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St Anthony’s Canossian Secondary SchoolStudent Leadership Committee

Vision Every Canossian a Passionate Learner,

an Excellent Servant Leader.

MissionTo develop the leadership potential of every student and

to provide opportunities for her to excel as a servant leader.

MottoTo Learn, To Serve, To Lead, To Live.

Key BeliefsEvery student can be developed as a leader;

Student Leadership development needs to be intentional.

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We, the Student Leaders of Saint Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School,

sincerely and solemnly promiseto uphold the true spirit and

dignity of our school, its flag, andits motto, VIA VERITAS VITA.

We will carry out our duties to the best of our abilities.

We promise to always be ready to serve with integrity,

and be worthy of the honour bestowed upon us.

Student Leaders’ Pledge

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‘Those who love are never tired, since love knows no burden.’

- St Magdalene of Canossa

“Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.” John Maxwell

At SACSS student leadership training, we believe in marrying the pioneering spirit ofSG50 with the skills of the 21st century, to prepare our student leaders to be leadersfor the future. Imbued with the CORRI values, our students aspire to be servantleaders who will give back to the society and serve the community with humility andintegrity. We try to impress upon them that student leadership is about lifelongpersonal development (growth mindset) and character building. Giving back beginswith the seniors mentoring the junior student leaders in their leadership journey.

Challenging the Mind - Critical thinking and problem solving, for example, have beenthe building blocks of human progress throughout history. What's ‘new’ is the extentto which schools must be more deliberate in the explicit teaching of critical thinking,emphasizing the need for inquiry mindset, collaboration, communication andproblem solving.

Inspiring the Hearts -To inspire our students to aim for a higher and nobler level ofleadership, they need to know what they stand for, and as student leaders how theiractions can impact their community. There must be trust, respect and room to allowthem to learn from experience, reflect and grow from mistakes as part of theirjourney toward success.

Enabling the Way - To develop a growth mindset as student leaders, the schoolprovides hands-on opportunities for them to plan and run events, teaching studentsto relish challenges, to enjoy effort, to be resilient, and to value their ownimprovement – as individuals and as a team. As teacher mentors, we evaluate thelearning process rather than the students' ability, seek improvement in the students’tackling of challenging learning tasks, and highlight their progress and effort. Studentleaders nurtured in such circumstances will have the values and tools to embracelifelong learning and personal development.

Looking Ahead - John Maxwell, a famous leadership expert, aptly said, ‘The ability toconnect with others begins with understanding the value of people.’ It is not justabout completing a task, it is about working and moving forward together as a team.There are many ways to achieve common goals; the question is how we arrive as ateam. It is the people you work with that help sustain the passion and desire toachieve more for the community. Lastly, having a good heart is just as important ashaving a good head. We must develop our students to be entrepreneurial thinkerswith big hearts so that we can safely entrust our future in their capable and kindhands.

Ms Nicole Quek (Subject Head)

Student Leadership Committee

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SACSS Student Leadership in the 21st Century

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St Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School

Student Leadership Structure

Inquiring Mind

Resilience &

Can-do Spirit

Other-

Centredness

Sec 1 Class Committee Training, Assembly talk and Leadership workshop on Effective Personal Leadership

Sec 2 (L-I-T)Leaders-in-Training

Buddy system with Sec 3 Mentors, School duties, Leadership workshops and camps, Public speaking

Sec 3 Councillors Mentor Sec 2 L-i-T, School duties, Proposal-writing workshops, Project Management Workshop, The Leadership Challenge Model Workshop, Peer to Peer Leadership Training, Organise school events, Service-Learning Projects (Local/Overseas), Initiate projects

Sec 4 Councillors Initiate projects and mentor student leaders

Sec 4

Seniors

Sec 3

Council & CCA leaders

Sec 2

Leaders-in-Training

Sec 1

Personal Leaders

Mentors

Servant Leadership

Team Leadership

Personal

Leadership Responsible

Individuality

Inspiring A Shared Vision

Enable Others to Act

Challenge The Process

Encourage The Heart

Model The Way

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Student Leadership Development Process

STUDENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Identification & Selection of Sec 2 Leaders-in-Training

(L-i-T)

•Nomination by self, peers and teachers

•Recommendations by peers and teachers

•Students’ Training Surveys/KISS

feedback

•Teachers’ observation & feedbackLearning Needs Analysis

Leadership Training

•Facilitation and Public Speaking Skills

•Proposal Writing

•Project Management Skills

•Mentoring Workshop

•The Leadership Challenge Model (Kouzes

& Posner)

•Leadership Training Camps /Learning

Journeys

•External Leadership Conferences /

Community Projects / VIA projects

Transference of Learning

Assessment of Performance •Student Dialogue, Reflections & Debrief

sessions

•360 degrees feedback from self, peers,

teachers, Student Dialogue sessions, KISS

•Purposeful observation, teacher

mentorship

•SEM surveySystem Review

• Feedback from students and staff

• Mid-year SL Comm review

• Year-end SL Comm Rap

Enhancement of Framework

•Student Executive Council (Exco)

•Student Council

•CCA Council

•Class Committee

•Catholic Student Council

Selection of Sec 3 Student Councilors

•5 Months L-i-T Leadership Programme

•Feedback by peers and teachers

•Interviews by Exco & Student Leadership

Committee Teachers

•Voting by school for Head Girl / Exco

•Organise school-wide events & leadership

camps, community service

•Conduct student welfare projects

•Conduct leadership training workshops for

SACPS, L-i-T, Class committee

•Perform daily school duties & official duties for school events

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The Leadership Challenge Model– Kouzes & Posner

When leaders are at their best, they practise

Good leadership practices can be learned. You have within you the ability to learn to be a good leader. You can make a difference, because it is who you are and what you do that matters. Keep practising and you can be a better leader!

Model the Way

1. Clarify values by finding your voice and affirmingshared ideals.

2. Set the example by aligning actions and sharedvalues.

Inspire a Shared Vision

3. Envision the future by imagining exciting and ennobling possibilities.

4. Enlist others in a common vision by appealing to shared inspirations.

Challenge the Process

5. Search for opportunities by seizing the initiative andby looking outward for innovative ways to improve.

6. Experiment and take risks by constantly generatingsmall wins and learning from experience.

Enable Others to Act

7. Foster collaboration by building trust and facilitatingrelationships.

8. Strengthen others by increasing self-determinationand developing competence.

Encourage the Heart

9. Recognise contributions by showing appreciation forindividual excellence.

10. Celebrate the values and victories by creating a spiritof community.

The Five Practices and Ten Commitments of Leadership

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Links:

Videos

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Student Leadership @ SACSS

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Student Leadership Committee (L-R) : Ms Nadiah Brown, Ms Nicole Quek (Subject Head), Mr Amos Ghui, Ms Pauline Choy (Upper Sec Year Head)Ms Caleen Goh, Mr Kelvin TanAbsent : Mr Liu Wei Lie, Mrs Monica Menon