Student Leadership:The Inmates Running

the AsylumSasha McLean, LPC, LMFT

Archway Academy

Scott Washburn, LACDAugsburg College

BUILDING STUDENT LEADERSHIPA YEAR AT ARCHWAY ACADEMY

Summer Meetings Retreat Meeting structure Special Committees 1st Day of School Friday Fill Ups Service Projects 1st Day back from Winter break Special Events Last day of school

JULY SUMMER MEETING

Meet and greet OR reconnect CasualOne on OnesEstablish date for RetreatIdeas for 1st day of schoolFOOD!!!!!

Student Council Retreat- Friday 8/9• 8am meet in the parking

lot off of Main Street• 8:15am Carpool to Empire

Café for Breakfast• 9:45am Rothko Chapel

(1409 Sul Ross)• 11:30am Baba Yega’s for

lunch (2607 Grant St.)• Carpool back to Archway

after lunch• 1pm-2pm Goals and Wrap

Up (Canterbury Room)

Student Leadership Retreat 2012

Student Leadership Retreat 2011

MEDITATION QUESTIONS…

Why do you think you were picked for student leadership?

What do you like about Archway? What do we need to improve on at Archway? What role do you play in the fellowship/unity/health

of Archway? (ex- sharing from the heart, holding others accountable in class, reaching out)

What role do you play in the toxicity/dysfunction of Archway? (ex- complaining, being sideways with kids from other groups, giving teachers attitude)

What gifts can you get from being a part of this?

WHY ARE WE HERE?

Student Council Mission

To provide opportunities within and outside of Archway to develop our individual gifts, share journeys, grow in our own recovery and encourage the recovery of others. 

♥Leadership Team♥Accountability and Support♥Unity and Community♥Success (recovery and at school)♥Model the Way♥Inspire ♥Enable Others to Act♥Encourage and Cheerlead 

 

Most of what we DO and PLAN should revolve around: Accountability, Unity and Enthusiastic Recovery 

ARCHWAY’S BIG COMMUNITY ISSUES(AS SEEN BY STUDENT LEADERSHIP)

Competition between APGs or RTCs Gossip “Group laziness”- “contagious laziness” Break-up drama Keeping secrets (it’s not my business to tell) Newcomers feeling lonely Low goals for life after Archway (fear

motivated)

STUDENT COUNCIL FOCUS

Solutions to Community Issues: Lead by example. Dream big…follow through on commitments. Reach out! (newcomers, lunch, pulling struggling

kids “in”) Hold self and peers accountable with LOVE! Keep a positive attitude and support the

teachers. Practice compassion…God doesn’t give you the

people you WANT, he gives you the people you NEED…to help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you the person you are meant to be.

QUOTE FOR THE YEAR!

Your beliefs don’t make you a

better person. Your behavior

does!

Archway AcademyStudent Council

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WEEKLY LEADERSHIP MEETING1. Check-In Share about weekly goal, where are you at with your program, school, relationships, etc…..

2. Reach out needs and school issuesWho is struggling, isolating, or needing support, where do you/we need to step up leadershipWeekly Bulletin

3. Bringing RECOVERY to schoolFriday Fill-Up planningShare Random Acts of Kindness

4. Leaders for check-in next week; Fill Up facilitator

5. Round of Hugs and Closing Prayer

COMMITTEES WITHIN STUDENT COUNCIL

Reach Out- Archway Reach Out- Passageway (Students of

Congress) Service Friday Fill Up Rat Patrol RAK (Random Acts of Kindness) Teacher/Staff Appreciation

1st Day of School 2012-2013

Friday Fill Up

Candlelight Meetings

Get REAL: One on Ones

Guys Fill Up Poker for Candy

Girls Fill Up Week of Natural Beauty

Meditation/Prayer

SERVICE- Feeding the HomelessThe Way Station

Helping the Homeless (October Project)

Service for Soldiers (December project)

Run for Recovery Water Stop and Dance Crew

1st Day Back from Winter Break

Special Events

SPROM

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Be Safe! Come back!

KEY QUESTIONS How do you envision this transforming your

community? How do you inspire students to get involved in

leadership? How do you inspire the admin/staff leadership to

get behind this? What are the roadblocks for getting this started

or taking it to the next level? Who are the key folks (staff and students) that

need to be on the ground floor? What are the key elements you’d like to see in

the beginning? What are three things you can commit to doing

before school starts to make this happen?