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Schooling children for leadership is an integral part of the development of our senior students. From their Year 5 year onwards opportunities are provided for students to practice leadership roles. The Habits of Mind supporting the development of skills are:- Managing Impulsivity, Listening to Others with Understanding and Empathy, Thinking Flexibly, Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations, and Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision.
Leadership is recognised at Carlton by an annual dinner for school leaders at a local restaurant, and an annual lunch for the road patrol team.
Regular meetings are held between school leaders, Head Boy/Girl and the Principal or Deputy Principal. Their feedback and opinion is sought on a range of topics that directly affect children at Carlton.
Every year in February Year 6 students complete an application form for one of the leadership roles available. A selection process is then implemented. read more….
Leadership Opportunities:Head Boy and Girl: The role of the Head Boy and Girl is to organise and lead the weekly school assembly, greet and thank visitors and speakers, represent the school in the community (e.g. laying a wreath on ANZAC Day),oversee the duties of the other school leaders, support duty teachers on wet lunch days, and undertake such other tasks as the Principal/Deputy Principal see fit.
School Leaders: 8 school leaders are selected from the Year 6 applications for leadership. Along with the Head Boy and Girl, they have a weekly roster of duties to perform around the school. In addition they support teachers in the supervision of students in school assemblys. School leaders are also called upon to deputise should the Head Boy/Girl be absent on any occasion.
Junior School Leaders: We have six junior leaders at Carlton School this year. These students have been selected as they have proven to be responsible, reliable, honest, hardworking, kind and an overall role model for all students in the junior school. Some of their responsibilities are setting up for junior assembly, putting out the lost property each day, giving out chance cards for positive choices, and maintaining a good relationship with the senior school leaders. The junior leaders will change each term to allow a large amount of students to experience being in an important and responsible role.
Peer Mediators: Year 6 students are trained to be peer mediators. (DOWNLOAD BOOKLET)
Senior Duties: Years 5 and 6 students are rostered to perform a range of duties around the school e.g. distributing P.E. equipment at lunchtimes, raising the school flag, managing the school lunch order system, distributing fruit etc. The level of expectation for them to manage their responsibilities around other school commitments is high. They learn to plan ahead, negotiate duty changes, to communicate with adults and peers, and to be answerable for any lapses in fulfilling their roles.
Road Patrol: In November of each year Year 5 students who wish to be a member of the road patrol team take home a parent permission form. When this is completed the students undergo training with the Police Traffic Safety Education Officer. Only those students who pass this training are rostered into road patrol. A duty rotation lasts for 1 week at a time, before and after school, manning the Carlton Ave pedestrian crossing. An adult supervisor is always present. |