19 Sep 2011
Approximately 200 students from across the central west were packed into the Bathurst Entertainment Centre for the Student Leadership Conference that we were attending. We had travelled the furthest distance out of all the schools.
Our first presenters, Mason and Andy, started us off with a fun game to get us energized before the first session of the day.
Over the course of the day we took part in many different activities that included:
· Meeting other students
· Working out how to be better school leaders
· Improving our public speaking skills
· Investigating who the public leader was in different situations that we were given
We also learnt the high 5 leadership principles:
1. Careful thinking with a view to action
2. Prioritise your time
3. Involve others
4. Recover from setbacks
5. Generosity towards others
The day was not just about being a better school leader but also about taking leadership in different situations in our lives, not just at school.
Overall we had a very informative and enjoyable day and learnt a great deal about leadership so we can be better leaders of our school and in future years.
The prefects would like to say a huge thank you to Mrs Fisk and Mrs Westgarth for giving up their time, as well as their sleep, to take us to Bathurst.