Our Student Leadership program is supported by GRIP Leadership Australia.
GRIP stands for:
GENEROSITY – Willingness to use what you have been given (time and resources) on behalf of those you seek to influence.
RESPONSIBILITY – We all have a responsibility to develop what we have and help others to live well.
INTEGRITY – A commitment to truth and honesty in dealings.
PEOPLE – Every human being is of great significance, and has a purpose to fulfill.
As a Catholic School we believe that we are made in the image of God and we are called to serve others, we are all called to lead in different ways. In addition to the learning outcomes from the Victorian Curriculum that are taught through student leadership initiatives, there are many other benefits of cultivating student leadership right across the school, including:
Opportunities for student leadership in the classroom:
- Staff encourage students to develop and share their own opinions about current issues and to engage in debate, discussion and critique of those issues
- Staff engage students in conversations and decisions about class rules and behavioural boundaries and expectations
- Staff engage students in conversations and decisions about teaching, learning and assessment
Opportunities for student leadership in the school and community:
- Staff engage students in the governance and decision-making bodies of the school, including in the area of Child Safety
- Staff engage students as school ambassadors or representatives beyond the school
- Staff engage students in peer support and buddy programs
- Staff invite and enable students to develop and implement projects to change and improve school operations, culture or practices, including the recent outdoor upgrades to our school
- Staff invite and enable students to engage with local government and the wider community, including our recent partnerships with Aboriginal Catholic Ministry, Have a Ball Foundation, Dolphin Research Institute, Caritas Australia, St. Vincent de Paul Society, the Resilience Project, our state and federal parliamentarians, the Knox Disability Services branch and GRIP Leadership Australia.