Public schools conduct a range of leadership programs. Learning to be a leader through student leadership programs is one way to participate.
As not everyone can be a school captain or a member of the Student Representative Council, there are many other ways to get involved and be part of the student voice.
Effective student leadership practices provide opportunities for students to:
- feel in control of their learning. This means significant input to rules and procedures, establishing learning goals and tasks, deciding how to work.
- feel competent. This means investigating and responding to issues of survival and quality of life, solving real problems, creating real products.
- feel connected with others. This means cooperative and collaborative learning, peer support, community linkages, mutual respect.