” a fast-paced team event which involved a number of challenges requiring teamwork and co-operation to succeed. Bonus points could be earned when supervisors saw elements of the A.S.P.I.R.E process being applied.
Feedback from the students was positive. Many saw themselves as leaders for the first time and hadn’t considered that they could make a positive impact on the school community without having a leadership badge.
The school is looking forward to their students using their new found skills to grow and influence others positively, contributing to a collaborative, team environment at Noosaville State School.
