Building a school leadership structure
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At Yew Chung International School, we value student leadership. Building leadership into the core of our school has had a profound effect on our students and brought improvements to every aspect of the education of the children in our care.
At YCIS, leadership begins in Year 1, as every child gets the opportunity to perform rotating duties, from handing out books to collecting lunch cards, so everyone develops their ability to take responsibility for an important task. From Year 3, students have numerous ways to get involved.
• Student Council
From Year 3 onward, students can apply to join the Student Council. They must prepare and deliver a PowerPoint presentation to their homeroom class, and then the class votes to select those who best represent their voice. Even just putting your name down takes a lot of courage!
The elected students meet fortnightly to discuss projects, ideas and suggestions for the school leadership team. They lead charity projects and there is a focus on eco-awareness and healthy eating habits.
• House captains
Students are arranged into four houses which engage in and compete in various activities throughout the year, building friendship, a friendly rivalry and school spirit. House captains are chosen from Year 6 students. These students have to have the enthusiasm to motivate others and receive weekly public speaking lessons to build their confidence.
• School captains
Our school captains are similar to head prefects in secondary, and have a formal spokesperson role. For example, we recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of YCIS Shanghai, and during the celebrations our school captains represented the school as emcees for the event in front of an audience at our school and hundreds of people joining via live webcast worldwide.
To become a school captain means a formal interview process. Many students apply and must write a page-long application on their ambitions for the role. They are interviewed in both English and Chinese by the vice principal and the head of Chinese language studies, who make a shortlist to be interviewed by our co-principals. The elected students receive formal presentation training to help them perform to the very best of their abilities.
• Profound results
Throughout the year, all Student Council representatives, house and school captains meet regularly to initiate projects. They come up with ideas and have to take ownership and responsibility for each project.
They develop incredible confidence and skills including communication, organization, time management, patience, planning and teamwork. They lead our whole student body by their example and genuinely help to improve our school each and every day.
Watching students of all ages develop their leadership skills through these opportunities is one of the most exciting, inspiring and rewarding parts of our work.
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