Developing Leadership Skills in Primary School 小学部学生领导力的培养

As part of YCIS Beijing’s Student Leadership Programme, Primary and Secondary students are being introduced to what it takes to be an effective leader and communicator earlier than ever before!

作为耀中学生干部项目的一部分，我们想让小学部和中学部的学生更早地知道如何成为一个有能力的领导者和沟通者。

Recently, Primary School students from our Student Leadership Group participated in an entertaining leadership-building activity,the Go Games, held in partnership with the Hutong. We spoke with Primary School Curriculum Coordinator Jennifer Mills on the impact of PrimarySchool Leadership on our young representatives. 

今日，小学部的学生干部参加了一个有趣的领导力培养的活动，这个活动由我校和“胡同”合作举办。我们和小学课程主管Jennifer Mills讨论了领导力对学生的影响。

How has this programme evolved from previous years?

这个项目有什么变化？

This year, there was a shift in the way we thought about this leadership group. Previously called Student Council, it used to only include students from Years 5 and 6. This year, we renamed it Student Leadership and included representatives from Years 2-6 to develop leadership from an even younger age. Each student is also part of a little portfolio, e.g.environmental, financial, and so on, giving each of the students an area of expertise that they can be responsible for and take ownership of.

今年我们改变了一下思路。之前我们称呼它为学生会，只有五六年级的学生。今年我们更名为学生干部，包括了二至六年级的学生代表，希望能让学生在低年级的时候进行领导力的培养。每个学生会加入一个小组，比如说环境，财务等等，让每个学生都能专注自己的领域，成为自己领域的领导者。

What are the benefits/challenges of different year levels working together?

不同年级的学生一起合作的益处和挑战是什么？

One of the major challenges for the children is that they have different ideas about different things, which requires them to develop their communication skills to come to agreements. For the older students, they have to be a bit more patient with the younger ones, an important quality for a leader to possess, while the younger ones have to rely on some of the older students for help and assistance, improving both sides’ collaboration skills. I think the multiage factor adds a new dimension to the group we didn’t see in previous years.

对学生来说，最大的挑战之一就是，他们对不同的事情会有不同的观点，这就要求他们通过沟通达成共识。年纪大的孩子要对年纪小的孩子更有耐心，这是领导者一个非常重要的资质，当小孩子向大孩子寻求帮助的时候，领导者要怎么处理才能提高双方的合作技巧。我觉得年龄层的不同是今年的新突破。

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