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Are youth in schools given the appropriate opportunities to develop their leadership potential?

Are youth in schools given the appropriate opportunities to develop their leadership potential? . 27 July 2011 Stellenbosch University Schools Partnership Project Dr Leslie van Rooi Frederik van Zyl Slabbert Institute for Student Leadership Development. Overview of the presentation.

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Are youth in schools given the appropriate opportunities to develop their leadership potential?

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  1. Are youth in schools given the appropriate opportunities to develop their leadership potential? 27 July 2011 Stellenbosch University Schools Partnership Project Dr Leslie van Rooi Frederik van Zyl Slabbert Institute for Student Leadership Development

  2. Overview of the presentation • Leadership Development? • How are we involved? Institutional Perspective • The FVZS Institute • Our involvement • Concluding Remarks

  3. Leadership Development • Leadership Development and Academic Success • Leadership Development as core of Learning Experience • Positional & non-positional development • Context of Schools • Curriculum • Social context of schools • Involvement of teachers

  4. How are we involved? • School Partnership • Centre for Prospective Students • Matie Community Service • Residences • Student Committees • Student Organisations • Individual Faculties and Divisions

  5. FVZS Institute • Specific outcomes • fostering a culture of democracy under students • enhancing academic success and excellence • advocating and promoting ethical leadership • understanding diversity and removing societal barriers thereby promoting human dignity • promoting a sense of and providing tools for students to survive in the global arena as world citizens • promoting community interaction • fostering a culture of conversation • Hope Project The Institute has the following pillars: • Democracy and Human Rights • Ethical Leadership • Human Dignity & Diversity • Global Trends • Community Interaction • Conversation

  6. FVZS Institute Programmes are structured for: • Positional Leaders • Non Positional Leaders • Students from other HE Institutions (including FET’s) • Learners • fvzs@sun.ac.za / lbvr@sun.ac.za

  7. Our Involvement in Schools • Living Legends Program • Stellenbosch (Cloetesville, Idas Valley, Pniel and Kylemore) • Helderberg(Sir Lowry’s Pass, Rusthof and Macassar) • BreedeValley (De Doorns, Touwsrivier, Worcestor, Rawsonville) • Railton(Railton – Swellendam) Outcomes: • Identity • Creativity • Financial Literacy All the topics are presented in a practical way, but Grade 4 – 7 learners • SPORT: Focus on the basics of sport development Hand–eye coordination and ball skills since the children are still young

  8. Our Involvement in Schools • Railton Project • Life skills • Mentoring • Sport & Recreation • Train facilitators • Maties School Symposium • Current outcomes • Development and Enhancement of Generic Leadership Skills • Debating and contextual conversations • Interaction with university community

  9. Concluding Remarks - SU’s involved on different levels - Holistic involvement - Better collaboration (Internal & External)

  10. Thank You

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