Character & Leadership Development

Gave a talk to JC1 parents a few hours back regarding the above.  Our college, like most other schools, provide various platforms for students' character and leadership development.  It very much depends on each child how he/she wants to seize these learning opportunities.  Character development takes place in the classroom as well as outside the classroom.  In the classroom setting, students hone and build up their EQ through relating properly with their peers and tutors, apart from the intellectual stretch that is afforded by the curriculum.  Confidence and skills set are developed when students initiate and take the road less travelled.  In our Asian context, students fight shy in volunteering themselves to present their answers before their class.  But when they do overcome their shyness and start asking questions or volunteering themselves, they build confidence within themselves.  At the same time, important soft skills, like communication and presentation,  are acquired along the way.


Outside the classroom, through community involvement projects, CCAs and overseas trips, students' learning and horizons are stretched even more.  Through working together to prepare for concerts, competitions or overseas expedition, students learn to work together as a team.  Some will lead and others will follow.  It goes without saying that those who are involved in the planning and execution of programmes would invariably develop much in their character and leadership qualities.  It is in getting their hands dirty, so to speak, that students learn the finer art of relating to one another and feeling the sense of achievement when a job is well done.  The important thing for a child is still to learn how to balance their academic commitment with their co-curriculuar activities. Even children who are not doing well academically can learn to develop resilence and tenacity in the face of setbacks.


I would like to share a website with you under the link, Tim Elmore Leadership.  This is a good site to learn more about grooming leaders among our youths.  Do check it out!