LEADING FROM THE FRONT
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
FOR SENIOR STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAMS
"Leading from the front" is designed for formal leaders at the end of year 11, or at the beginning of year 12. It provides support to students who have been entrusted with the responsibility of leading the school in a formal way. This process typically includes a number of checkpoints with the group, in particular a mid-year touch point to keep the group on track with managing their commitment to their personal studies and serving their community through their leadership position.
This engaging, relevant and flexible process gives your student leaders clear steps, which guides them to:
appreciate that leadership is a service to the school community;
understand that each member brings strengths to the team;
work as a cohesive unit;
generate a clear vision;
put useful ideas into action (rather than just talk about them);
powerfully communicate the vision;
contribute to the school by leaving a positive legacy at the end of their final year as a leader.
““Student leadership at Mary MacKillop College has been enhanced through our association with UPP. This formation process is tailored to our school theme and challenges our students to align their leaderships goals with this theme. This year the team has had a clear vision, kept their goals in sight, been more cohesive and have been more inclusive of other seniors.””
““The only leadership presentation that is able to keep the students engaged and entertained after two long days of camp activities.””
SAMPLE ONE DAY OUTLINE
EVERYDAY LEADERSHIP- Leading everyday through service, action, example. Leadership is a responsibility, not a reward.
T.E.A.M.S. - Exploring how to work as part of a team to achieve more together through various team based challenges and activities.
IDEA GENERATION - Related specifically to our role and the vision for the year.
GETTING IDEAS INTO ACTION- developing action plans for our major leadership projects- using UPP's idea to action framework that has been honed over the last 10 years and used to great effect in hundreds of Australian schools.
Contact us to find out about our two day, three day and fully facilitated camp options.
Other available sessions include:
DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEADERS- understanding my strengths and those of others. Learning how to work together with a focus on different strengths that each person can bring to a leadership team.
WHAT DO WE STAND FOR?- Casting the vision for the year.
PITCH PERFECT- public speaking and starting with the "why?". Learning and practicing the 6 simple verbal and non-verbal tools for communicating our message in a way that connects with our audience and inspires action.
THE POWER OF TEAM- TEAM building session.
ACTIVITY OR LEGACY- leaving the school better after we leave. Planting trees whose shade we will never see. How will we be remembered?
All UPP workshops have been expertly designed by respected educator Luke McKenna and are delivered by our team of carefully selected, highly trained specialists. Our workshops are tried and tested to be practical, engaging, positive, interactive and age appropriate. UPP workshops have had a positive impact on more than 300,000 Australian students since commencing in 2015 and are highly trusted by Teachers and Principals across Australia.
We use our learning, action, reflection process for all workshops, which ensures that all students are engaged through a variety of different modes (video, stories, interactive activities, reflection, teamwork, partner sharing, etc). For more about that, check out our guarantee.
If you would like to discuss your questions about how this workshop can positively impact your students, contact Luke on 0407 677 253.
Details and pricing
The investment for this engaging and transformative incursion and included follow-up material is a minimum investment of $1,800+GST, plus travel expenses (if applicable). The incursion is run by UPP at your school.
Additional Benefits
This day can be highly tailored to your school, your group, your values.
You find a date that suits you and your school calendar, rather than fitting into an external event.
We come to you, which saves the hassle and expense of external venues and buses.
Our expert facilitators are highly trained specialists in delivering this leadership workshop to students in ways that make a real impact and a lasting impression.
All our work comes with a guarantee that you won’t find anywhere else.
Praise for UPP
“Our student leadership team had a fantastic day on Friday with your team. We always get so much out of this day! Cody is a real professional and has over the years worked so well with us to plan a day that works for our school and our students. He does a great job of using the UPP work and allowing it to support the work that we do with our students here at MSSC. It is the perfect way for us to grow our leaders every year. Engaging in the ideas to action session always sets the students up well for the year. We always use so many of the lessons learned throughout the year, and we find that students refer back to this day often.”
““The day was exactly what I was hoping it would be for our Senior Leaders. They were engaged for the entire day and walked out in the afternoon feeling extremely empowered with skills to enable them to influence our community and leave their legacy for 2021. Both facilitators are charismatic presenters in their own right. We will be booking this workshop again for next year’s student leadership group, and I look forward to working with the team with our Year 11s in August.””
““Maddy & Freddy super engaging. Kept it high tempo and students engaged throughout.” ”
“We always use so many of the lessons learned throughout the year, and we find that students refer back to this day often. Ideas to action planning is embedded in our student leadership program, they aren’t allowed to propose an idea without having gone through the process first!” -Melissa Jones, Leader of Learning – Junior Secondary- Murrumba State Secondary College, Murrumba Downs
“The session that Peter ran for our students was excellent. The students were engaged the whole time and he really connected with them. When I spoke to the students at the end of the day, they all said that they had enjoyed the sessions and had found them very valuable.” - Jane Moore, Student Development Coordinator, Unity College, Caloundra West
"I would just like to say that I really enjoyed your presentation and the general consensus from students was that you were their favourite speaker on the leadership camp." Liana Tufuga-Mika- Teacher- Southport SHS
“UPP provided a very professional, engaging and interactive leadership camp where students developed and improved a number of individual and team building qualities. It was such a great experience and (two weeks later) the students have not stopped talking about it! This camp has definitely been a fortunate stepping stone in developing fantastic leaders in our Year 11 cohort.” Danielle Kelly, Year 11 Coordinator, St Eugene College, Burpengary
"UPP really strikes a chord with students. Presenters use the best of teaching techniques to leave a lasting, practical and positive impact on young people. Real strategies. Real world. Real life." Christine Clarke- Principal- Mary MacKillop College, Nundah.
"UPP presenters were energetic, enthusiastic and engaging on our leadership camp. Students were connecting well with their peers and were well supported by the UPP staff." Amanda Spooner- Year 11 Teacher- St Benedicts College, Mango Hill.
STUDENT FEEDBACK
"Through this experience, I have learned about time management, having a deadline to complete tasks, organising meetings, working in teams, communicating ideas to a group of people, and taking responsibility- having the success or failure of this project potentially lie in our team’s hands." - Student Feedback
"Thank you so much for everything that you’ve done to make our project a success. We really did learn a lot from this, and actually way more than expected. Now that I look back at our journey, it was probably one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life. Also, I would really recommend younger students to be a part of this program – you get to see the world through the eyes of a leader!"- Student Feedback
"I strongly believe that this experience will greatly help with my communication skills in team assignments. It will help me become a leader of the teams and work / communicate with everyone so that we will be able to achieve the best results. I also believe that learning these skills could help other people understand how to utilise these skills to their best ability."- Student Feedback
"The information and skills I have taken out of this experience has helped in other areas too. It has helped with assignments, time management, working in teams, responsibilities, confidence and with being a leader and stepping up and helping. I have had so much fun, but I am glad to have taken some positive things out of it that can help in the future. I have learnt that if you want to achieve great things in life and succeed you have to put in hard work, be motivated, put in time and effort and give 100% because not everything comes easy." - Student Feedback
"Some personal successes that I believe I experienced was pulling the project together. I really surprised myself when I stepped up and took charge. Everyone was amazing when we worked together as a team, and it was great to be part of this experience." - Student Feedback
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING RESOURCES...
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