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Student leadership is promoted at King's through the Oestreicher Leadership Programme

Cursey Adie-Cropley —

King's was very fortunate to have Dr Paul Oestreicher visit in November. He shared his humble beginnings as a refugee from Nazi Germany. He is a man who has devoted his life to peace and social justice and is quite sincere in his belief that love will conquer all and compassion is at the heart of what matters.

The underlying strength of the King's Leadership Programme is student engagement. We encourage all of our students to commit to all facets of school life and to deliver their personal best.

During the year students earn points for displaying outstanding leadership qualities in different categories. These points are displayed in the Library Foyer at the end of each Term allowing students to track their progress.

At the conclusion of the academic year, they are awarded a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Leadership Award depending on how many points have been accrued.

This points system places an emphasis on:

  • A high level of attendance
  • A high level of engagement in every class, which is tracked through our Weekly Notes system
  • Extra reward is given for work of an exceptional standard (Merit Referrals) in the classroom or in an extra-curricular capacity
  • Service to school (ie. service to the Library, coaching a team, umpiring a junior team etc). A house group activity or house leadership involvement such as leading house activities like the Haka, driving the House Singing Competition and many more team and group engagement opportunities are also highly valued.

At each Year level, the student with the highest number of points is recognised at the end of year Prizegiving with a King's Man of the Year Award.