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UP SCHOOL LEADERS CONFERENCE 2016 Conference Theme: #GearingUP for leadership The Recruitment Division in the Department of Enrolment and Student Administration hosted its second UP School Leaders Conference from 6 to 8 October 2017. The main objective of the Conference is to prepare these newly elected leaders for challenges they may face during their leadership-year in 2018. The programme included presentations as well as interactive sessions and a Prestige Function.
The programme Friday, 6 October 2017 12:00-14:00
Arrival, registration and light lunch
14:00-14:30
House rules (Mr Johan Kloppers)
14:30-15:30
Campus tour (JuniorTukkie Student Ambassadors)
15:30-17:00
Depart to Kwalata Lodge and settling in at Phiri Camp
17:00-18:00
Ice-breaker: Games focused on getting to know one another (Kwalata staff)
18:30-19:30
Supper – Build your own hamburger at Phiri Camp
19:30-20:30
#GearingUP to become a proud Tuks student (Dr Pieter Clase, Petrus Lombard, Johan Kloppers)
20:30-21:15
Leadership: A realistic expectation (Joël Miruho)
21:15-23:00
Campfire fun and star talk AND Auditions: Items for Prestige Function (Kwalata staff)
Saturday, 7 October 2017 05:00-06:00
Wake-up
06:00-07:00
Group 1: Game drive (Kwalata staff) Group 2: Adventure activity (Kwalata staff)
07:00-07:30
Learners to be transported to Kwalata Main Camp
07:30-08:30
Breakfast
08:30-09:30
Laughter session (Ms Bronwyn Kilroe)
09:30-10:30
‘What makes you a great leader, or not?’ (Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman)
10:30-11:00
Tea break
11:00-13:00
Leadership identification and development (Kwalata staff)
13:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-15:00
Socialisers and mind games (Kwalata staff)
(Totem pole, email, maize/traffic jam, dry river crossing)
15:00-16:00
‘From Excellent to Extraordinaire’ (Mr Jannie Putter)
18:30-22:00
UP School Leaders Prestige Function
22:00-22:30
Learners to be transported to Phiri Camp
22:30-24:00
Camp fire at the boma (Kwalata staff)
Sunday, 8 October 2017 05:00-06:00
Wake-up
06:00-07:00
Group 2: Game drive (Kwalata staff) Group 1: Adventure activity (Kwalata staff)
07:00-07:30
Learners to be transported to Kwalata Main Camp
07:30-08:30
Breakfast
08:30-11:30
Open discussion on various topics (Mr Wallace Isaacs)
11:30-13:00
‘Can you keep your head when all around you are losing theirs?’ – a session for learners and parents (Pastor Immanuel Landman)
13:00-13:30
Closure and evaluation (Dr Pieter Clase and Mr Johan Kloppers)
13:30-14:00
Light lunch & departure
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The presenters Mr JoĂŤl Miruho: Former school leader and Deputy Mayor of Tshwane Junior City Council Ms Bronwyn Kilroe: Laughter coach and Workshop facilitator Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman: Head of Department: Mining Engineering at the University of Pretoria Mr Jannie Putter: Sports psychologist, Mentor, Life coach, Author of five books, Since 2015, the Mental coach of the Golden Lions Rugby Team. Mr Wallace Isaacs: Deputy Director, Department of Enrolment and Student Administration Pastor Immanuel Landman: Pastor at the Elim Full Gospel Church Dr Pieter Clase: Senior Assistant Director, Recruitment at the University of Pretoria Mr Petrus Lombard: Project Manager, JuniorTukkie at the University of Pretoria Mr Johan Kloppers: Senior Student Advisor at the University of Pretoria JuniorTukkie Student Ambassadors: Samuel Khumalo and Mishkah Abdool-Sattar
The organisers The Conference was organised by Dr Pieter Clase (Senior Assistant Director: Recruitment), Mr Johan Kloppers (Specialist: Senior Student Advisor) and Ms Martie Kilian (Senior Project Management Officer). Two members of the JuniorTukkie Student Ambassador’s Society, Samuel Khumalo and Mishkah Abdool-Sattar,
attended
Conference as mentors.
The school leaders
the
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The learners received a warm welcome from UP staff and JuniorTukkie student helpers when they arrived at the venue. Each learner received a conference bag, information pack and a golf shirt as a gift from UP. The leaders greeted their parents after which student helpers accompanied them on a tour of the Hatfield Campus. A group of super-excited leaders left by bus to the Conference venue, Kwalata Lodge.
Registration
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Campus tour
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. John C. Maxwell
Arrive at Phiri camp
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Settling in
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Ice-breaker The Kwalata team set the ball rolling with their ice-breaker session that challenged learners’ thinking and creativity while providing heaps of fun!
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#GearingUP to become a proud Tuks student In their session ‘#GearingUP to become a proud Tuks student’, Dr Pieter Clase, Petrus Lombard and Johan Kloppers provided delegates with essential information about UP’s
extensive
range
of
outstanding
academic programmes. They guided them in making responsible study and career choices.
Mr
Petrus
Lombard
also
emphasised the benefits of becoming a member of the JuniorTukkie Club.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. Steve Jobs
Joël Miruho, former head boy at Maragon Olympus College and junior deputy mayor of the Junior City Council of Pretoria (2016), and currently a first-year student in Industrial Engineering at the University of Pretoria presented an inspirational session entitled ‘Leadership: A realistic expectation’. The leaders enjoyed his speech thoroughly and there’s no doubt that they will convey his message of compassion to their respective leadership councils.
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Chill out around the camp fire
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Early morning game drive
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School leaders laugh themselves out of their comfort zones with the laughter coach, Bronwyn Kilroe.
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‘What makes you a great leader, or not?’ Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman grabbed the attention of the delegates with his very inspirational session on ‘What makes you a great leader, or not?’ He shared his personal experiences and showed video clips of how to succeed in life in spite of our shortcomings.
Leadership identification and development The Kwalata team engaged with the leaders in leadership identification and development challenges.
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‘From excellent to extraordinaire’ Jannie Putter, sports psychologist, mentor, life coach, author of five books, and since 2015, the mental coach of the Golden Lions Rugby Team, shared his views and experiences on the topic ‘From excellent to extra-ordinaire’. His son, Victor accompanied him and shared his success story of becoming a world-class tennis player at the age of 16 years old.
PRESTIGE FUNCTION The Vice-Principal: Academics at the University of Pretoria, Prof Norman Duncan, addressed the guests at the Prestige Function. He shared challenges that are faced in higher education with the leaders and encouraged them to use their leadership positions to influence their peers positively.
Sharing experiences of the Conference Unique Pieterse from HTS Pretoria Tuine and Caleb Nyathi from Hoërskool FH Odendaal shared their experiences of the UP School Leaders Conference with the guests at the Prestige Function and conveyed a word of thanks to the University of Pretoria for making this Conference possible.
Hitting the floor!
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Open discussion on controversial topics On the last day of the Conference, Mr Wallace Isaacs led an open discussion on various topics, which gave learners the opportunity to air their views on current controversial issues.
The leaders’ responses were as follows:
1 State capture, hijacked buildings and slavery: Do these things have anything in common?
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State capture is the capturing of a state/country, high jacking is the capturing of a building/person while slavery is the capturing of a life.
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It is all about external people coming in and taking advantage of other people in a dishonest way.
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In all cases someone is affected negatively as something is taken against someone’s will and people are denied their rights.
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It is born out of greed and selfishness.
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It is unfair practices and leads to the degradation of the country’s economy.
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It is instances where people take advantage of something that is not theirs.
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Religion, me and schools: Can I practice my religion in South Africa – whenever or only when appropriate?
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South African schools are very open to practising all religions in schools.
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At schools the main purpose is teaching although religion is important as the focus of learning which helps uniting people.
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Religion of choice can be practised in schools only if the school is prepared to promote diversity and to compromise as far as a preferred religion is concerned without taking away from other religions.
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The practising of religion in schools should stay within the rules of the constitution of the country and should not be enforced on people.
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The application of a policy in schools should show respect towards all people.
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The school policy should make provision for people to co-exist, to respect each other, to feel free to differ and not to feel under attack.
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Gender equality: How will you create an environment in this school that allows both boys and girls to excel?
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Social stigmas, stereotypes and boundaries regarding male and female need to be broke down in communities.
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Most of the people need to change their mentalities and as a new generation, explore new possibilities.
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Provision should be made for mixed teams (eg debating teams) but also gender specific teams (eg soccer and netball)
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Inclusion in teams should be based on capabilities.
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School uniforms help to establish a feeling of unity and equality.
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The same opportunities should be given to both genders but they should be given the freedom to choose and to excel in the opportunities that have been provided.
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Social media usage is actually bad for you. Go read the book ‘Digital Cocaine’. What do you think?
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It is a personal choice to use social media
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The problem lies in the power of social media and the negative impact it can have on our daily lives/relationships when used irresponsibly.
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In general it is bad for you: -
Can lead to cyber bullying Can become addictive Celebrity influence - put their lives in danger for 'fame' Sets unreachable standards Time consuming, time waster Kills face-to-face interaction Creates a false sense of confidence (hiding behind a screen) People 'live' on their phones and loose their individuality Unhealthy completion on social media
It can be seen positive in the following instances:
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Educational Cater for everyone's needs Good marketing tool Creates income for people Keep you up to date with information
5 Transformation in schools – from excellence to mediocrity or vice versa?
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Transformation can lead to teachers teaching for money and not because of passion.
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Transformation can lead to the appointment of inexperienced teachers that will lead to the downgrade of learner performance.
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Transformation is a personal choice which can lead to either excellence or mediocrity. It depends on the attitude of the parties involved.
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Individual learners should decide for themselves whether they are excellent and identify opportunities offered at school to excel.
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School management teams should allocate funds to teams not based on who they are, but based on what they can achieve.
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Achievement pressures leading to an increase in anxiety and depression? How do we create a healthy environment to excel/compete …. or is this impossible?
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In most schools there is an unhealthy competition between learners. When someone achieves, the others feel that they do not matter.
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Another reality is that parents expect of their children to do better all the time and this is creating anxiety because the child does not necessarily have the potential.
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All learners are excellent but school practises force them to become mediocre.
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Motivation is needed to excel in an achievement environment. Each learner should be motivated to make realistic and responsible individual choices and not to compare themselves with the peer group.
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Teachers should convey the message that your best is enough and give acknowledgement.
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Healthy competition can be valuable as it pushes you to do your best. Exceeding personal goals, improve you as a person. Listen to advice but ran your own race!. If you have a problem, tell someone and accept the support structures available.
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7 Racial identity in a non-racial society …. Any dangers? What does the constitution say?
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Society at large and your environment have created the idea of race.
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Racial identity can be confusing and government contradicts itself: According to the constitution you are free to choose your race but in some instances government choose for you (Quota system).
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Everybody should respect race and be proud of their own race group which makes them unique.
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It is the responsibility of each citizen to get to understand each other's culture.
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Skin colour is not wrong: it is how people use it and wrongly classify people. People are stereotyped and treated negatively.
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Can an honest business person be successful? A businessman can be successful without lying - the truth always comes out. Integrity is important as more people will look up to you and aspire to follow your example.
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9 When is asking a fee for a service ‘justified”, ‘stealing’ or a “bribe”?
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It is justified when you provide goods/services.
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It is stealing when you cheat the other person out of what is fair.
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It is bribing when business is done 'under the table' and those who should receive the money, don't.
‘Can you keep your head when others are losing theirs?’ Parents joined their children for the last session on Sunday morning. This session was presented by Pastor Immanuel Landman of Elim Full Gospel Church who dealt with the topic: ‘Can you keep your head when all around you are losing theirs’. Parents received valuable hints to help them support their children in their leadership roles. Pastor Landman emphasised the importance that becoming independent at an early age can benefit leaders in their respective roles. All guests enjoyed a tasty finger lunch before departure.
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“Ongelooflik.” “I don’t think I have enjoyed a camp as much as this one and I am very grateful that I had the opportunity to attend.” “The camp was a wonderful experience to meet new people and fellow leaders from various different schools. The food was amazing and the accommodation was also great – much better than other camps I have attended.” “I had a wonderful time at the Prestige Function and the whole camp overall. It was an amazing experience. Thank you very much!!” “I learnt a lot about myself and leadership. All of the programmes will add on to my character as a leader. I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity.” “Die konferensie was uitstekend.” “Die kamp was baie goed beplan. Baie goeie spanbou aktiwiteite seminare was goed en insiggewend, definitief ervaring gekry. Ek voel die doel is bereik met die kamp om elk een van ons beter leierseienskappe vorentoe in ons lewe toe te pas. “ “Die sprekers was baie goed.” “Ek sal graag Prof Ronny Webber-Youngman se sessie wil uitsonder: Dit was ongelooflik!” “It was great meeting new people from different schools and interacting with one another.” “I enjoyed it and it was very wonderful.” “Continue being good people in the industry. I was blessed.” “I really appreciate the effort that was put into the conference.” “Very good camp.” “Sprekers was ongelooflik gewees.” “The conference was informative. Thank you for the great experience!” “I really enjoyed the food and services. Everything was good.”
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“Thank you for the excellent service. Your generosity and hard work (UP staff and Kwalata staff) was the best. Keep it up!!” “Dit sou baie lekker wees as die kamp ‘n dag langer was.” “It was an excellent programme and Tuks should host more programmes not just for leaders but for everyone.” “Dit was fantasties! Dankie.” “Lekker kamp! Dankie UP, dankie Kwalata.” “Naweek was net te kort!”
The University of Pretoria is proud to be associated with these bright learners and we will continue, to the best of our abilities, to add value to potential future leaders.
Leadership is the key to 99% of all successful efforts. Kenneth Blanchard
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University of Pretoria contact information Learners and parents are most welcome to contact the Department of Enrolment
and Student Administration at the University for any
enquiries and advice. Tel
+27 (0)12 420 3111
ssc@up.ac.za
Website
www.up.ac.za
Physical address University of Pretoria, cnr Lynnwood Road and Roper Street, Hatfield
Postal address University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028
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