Here at St. Andrews International School Sukhumvit S107, we delve into the development of the young minds in our care in a holistic fashion, moulding them to become better people tomorrow so that they become future leaders and game changers.
Our holistic approach for our young learners includes enhancement of their skills intellectually, physically, emotionally, socially and so forth.
The advantage of holistic education is that it is designed to develop all parts of the child so that they become the sum of their individual parts instead of only having developed certain aspects of themselves.
The Importance of Leadership Development
With that in mind, St. Andrews’ holistic approach of learning has been specifically developed to empower leadership among our youths so that they can graduate from pupil to future corporate, social, community or political leaders.
A leader is someone who leads the group towards a common beneficial goal, meaning they have to at times earn the group’s trust, lead the way and take risks on behalf of everyone.
We focus mostly on developing self-management and self-awareness skills of our students. This way, they’re able to think for themselves, figure things out with just enough context clues and solve problems or issues on their own without an answer sheet.
St. Andrews Sukhumvit helps develop the leaders of tomorrow by teaching the young learners of today how to research on their own, have informed opinions backed by facts, not to get blinded by biases and to make calculated risks at times when necessary.
Our children are also taught how to learn on their own so that they’re able to investigate the unknown and test out logical hypotheses until their experiments net the solution they’re looking for.
Children Can Learn Leadership by Becoming Leaders at St. Andrews
Our teachers make it a point to make our children understand that they all have the ability and capability to become leaders no matter their age or involvement in our campus activities.
Even though they won’t necessarily become the president of a big company or the like, it pays to have leadership training at an early age so that they could become the masters of their own destiny or fulfil other leadership roles in their life, like breadwinner or head of the family.
In light of this, S107 provides a bevy of opportunities for leadership, from being a group leader, club leader, the captain of the sports team (extracurricular), or even class president.
Here at St. Andrews Sukhumvit, leadership is one of the characteristics that make up a child’s profile in the school. Leadership in class or school is quite crucial because they serve as the voice on how the school is run or managed.
What Leadership Opportunities are Available at S107?
Every child gets the chance to lead or, at the very least, every child can become leaders of their own selves through self-motivated studying and research. They learn the right way, which is on their own.
For example, in St. Andrews Sukhumvit, every class has a class representative on the school council. The school also offers other leadership opportunities for the youth such as environmental leaders, House Captains and Head of the Class.
These students can also learn leadership through the school’s sports clubs, our youth-led initiatives, our community service activities or programmes like The Global Issues Network or The Model UN.
Leadership is Learned by and Through Example
Children learn even at a young age by watching the behaviour and actions of adults around them. Grownups like parents and teachers serve as examples to how they’ll live and behave once they grow up.
Aside from formal leadership positions, the children of St. Andrews are also pushed to become school event leaders or group leaders in their academic endeavours. There are leadership opportunities in every corner of the school.
To be a good leader you need to be a good follower. What this means is that a follower can develop themselves to excellence in the group so that they get their turn to become leader.
Leaders are usually the most excellent and intelligent person of the group known to be considerate with every decision that affects everyone.
Why Should Children Be Taught Leadership at a Young Age?
Every child is taught how to be a leader in most aspects of their life the same way they’re taught the value of fulfilling their potential and becoming excellent, contributing members of society.
They should be taught to observe how others communicate to large groups, confront failure, practice accountability, respond to criticism and confront failure.
Why? It’s because becoming a leader or leading the way is a concrete and achievable goal when it comes to striving for excellence. You can also showcase your fulfilled potential by applying it in leadership positions.
Children can develop their own thought processes and good habits through observation and mimicking the examples of their leaders. This prepares them to become leaders themselves.
It’s not easy being a leader and becoming responsible for the wellbeing of the group as well as yourself. However, the best communities and societies are filled with great leaders and followers who have leadership potential themselves.
Summary
St. Andrews International School Sukhumvit S107 is fully committed to empowering children and giving them all the opportunities to become future leaders themselves.
Young learners in our school are taught in a holistic manner so that they can excel on their own and hone the ability to manage groups through excellent socio-behavioural and communication skills.
S107 is a proud member of the Cognita School Group, a respected international education group that operates world-class schools all over the globe, from the Americas to Asia and Europe.
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