Leadership Program for Schools held at Hadeda Creek

Guide your child to choose the best pair of "shoes" to leap over the hurdles of life.

"Every parent wants thier child to walk, (or run) out of school showing a definitive level of IQ, EQ, maturity, accountability, youthful exuberance, enthusiasm, accountability and possibly more. Not too much to ask after 12 years of school fees.

From the nurtured environment of school, home and family, our young adults are about to enter the big world that awaits; whether work, further academic tuition, the GAP journey, a sports sponsorship, an OE or a NGO working holiday. It's all about to happen and we as parents just hope or pray that they do the right thing. But what is the right thing? Is it the world, according to us, our teachers, mates, GARP, the Government or something extra-terrestrial?

The decisions our young adults are about to make are critically important and will have a direct impact on thier future, a future that is just about to be put fair and squarely into thier hands, or do we continue to shadow them a further 2, 3, or maybe 10 years. The umbilical cord is often difficult to cut and the reason is usually doubt. Doubt that they can or cannot, decide or not decide, do or don't, commit or not commit, be sensible or senseless. We are not sure that they will make the right choice, but imagine if we had absolutely no question about thier ability to do this perfectly without us being there for them. Isn't this what their preparation is all about? Isn't this what we hope to happen at some magical moment in our children's life?

I sum it up in a word; leadership.

We want our children to take leadership, not just to become the CEO of some multi-million dollar company, but more importantly, of themselves. Leadership is more than a set of skills such as; decision making, realistic problem solving or the art of influence. In my opinion it is more, a culture, a centricity or value that can be taught in a lesson, but becomes more of an ongoing and consistently travelled journey of experiences, each of which helps mould the thinking and provide a consistent understanding of how to do the right thing more often. If only i knew how to get this concept to every child, including my own!"

Signing Off,
John Ingram