2015-2016 GRIP Leadership Secondary Conference Workbook by GRIP Leadership

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Welcome

A special welcome to todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conference! Congratulations on being selected as a student leader. Your position is both an important responsibility and a fantastic opportunity to have an impact on others, whilst growing as a leader yourself. GRIP Leadership presents a number of student leadership events each year, and it is our privilege and pleasure to have you with us today. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program has been developed to prepare you in practical ways for the role of a leader at your school. We invite you to become fully involved in all aspects of the conference and we are sure that you will enjoy what lies ahead. If you enjoy today (we are sure you will) we would love you to consider joining us at our four day event, the GRIP National Leadership Camp. Details are on the inside-back cover of this booklet GRIP Leadership Team

Program

8:40am Doors Open & Arrival 9:00am Session 1 Building a Team that Contributes 10:30am Morning Tea Break

Optional Session: Making Meetings Effective

10:55am Session 2

Contributing to Your Leadership Team

Electives (choose 1)

Option 1: How to Make Your Speeches Dynamic

Option 2: How to Make Your Events Dynamic

12:30pm Lunch Break 1:00pm Session 3 Electives (choose 1)

Option 3: How to Motivate Others

Option 4: How to Say Bye Bye to Bullying

1:45pm Q&A with GRIP Leadership Team and Final Review 2:30pm Close

(Program subject to change at any time)

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elective sessions Morning Tea Optional Session Making Meetings Effective

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Many schools require their student leaders to organise various kinds of meetings. Often it is a challenge for student leaders to make their meetings enjoyable, productive and purposeful. This session equips students leaders with practical tools and techniques for making the most of the meetings they organise. Elective Session #1 (choose one) How to Make Your Speeches Dynamic

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Student leaders regularly speak at assemblies, classes and special events. The challenge that many student leaders face is delivering a speech in a way that communicates more than just basic details. This practical workshop will discuss numerous ways to deliver speeches that are informative, inspirational and move the audience to respond in the desired way. How to Make Your Events Dynamic

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Many student leaders often have great ideas for events, but need additional suggestions to help these events reach their potential. By discussing examples from many different schools, this practical workshop helps to transform an idea into an event that exceeds expectations in all areas. Elective Session #2 (choose one) How to Motivate Others

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When student leaders run events, projects and campaigns there is always the desire that the majority of the student body will become involved. Unfortunately it is common for leaders to find that their peers are not always as supportive as they had hoped. This workshop provides a number of practical strategies for student leaders to implement in order to increase the student participation and enthusiasm in their various initiatives. How to Say Bye Bye to Bullying

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The unfortunate reality is that different forms of bullying exist in many schools. Whilst significant focus is often placed on preparing victims to suitably respond to such cases, there is much that student leaders can do collectively to eliminate bullying on behalf of their peers. This practical workshop will help student leadership teams to implement a student driven campaign to say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bye Bye Bullyingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Pre-Conference activities For those who arrive early, compete against your friends to be the first to complete these two puzzles.

Puzzle #1: Sudoku Difficulty Level: Easy Instructions: Using the numbers 1-9, complete each puzzle below by using every number once in each row, column and 3x3 square.

7 5

8 9

3 9

4 2

1 5

7 4

3 8

Puzzle #2: 7 Little Words Instructions: Arrange the tiles of letters below into the 7 words to match the 7 clues. Tiles may only be used once and do not become available again for other words.

ARM

ONG

PER

COOK

DLE

SCRA

SKY

MID

CAST

WHI

OVER

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1. Vegetable often mashed

6 letters

_ ________________________________________

2. First man on the moon

9 letters

_ ________________________________________

3. Speak very softly

7 letters

_ ________________________________________

4. Very tall building

10 letters

_ ________________________________________

5. Recipe collection

8 letters

_ ________________________________________

6. British princess Kate

9 letters

_ ________________________________________

7. Cloudy

8 letters

_ ________________________________________

Introduction Activities

1. The overall goal requires ______________________________________________ . 2. Different peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contribution is required _______________________________________________.

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I can beat box

I can yodel

I can roar like a lion

I can whistle really loud

I can sound like chewbacca

I can sing in another language

I can rap

I can sing a high note

Being a Team That Contributes A leader should not be judged only by their ___________________________, but rather by what they _______________________________ .

three Areas Your Team can Contribute to Your School

For your team to make the greatest contribution you need to contribute in all three areas. 1. Prescribed tasks contribute to the ________________________ experiences. 2. Perpetual activities contribute to the __________________ experiences. 3. Pinnacle projects contribute the _____________________________ experience.

The Contribution of Our Team 1. Look at the list below of common duties that are often allocated to student leaders as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;prescribed tasksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Circle the tasks on the list that are already prescribed to student leaders at your school. Assist in the Library

Create House Spirit

Make Speeches

Identify Safety Risks

Setup Equipment

Monitor Dress Standards

Assist New Students

Distribute Awards

Oversee Notice Board

Raise/Lower Flag

Take Items To/From Office

Other: ___________________

Canteen Helper

Empty Bins

Other: ___________________

Read Announcement to Class

Thank Guests

Other: ___________________

Contribute to Meetings

Host Assembly

Other: ___________________

Role Call

Write Newsletter Articles

Other: ___________________

Contribute to Social Media

Instruct Traffic/Car Park

Setup Chairs

Organise Participants at Sports Events

2. What are the perpetual activities at your school that student leaders are usually involved in each year? (If you cannot think of any, then what activities already take place each year that student leaders could start becoming involved in?) _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What ideas do you have for adding your own touch to the perpetual activity/s you listed above? (So that it can be improved or different to previous years.) _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What idea do you have for a single pinnacle project? This should be something that others have perhaps not thought of or not been successful at, and should contribute something remarkable to the school. (This could be an event, but it certainly does not have to be. It may be an improvement to something about your school, or a change to an aspect of the school culture.) _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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The hare and the tortoise

The hare and the tortoise stood at the starting line for their race. The tortoise was distracted by ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ .

The starters gun was fired and immediately________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ .

By the half way point of the race it seemed that ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________

To everybody’s surprise the winner _______________________________________________________ .

The moral of the story is _ _______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ .

The ‘Next Steps’ Resource Contains Three Videos and Handouts Specific to this Session: 1. Five Ideas for Adding Your Own Touch to a Perpetual Activity 2. The Four Steps to Deciding What Your Pinnacle Project May Be 3. Why Mundane Prescribed Tasks are Good for Leaders

Contributing to your leadership team Your ____________________________________________________ to your team ensures it’s overall _______________________________ .

Qualities

We can contribute to our team by displaying FOUR key qualities

Contribution to Team _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

The ‘Next Steps’ Resource Contains Three Videos and Handouts Specific to this Session: 1. Five Ideas for Building Relationship in Your Leadership Team 2. How to Be Reliable When You Become Busy 3. Knowing Whether Your Contribution is Effective

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How to make your Speeches Dynamic Dynamic:

Characterised by _ _____________________________________________________ .

Tips for Making a Speech Dynamic 1._________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________

2._________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

3._________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

The ‘Next Steps’ Resource Contains Three Videos and Handouts Specific to this Session: 1. Tips for Selecting Stories to Include in Your Speech 2. The Do’s and Don’ts of Audience Interaction 3. Strategies for Nervous Speakers

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How to make your Events Dynamic Dynamic:

A force that produces___________________________________________________ .

When planning events, student leaders often struggle to: 1.___________________________________________________________ 2.___________________________________________________________

In my opinion, the most dynamic event that I have participated in is: ___________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Three ways to make your events DYNAMIC 1) _ ______________________________________________________

2) _ ______________________________________________________

3) _ ______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Next Stepsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Resource Contains Three Videos and Handouts Specific to this Session: 1. Five Quick Tips for Creating Atmosphere at an Event 2. Steps for Reviewing Events Afterwards 3. What to Do if Your Event Flops!

How to Motivate others

Five ways to motivate others 1. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. ____________________________________________________________________________________

The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Next Stepsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Resource Contains Three Videos and Handouts Specific to this Session: 1. Four Reasons Why Students Might Be Whingers! 2. Five Tips for Leading by Example 3. Strategies for Making Boring Things Fun!

HOW TO SAY BYE BYE TO BULLYING Where we see bullying _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

1. _________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________ Our Campaign Methods ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________ Bullying is the result of people’s wrong To Stamp Out bullying THE

of leaders is required.

The ‘Next Steps’ Resource Contains Three Videos and Handouts Specific to this Session: 1. How to Tell Whether It’s Joking or Bullying 2. Five Tips to Make Sure Your Campaign Has Impact 3. Reviewing the Success of Your Campaign

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Making Meetings Effective Meeting Agenda Title of Meeting:

To Discuss Making Meetings Effective

Location:

Date: Time:

Morning Tea

Meeting Manager: Attendees Invited: Please Bring:

Agenda Topics

Action Plan Action

Person Responsible

connecting with other leaders NAME:__________________________________________________________________________ CONTACT:_______________________________________________________________________

NAME:__________________________________________________________________________ CONTACT:_______________________________________________________________________

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Q&A With GRIP Leadership Team My Possible Questions to Ask 1. ___________________________________________________________________________________

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2. ___________________________________________________________________________________

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Notes from Questions Answered ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________

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Moving forward Write some basic responses to the statements below. This will assist in ensuring that today has maximum impact for you and those you lead. Something new I learned about leadership today is: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ One way our leadership team can contribute to our school is: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ One way I can contribute to my team is: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ One way I can help others in the school personally is: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ A leadership skill that I need to work on is: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ During my time as a student leader I am most looking forward to: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

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