Senior School Student Leadership

Leadership at NLCS Jeju

Mr. Crispian Waterman - Vice Principal (Pastoral)

“Leadership plays an important role in how we collaborate with one another to achieve common goals. Student leadership at NLCS provides the opportunity for the personal growth of many of our students as they develop and exercise their qualities and skills, to grow or implement ideas within a school.

Students who step forward and apply for leadership positions benefit enormously from the opportunities and emergent properties that come with the experiences through the year. Leadership does not always mean leading from the front, and we often see our student leadership teams supporting the growth and engagement of other students within the school. They represent not just the values of the school but also the voice and feelings of the student community.

The student leadership appointment process is a thorough one and we are very proud of the students who finally get chosen. However, we do support students who apply for leadership positions and are unsuccessful and give students plenty of feedback after appointments have been made so that they also benefit from the process of selection.

We work closely with our student leadership teams and appreciate their hard work. They are incredible ambassadors of the school and time and time again demonstrate the leadership we need for a better world.”

Leadership Roles at NLCS Jeju

Mr. Jason Sannegadu

Why students should consider a leadership role

• Make a difference to your school community

• Support and represent fellow students

• Learn an array of leadership skills, as well as personal development in areas such as team work, presentations, public speaking, and time management

Who can apply

• Each role has a slightly different criteria, some will require you to be in a certain Year Group or House and some will require you to have already been in a leadership role first.

How to apply Tenure

• The application process for each role is slightly different - when the recruitment process starts we will share all the information you need.

• All positions are for one year. If a student leaves, we will re-advertise the position.

Meet your Big 8

Excellent role models and Ambassadors for the School who support many activities at NLCS Jeju.

Students - Yurim Nam, Eunju Seo, Seo Yoon Park, Eunsoo Lee, Soojin Sung, Julia Back, Leo Pei, Philip Kim.

Faculty - Mr. Dan Coll (VP Staff Relations and School Organisation) and Mr. Crispian Waterman (VP - Pastoral).

Meet your Big 8

Role: The Big 8 are a select group of our most senior students, who are excellent role models and ambassadors for the School. This amazing set of aspiring and hard working leaders comprises the chairs of the Students Council and other major Student Societies and Committees. The work of the Big8 is to support the operations and values of the school and so their impact is felt across the different areas of NLCS Jeju. Their roles are both inward and outward facing and they play a significant role at public events, school assemblies and in the everyday lives of our students. The creme de la creme of NLCS Jeju, these students are a powerhouse of talent and service with very bright futures ahead of them!

Meet your Big 8

Leadership: Big 8

Hello NLCS!

We are the Big 8, the ambassadors and role models for NLCS. We are the senior, experienced student leaders who represent the school and serve the school community by acting as a bridge between the senior team and various student leadership groups.

As the main representatives when introducing NLCS to the outside community, many of our duties often involve meeting with people outside the school such as new parents, governors, and inspectors. However, we also have significant responsibilities among students, for each of us organises one of the school’s 7 major executive committees.

The Student Welfare Ambassador is in charge of the SWAG, which organises events such as Wellbeing Wednesdays, anti-bullying campaigns, and self-esteem building activities to address issues like mental health, bullying, and academic pressure.

The Sports Ambassador is representative of the sports scene and therefore coordinates and publicises sports events inside and outside NLCS.

The Service Ambassador leads the TowerAid, which oversees casual clothes days, service Bryants and CCAs, fundraising events, all service-related budgeting, and big charity events such as the Christmas Bazaar and the Summer Fete.

The Cultural Awareness Ambassador leads the Cultural Awareness Committee (CAC), which aims to create a safe, inclusive school community by appreciating cultural diversity through activities such as but not limited to: fundraisings, lectures, Cultural Highlights, and the Diversity Week.

The Arts Ambassador promotes all four areas of art in the school - music, visual arts, drama, and dance - by coordinating artistic events and collaborations in school such as the Arts Festival.

The Chair of the Societies Executive Committee oversees over 60 different societies which make NLCS a thriving, lively community by organising Action Weeks for each academic area as well as initiating projects like the Young Scholars Program.

The Student Council part of Big 8 leads the weekly student council meetings that address students’ voices on various issues and communicates them to the senior team.

Through these roles, we exist to help create a prosperous, active NLCS community and hope to have a positive influence on the student body.

Meet your Student Council

Letter from your Student Council

Dear NLCS Jeju Community,

As one of the most prominent student leadership groups of NLCS, the Student Council has been striving to bring student voices into the school’s decision-making processes.

Last year, the council members worked to edit the Student Behavioural Policy into a more accessible manner, as well as suggesting the ways in which the school could explain the different intervention levels. In addition to this the Student Council listens to feedback from the student body and are going to be looking at what we can do about the traffic outside of school in the morning.

Most recently, the council held important meetings regarding the new IT policy to reflect widespread concerns and helped dispel myths that were causing avoidable conflict within the community. This provided us with the opportunity to meet with members of the Senior Leadership Team to better understand why this was being introduced and how it would help not only keep us safe online, but also support us in our learning.

The Student Council’s achievements are on-going and not limited to this short list. In the future, we plan to expand upon these continuous efforts through delving into sub-committees and promoting meaningful campaigns to further enhance our school community.

Sincerely,

The Student Council

Meet your Student Council

Role: The Student Council is composed of Tutor Group Representatives who are instrumental in representing the voice of students within our school. This year we have made the process more rigorous and if a Tutor Group Representative wants to represent their year group, they have to submit a written application and attend an interview. In addition to this we survey the Tutor Group Representatives and take into account who they feel would be best placed to represent their year group.

If a student leaves the school, we re-advertise the position and a new student joins the Student Council until the end of the year. The Student Council is elected in December and new students that have joined have the opportunity to stand again.

Meet your Student Council

Year 7 - Bryan Suh and Ariel Hong

Year 8 - Jason Jung and Jinny Baek

Year 9 - Keira Walker and Chloe Kim

Year 10 - Andy Cho and Elliott Lee

Year 11 - Chandler Ahn and Emma Chung

Year 12 - Ellie Kim and Eric Hyun

Year 13 - Leo Pei, Soojin Sung and Jeremy Kim

Student Council Chairs: Leo Pei and Soojin Sung

Faculty - Mr. Jason Sannegadu (AVP Pastoral)

Meet your Prefects

Role: The Prefects are all Year 12 Students who are appointed in September and serve for a full school year. They contribute to the school community by working on a collaborative project, attend and support school events, deliver assemblies and perform duties alongside members of staff.

Rewards and Achievements - Derek Kim, Daniel Yoon, Brian Yoon, Yena Cho, Wendy Lee, and Victoria Ju. Led by Jeslyn Park

Senior Prefects - Taeyoo David Noh, Jamie Koh, Woon Lee, Jeslyn Park, Taehwan Lee, Lucy Jee, Ein Jeong, and Jiyoon Lee

Meet your Prefects

Enterprise: Jinwoo Chun, Hwayoung Shin, Rahee Hong, Joona Kim, Rayne Lee, Seojin Yang, and Luna Park. Led by Taeyoo David Noh

Arts - Hyeon Moon, Eunsuh Kim, Jung Eum Kim, Hailey Kim, Yuhyuk Chang, Harin Moon, Jinyeong Oh, and Dongha Kim. Led by Jamie Koh

Meet your Prefects

Beyond the Curriculum - William Kim, Brandon Yoon, Aaren Kang, Amy Kim, Stella Han and Seobin Lee. Led by Jiyoon Lee (Joined by Taehwan Lee and Lucy Jee)

Whole School Events - J.Y Lee, Joonhwan Bae, Lucas Shin, Jubin Park, Keonyi Kim, Ellie Kim, and Regis Yang. Led by Ein Jeong

Faculty - Mr. Jason Sannegadu (AVP Pastoral) and Mr. Tom Pettifor (Deputy Head Sixth Form).

Meet your Prefects

House Committee

Role: The House Committees help to coordinate the running of the School Houses and are overseen by the Head of House and the Assistant Head of House. Students from all year groups are eligible to participate in the House Committee and it is composed of representatives from each year group. This year the House Captains are from Year 11 and along with the House Staff, they oversee the work of the House Committee.

Faculty - Mr. Jason Sannegadu (AVP Pastoral)

Academic English - Eunice Kim, Steven Yang, James Choi, Injoon So, Shona Park, and Warrick Kwon. Led by Woon Lee

A message from Sarah

Assistant Head of House - Ms. Sanford

Head of House - Mr. McCue

“It is with delight that Ms. Sanford and I have the privilege of guiding Sarah House this Year. It has been a whirlwind so far and it is great to see everyone actively working together to enable the phoenix to soar. Let the Sarah spirit rise again!”

“Good old Mr. Malley told us that Sarah will “either win or learn”. This “Sarah Spirit”, as we call it, has kept all students fully engaged and kept our house, as an unified group of enthusiastic students. At Sarah House, every single student has the opportunity to develop their abilities and to reach their full potential. Sarah House always puts their best foot forward and regardless of the outcome we are proud of our achievements. Over the next academic year we are so excited to see how our House will rise to the House competition challenge and further foster and develop relationships with one another. On a day to day basis what we strive for is positive communication with one another, fostering respect and championing each other’s achievements. As a House we are proud to represent NLCS Jeju and we know that our accomplishments makeup just one part of this wonderful school daily life and environment.”

In the words of the House Captains - Seijun (Sam) Kim and Jia (Freesia) Kim

A message from Geomun

Head of House - Mr. Heydinger

Assistant Head of House - Ms. Gulley

“Geomun is a great house and the students have made a fantastic start to the school year. They have really embraced the new pastoral house system and have thrown themselves wholeheartedly into the house competition. We are fortunate to have a collection of very strong and dedicated student leaders in Geomun House and they are really setting an excellent example for the rest of the house to follow. Geomun House aims to teach independence and resilience in a relaxed atmosphere where friendship, loyalty and trust are paramount to our success, and our student committee are working tirelessly to model “the Geomun way.”

The Geomun symbol is the Griffin. The Griffin is a mythical creature used to denote strength, courage and leadership. Its features indicate a combination of intelligence and strength; in Geomun House we recognise the spirit of the Griffin and understand that ‘together we are greater’. This togetherness was evident in the House Shout competition and early success has really motivated every one.

The Geomun pastoral team are immensely proud of our student body and look forward to continuing to support them throughout the year”.

In the words of the Media and Publicity Vice House Captain - John Park

“Geomun is such a wonderful community to be part of. All students and leaders within the house are so engaged in the house competitions and events, and we are so proud to state that our house spirit is the best. We’ve had a great start to this year, coming in second place in the House Shout competition. Our House Glee and Singing are also in great progress, and so far things have gone very smoothly and well. Even though winning is great and we are aiming for the championship, as student leaders of the house, our utmost priority is to provide students with new, inspiring, wholesome experiences. Participating in a large-scale choir, dancing, or even public speaking are new experiences for a lot of students. These refreshing events help students to build team spirit and collaborative skills, having such a positive impact on the school society. Geomun is such a fantastic house and we were delighted in assembly this morning when Mr Scargill announced that Geomun have taken the overall lead in the house competition. There’s a long way to go and a lot of work still to do but together we are greater.”

A message from Noro

Head of House - Ms. Torrance

Assistant Head of House - Mr. Lim

What does house mean to you?

Fairly recently I asked a student this very question. Their response was ‘house is who we are, it’s our identity, it’s our family’. When I think of our house, there is one key moment that stands out to me. Three years ago as a new member of the NLCS community and Noro Housemistress

I can vividly remember weeks of the students singing ‘This Is Me’ from The Greatest Showman. I was impressed with the student leadership, the engagement of students from Y7-11 and togetherness. At this stage house competition felt similar to previous experiences at other schools. However, on the night of the House Song the enormity, the scale and the power of the ‘house’ hit me. The unity of Noro house was unbelievable. The atmosphere created in the PAC was magical. Noro is our identity.

This year we return as the reigning champions and stronger than ever. We are a house who embraces challenge, change and opportunity. The key to our success is collaboration and this wouldn’t be possible without our incredible students. The student leaders are committed to building house spirit through participation, enjoyment and success. Success isn’t always about winning, it’s about the journey, the friendships made, the highs, the lows, and the lessons learnt together. Over the past few months the students have displayed great resilience through a variety of house competitions. They have also demonstrated incredible dedication to rehearsing and refining the House Song, Glee and Ensemble performances.

The skills and qualities learnt through the house system are equipping our students to be independent thinkers, inquirers, effective communicators, open-minded, risk takers and caring individuals who are balanced and reflective. This will support our learners with their academic studies, aspirations and wellbeing.

Our motto, ‘the strength of the pack is the wolf and the strength of the wolf is the pack’, together we will have a thrilling year! Go Noro!

In the words of the House Captains - Soomin Shim and Terry Kim -

“A wolf by itself may be weaker than all the other animals and mythical creatures that the other houses represent: griffin, dragon, phoenix, and lion. However, as ‘the strength of the pack is the wolf and the strength of the wolf is the pack,’ there is no doubt that Noro will find their way towards victory.

Noro mainly stands for three values: passion, affinity, and faith. These values are not only key to our house spirit but also deeply ingrained amongst ourselves. This was well demonstrated at the House Chant competition. Even though Noro was not successful and the result disappointed the majority, we did not lose hope and overcame our defeat through badminton and other events. Such a recovery was only possible because all the members strongly believed in each other and took pride in being a member of Noro. This is merely the beginning of our success. As Toto Wolff, the team principal of Mercedes, said: ‘everyone has a target on their back.’ As he said, every house should be careful because Noro will soon be back in the lead—widening the gap and not looking back.”

A message from Jeoji

Head of House - Mr. McKeogh

Assistant Head of House - Ms. Wilson

“Our House Jeoji has begun the year magnificently. Our goal is to create a space where we can all work together and build upon our collective talents. Jeoji House is about being the Best, while we would love to win the House Cup it is not our primary goal. Our goal is to try and make everyone included and valued in our House.

This Year we have established a new Leadership structure which allows for greater collaboration across Year 11 in helping to drive our House forward. We are currently working on appointing our Vice Captains from other year groups. Interviews are ongoing.”

House Captains - Tom Park and Alexa Han

Former House Captain, Andy Zhang says “An exceptional group of year 11’s have undertaken the mantle as this year’s House Committee. Leading Jeoji will be Tom Park and Alexa Han as the new House Captains.

We have a number of Vice Captains in Year 11 who are organizing Sports and Arts; Geoff, Changhee, Andy, Olivia, comprise our Sports Team while Sean and Julius lead in Arts. Julius is an accomplished musician and has written an original score for our House song Halo this year. Jeoji House provides opportunities for so many different talents to grow and shine.

We have a number of Vice Captains in Year 11 who are organizing Sports and Arts; Geoff, Changhee, Andy, Olivia, comprise our Sports Team while Sean and Julius lead in Arts. Julius is an accomplished musician and has written an original score for our House song Halo this year. Jeoji House provides opportunities for so many different talents to grow and shine.

Stephanie, Stella, Alexandra, Ashley, Suwoong, Jun, and Matthew will aim to support our them in varying areas of expertise. We have Secretaries who help organize the logistics of events and ensuring we all know what is coming up in the calendar and how best to prepare. We have Wellbeing officers who organize fun events such as the naming of our new mascot competition. We also hope to grow our events to create links with Junior school in the future, building new Jeoji leaders of the future.

Our new media team are key at getting the messages out there and have started taking photos of students and posting them to our official instagram account (@ jeojisunlions) Please check it out.

While it has only been a couple of weeks into this academic year, the new student team has sprung right into action, unifying and leading the house into achieving first in House Chant, Public Speaking, and much more! In fact, Jeoji currently leads all the other houses in house competition. Not only that, but Jeoji has also commissioned a 100% authentic, commercially unavailable, one-of-a-kind specially hand-crafted plushie lion for our outgoing Jeoji aesthetic! Our new furry friend (Who has yet to be named) will accompany the students throughout the school year, embodying the spirit of Jeoji house: courage, compassion, and curiosity!

We look forward to bringing you more good news about Jeoji house. Take pride in the pride!”

A message from Mulchat

Head of House - Mr. Thomas

Assistant Head of House - Ms. McDonnell

“Mulchat is a senior competition and pastoral house for girls and boys from Years 7-11. Our house colour is green and our mascot is the dragon. Our house defines itself through respect, courage and kindness. All of the staff and students in Mulchat are passionate about their house and they wear their dragon badge with pride. Everyone is encouraged to be courageous and to try out new activities and make new friends. The routines and rules in Mulchat support every student to be active, involved, studious and ambitious. Students across year groups and genders interact and compete alongside each other in the house competition; we are one large extended family who all work together. “

In the words of the Vice Captain (Multimedia) John Jeon

“There have been many ups and downs during the past couple of months in Mulchat. In the first several weeks, we prepared the House Chant by making a few changes in the lyrics of the song “believer” to match the theme and colour of our house. However, it can be said that the result of the chant was not as promising as we wanted. We are not aware of the accurate results, but it is assumed that we are 4th or 5th place for the house chant, an unfortunate result. However, the rebellion of the underdogs has just begun. We have received positive scores as a result of practices in badminton and public speaking led by year 11 captains for the past month. Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 exhibited phenomenal performance in “capture the flag”, and as such, we are deeply proud of our younger Mulchat members. With this positive forecast, Mulchat is beginning to chase down all the other houses like a hungry dragon. We will continue to practice Ensemble, Glee and House Singing frequently, twice a day sometimes for the past couple of weeks. Through everything we do we are aiming to encourage a sense of community, kindness and courage and to build a house all of its members can be proud of. Please follow mulchatdragons on Instagram to keep up with all the major Mulchat moments!”