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Youth Leadership Development in Schools
Building character and life skills that create
healthy, productive, and responsible
individuals and communities.
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About the Institute of International Education Celebrating 90 years of Opening Minds to the World
A world leader in the exchange of people and ideas
Administers scholarship, exchange, and leadership programs worldwide
Provides service to 20,000 individuals in over 175 countries annually
Operates through a network of 27 offices globally including fourregional international offices in Cairo, Budapest, Bangkok, Mexico City
IIE Vision Statement: Peace and prosperity around the world depend onincreasing the capacity of people to think and work on a global andintercultural basis. As technology opens borders, educational and
professional exchange opens minds.
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Why should we as educators care about
leadership?
Leadership is communicating peoples worthand potential so clearly that they are inspiredto see it in themselves. Is that not also the
essence of good teaching?
[Taken from the book, The Leader in Me, Stephen R. Covey, 2008]
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Defining Leadership
What we usually think of:
Authoritative/Hierarchical
Situational
Limited to born leadersAs applied to youth leadership:
Transformational
Character Building
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oing the right thing Imparts Life Skills
Develops Community
Important for everyone
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About IIE Youth Leadership ProgramsThrough the IIE Center for Leadership Excellence in Cairo,
our youth leadership programs have impacted over 600 youthin universities and secondary school institutions
Program Aims: Create opportunities for students and educators to realize their own potential andhelp develop the potential in others
Develop the capacity of future generations to think, work, and solve problems ona global, intercultural basis
Build the capacity of schools and universities to offer leadership developmentprograms to their students
Help schools and universities mainstream leadership principles at every academiclevel and throughout the curriculum
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An Effective Leader is ??
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What are the attributes of an effective leader?
Purpose demonstrates clear vision and passionate commitment
Critical Thinker listens and asks good questions
Risk Taker sees opportunity and acts
Self Aware knows their values and believes in themselves
Communicator understands and inspires others
Initiator takes action
Collaborator involves and mentors others
High level Performer works hard and delivers quality results
Open and Adaptable values diversity/values others opinions Innovative sees out of the box
Life long learner learns continually/learns from mistakes
Servant Heart cares about others and serves their community
and the greater world
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How are these attributes developed through
Youth Leadership Programs?
Frameworks for understanding leadership principles
Experiential activities that enable self discovery
Skill building to prepare for todays global realities
Focus on group and team work
Opportunities for dialogue, critical thinking & reflection
Group service learning projects
Community service
Exposure to leaders in action
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IIE YELLA ProgramYouth Enrichment for Leadership Learning and Action
Table of Contents
Lesson 1 Who Am I?
Lesson 2 What Are My Personal Values?
Lesson 3 What Are My Goals for the Future?
Lesson 4 What Are My Rights and Responsibilities?
Lesson 5 How Can I Help My Team Work More Effectively?
Lesson 6 How Can I be a Good Leader?
Lesson 7 How Can I Listen And Communicate with People Better?
Lesson 8 How Can I Collaborate Globally?
Lesson 9 How Can I Make Better Decisions and Solve Problems?
Lesson 10 How Can I Help Resolve Conflicts?
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IIE YELLA ProgramYouth Enrichment for Leadership Learning and Action
Student and School Impact examples:
Schools have adapted Y
ELLA as their leadership program and aredelivering YELLA independently
Teachers and Parents report that students show:
Enhanced confidence and maturity
Better communications skills
Ability to work effectively in groups or teams
Demonstrated improvement in taking responsibility
Improved grades and test results
Interest and initiative to serve those in need in their community
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Success Factors at the School Level
You will hear us compliment the children all the time. You will hear us thank them. We
tell them we love them every single day, and how much we appreciate them. We have nine
hundred students and it is important to us that we connect with each of them every
dayThat is part of our core value system here. We let children know we believe in them.Muriel Summers, Principal, A.B. Combs Elementary School
[Taken from the book, The Leader in Me, Stephen R. Covey, 2008]
Belief in the value and potential of each child and of each educator
Commitment to the development of character and life skills
Alignment of school vision, mission, values, and strategies
Communication of school commitment to leadership principlesModeling the right choices
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IIE Service-Learning Experience
Service-learning is an integral component of the YELLA Program. It is thepractical application of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are emphasized inthe Program. It is introduced in lesson 1 and the last hour of each lesson isdedicated to service-learning related activities and assignments.
Our experience with service-learning in Egyptian schools and universities hasbeen very encouraging. Our assessments have shown that students have gainedvaluable life skills through service-learning work including:
A sense of self and values
How to work in teams Consensus building and problem solving
Time management Responsibility
A sense of community COMPASSION and EMPATHY
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"Service-Learning goes beyondcharity or volunteerism. It
encourages those involved in
service to ask the hard questionsand search for real solutions.Service-Learning programs
explicitly include features whichfoster participants' learning
about the larger social issuesbehind the human needs to
which they are responding".
Jane C Kendall, Combining Service &Learning
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My Community Spheres of Influence
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Types of YELLA Service-Learning Projects
Education - tutoring programs, creativity competitions, reading to younger
kids, etc.
Environment clean up campaigns, educating about climate change,
recycling projects, planting gardens in schools, etc.
Human Needs educating about the plight of street children, visiting
shelters, organizing field trip for mentally handicapped, visiting childrenscancer hospital, etc.
Public Safety educating about the importance of healthy eating habits, etc.
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The Leadership Wheel
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A Framework for Understanding LeadershipAligning Leadership Principles School-wide
Values-based
Leadership:influencesactions & priorities Results-based
Leadership:transformsvision to reality
Mission- based
Leadership: Inspiresdedication to a cause
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Example of Vision and Mission StatementsA.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School
Our Vision, Mission & Motto
We recite our vision, mission, and motto daily on our morning news show.
MISSION - To develop global leaders one child at a time.
VISION - By dwelling in possibilities, we will create pathways of
excellence that will inspire hope and promise for a better tomorrow.
MOTTO - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
[Taken from the school web site: http://combses.wcpss.net/node/19]
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What is the importance of Values?
Values influence our individual and collective behaviors, actions
and decisions - they define who we are as people, as a group or
team, and as an organizational culture.
Values Example:
A.B. Combs Elementary School
Children First
Value Relationships
Passion for ExcellenceMake A difference
[Taken from the school web site: http://combses.wcpss.net/node/19]
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The Ripple Effect
Your behavior influences others through a ripple effect.
A ripple effect works because everyone influences everyone else.
Powerful people are powerful influences.
If your life works, you influence your family,
If your family works, your family influences the community.
If your community works, your community influences the nation.
If your nation works, your nation influences the world.
If your world works, the ripple effect spreads throughout the cosmos.
Remember that your influence begins with you and ripples outward.So be sure that your influence is both potent and wholesome.
John Heider, The TaoofLeadership