COOL TO LEAD Workshop
Last week on Tuesday, 16th February 2021, the Year 6’s took part in a ‘Cool to Lead’ workshop hosted by Clara Powell.
The workshop focused on fluid leadership which is the ability of the peer group to create an environment of individuality, mutual respect and collaboration that allows for the fluid movement between individual members of the group stepping up to lead, or using their power to follow, depending on what type of characteristics and intelligence each situation requires.
The Year 6’s learnt the following skills: that every individual possesses some positive leadership characteristics, every individual is intelligent in a different way and in order for fluid leadership to work they need to create an environment of mutual respect and appreciation.
Here is what some of the Year 6’s had to say about the ‘Cool to Lead’ workshop:
“I enjoyed the Inting and I learnt what characteristics a person needs to be a leader. I learnt a leader is able to work with anyone, teamwork is key to a good team and that a good leader is kind. In the Inting I thought that the team I was on worked well together and had many great ideas when we built our Noodle Tower and we had fun.“
– Juliette East
“The Leadership Inting was really inspiring. It taught me how to be the best leader I can be. I found out that I work quite well with a few people I don’t usually work with, and I know a few more things about my friends that I didn’t know before. I had so much fun and I’m happy I got to experience everything.“
– Lily Mawaya
“I liked when we had to make the tallest tower out of spaghetti, tape and place marshmallows at the top of the tower.”
– Cole Dreyer
“The Inting was truly great. We played a lot of fun team games and learnt many things. We discovered that being a monitor takes a sense of teamwork, leadership and kindness. As the future monitors, we need to set an example TOGETHER!”
– Lulu Venzke-Krecklenberg
Katherine Nel
Year 6 Teacher
