We started a project called Compliment Cards at the Cary Academy High School branch of Leaders UNITE! It’s pretty simple, but the effect goes a long way! We set up a box near the Upper School office, where students or teachers can write positive notes of encouragement to other members of the school community. Members of Leaders UNITE pass out these cards during advisory periods with a little treat. Try this project at your school!
You can put anything on the Compliment Cards. It can be anything from a simple compliment about someone’s outfit, to a compliment about their latest achievements. Keep the notes positive, and you will surely bring a smile to someone’s face.
On September 5th, 2014, Leaders UNITE held their first meeting of the school year at the Cary Academy high school. The students learned about the goals and purposes of Leaders UNITE, did the “Find Someone Who” activity and discussed ways to improve their performance, and also discussed the “Should a leader incorporate his.her morals and beliefs into a task?” discussion question. At the end of the club, the students finishing filling out their “Leaders UNITE first day forms.”
Overall, it was a successful first club meeting! Notes and opinions about the discussion question are posted under the discussion question’s comment section.
Ivana has just received a National Award from the YSA (Youth Service of America) on behalf of Leaders UNITE! The 2014 Summer Service Award awards people who strive make a difference in the community and help others. Ivana has also received $1000 to use for Leaders UNITE. We are so excited to put this money to good use and continue expanding the club!
On September 2nd, 2014, Ivana presented Leaders UNITE to school coordinators from 12 different Johnston Count Schools. They will all begin incorporating Leaders UNITE into their AVID program at school during this school year. AVID, similar to Leaders UNITE, strives to help students achieve success. We are excited to add these schools to our group!
The Cary Academy high school club fair was a success. Twenty-three people signed up for Leaders UNITE at the school! The club continues to expand, and we are excited for the 2014-2015 school year.
There has been a bit of confusion regarding the 2014-2015 schedule. You want to read the schedule up-down before moving to the next column. For example, you want to do the activities and discussion questions for Understanding (U) before moving on to Nourishing. Also, everything in ” ” are the titles of a post on the website. All of the activities and discussion questions are marked in ” ” because you can find them under the respective pages on the blog.
We are very excited to announce that the 2014-2015 school year schedule for Leaders UNITE is up and running! It is subject to school-specific changes, but take a look and enjoy!
Here is the general schedule for Leaders UNITE during the 2014-2015 school year. This schedule is subject to changes depending on each school’s individual needs and club time as well as any additional activities specific to each school. There will be many opportunities for all of the branches to meet as a whole, but this schedule only includes the class time portions of the club.
Note: Each class will go vertically through the curriculum. In other words, each section/letter of UNITE must be completed before moving on to the next letter. Enjoy!
Here is a blank copy of the first day form that students will fill out so that they can receive individualized attention regarding their leadership development. At the end of the year, students will fill out a similar form and compare the answers between the two forms.
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