Ready to Lead
Building on the foundation of skills of Wind & Tide’s Literacy Program and communication skills of Toastminors, Ready to Lead further develops the concepts of leadership with a focus on public discourse, critical thinking and action. At Wind & Tide, we believe that every child has the ability to be a leader in their own unique way. We want to nourish the young leaders of tomorrow, instilling integrity, value and self-confidence; skills they will need to impact the world around them.
What does it take to be a leader?
These traits will be developed through:
Students are encouraged and mentored to think about and speak out on issues that matter to them and the world they live in. Whether those are passions in the arts, sports and leisure, community, environmental, political or even international activism and justice, the Ready to Lead program teaches children to lead by giving a reasoned, empathetic voice to their ideas.
Ready to Lead builds upon concepts learned in the Toastminors program, a strongly recommended prerequisite. Ready to Lead is designed for students in Grades 3-6. Classes run one day per week, from September to June, with performance evenings in January and June.
Location: Classroom TBA
Grade: 3 - 5
Date: Wednesdays, September 27, 2017 - May 23, 2018
Time: 2:45pm– 4:30pm
Price: Three installments of $190.00 + $50 registration fee
Payment Policies
Please complete the Walton PAC waiver form here then click on the link to be directed to register directly with Wind and Tide. You will need to create a new account with them.
What does it take to be a leader?
- L - Listening skills: good leaders are strong listeners
- E - Encouragement: good leaders encourage those around them
- A - Asking questions: good leaders get to know the issues and people with whom they interact
- D - Drawing people out: good leaders inspire participation
- E - Excite: good leaders excite people to follow
- R - Role model: good leaders have strong virtues
These traits will be developed through:
- development and discussion of executive functioning skills (guided by Steven Covey’s book “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”)
- service projects (guided by student initiative)
- partnership with Free the Children (Canadian based NGO)
- games
- and role-modelling from our exceptional staff
Students are encouraged and mentored to think about and speak out on issues that matter to them and the world they live in. Whether those are passions in the arts, sports and leisure, community, environmental, political or even international activism and justice, the Ready to Lead program teaches children to lead by giving a reasoned, empathetic voice to their ideas.
Ready to Lead builds upon concepts learned in the Toastminors program, a strongly recommended prerequisite. Ready to Lead is designed for students in Grades 3-6. Classes run one day per week, from September to June, with performance evenings in January and June.
Location: Classroom TBA
Grade: 3 - 5
Date: Wednesdays, September 27, 2017 - May 23, 2018
Time: 2:45pm– 4:30pm
Price: Three installments of $190.00 + $50 registration fee
Payment Policies
Please complete the Walton PAC waiver form here then click on the link to be directed to register directly with Wind and Tide. You will need to create a new account with them.
