What Kind of Leader Do I Want to Be?
TARGET:
9-11 years
INTENSITY:
30 min / 1x per week
LEARNING GOAL
Developing My Human-Human Co-Intelligence
PEDAGOGICAL INTENTION
Choosing My Role in the Group
Target SKILLS
Socio-emotional Intelligence
Co-Intelligence Human-Human
Agency and Autonomy
MATERIALS
Leadership philosophy template
Leadership exemplar analysis
DETAILED PROCEDURE
Gather the whole group together in a circle for this activity. Explain calmly to the children: "Leadership isn't a position. It's a set of choices about how you show up for others. You get to decide what kind of leader you are."
Step 1
Analyze 3 exemplars of different leadership styles: servant leader / inspirational leader / technical expert leader.
Step 2
Invite the children to draft a personal leadership philosophy: 3 principles they commit to, regardless of whether they have a formal role.
Step 3
Say gently to the children: "The most powerful leadership statement isn't 'I want to be in charge.' It's 'I want to make things better for everyone - whether or not I'm in charge.'"
Step 4
Apply the philosophy in an upcoming group project; evaluate afterward.
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PROGRESS INDICATORS
The child drafts a 3-principle personal leadership philosophy.
The child applies at least 2 principles in a real group project.
The child evaluates whether their actions matched their stated philosophy.