The document outlines the sixth year leadership project for students at John Paul Academy. Students will work in small groups to envision, create, develop and lead a new project that benefits the school and/or wider community. It provides examples of potential project areas and gives guidance on the formal process of selecting an idea, developing objectives and a plan, getting approval, implementing the project, and presenting on their leadership and learning.
2. Your mission is to envision, create, develop and lead a new project to the benefit of the school and/or the wider community. Your project will be completed in small groups.
3. Prayer Life of the School Religious Life of the School Links with a Parish Links with a Primary School Charitable Life of the School Academic Life of School Social Life of the School Artistic Life of the School Leading in the Community KEY AREAS
4. Reflect on the real needs of school/community Reflect on your giftedness Dream a vision
5. FORMAL PROCESS Select your own group of a maximum of 4 people Appoint a group captain to liaise with HT/PK Form objectives and a plan, sharing out responsibilities Put a first-draft proposal paper to HT/PK by date given After discussion with HT/PK, project ready to start immediately Keep up with your individual leadership assessment requirements Prepare a ‘final’ group presentation to HT/PK/pupils/others on your project, your leadership and your learning
6. EXAMPLE OF IDEAS Here are some examples given last year– but your ideas will be better: Leading a team to create prayers/PowerPoints for assembly Leading a team to create reflection for week or day for Plasma screen Leading a process to gather and ‘use’ prayer intentions of pupils and staff Starting, publicising and leading a prayer group within school e.g. Friday decade of Rosary, 10 minute quiet prayer before Blessed sacrament Leading school participation at Friday Mass Link with Fr Currie’s Senior Citizens Club Being a leader on year group retreats
7. EXAMPLE OF IDEAS Begin a leadership project with a primary class/school Start a stationery shop at tutor period/interval: sell pens & pencils with proceeds going to charity Start a group in school – e.g. Pro Life, Young St Vincent de Paul, Justice & Peace Volunteer to help as young leader with existing community project – e.g. North Glasgow Disability Forum, Fergus Anderson Organise a Senior School/JP’s Got Talent contest for charity Start and lead a group for pupils – hobby or support group Organise an awareness raising event and lead follow-on interest
8. REMEMBER For the Higher Award each person in the group will have to take on a clear leadership role for at least one major task. For the Higher Award you will also have to show that you can work together as a team.
