By Beauty Boois
Primary Student Leadership Leader
When people think about leadership, what often comes to mind are the concepts of power, decision making, delegating and innovation. Seldom does one think about care, empathy, kindness, and generosity – however these traits that highlight the emotional skills for successful and effective leadership, including by students at Northbridge International School Cambodia, are just as important.
These leadership traits matter and Primary Student Council (STUCO) representatives are in no short supply of showing their caring hearts within the school community and beyond.
It was evident that their caring hearts inspired the kindness and generosity of the entire primary student body as well as their parents and teachers when STUCO hosted a Donation Day to collect and donate resources like stationary, toys and food to Peoples Improvement Organisation (PIO) and The Branch Center, a local orphanage in Phnom Penh.
Student led initiatives such as this highlight student agency, their ability to positively influence society and empathetically express the importance of care in society. Through initiatives like Donation Day the STUCO representatives worked with other students to sort, pack, and deliver the donations which was a wonderful opportunity to show their interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with others.
In addition to the Donation Day, STUCO representatives also organised a mental health book display in the school library to demonstrate the importance of wellbeing, resilience, and social-emotional learning at NISC. They also organised a display of books related to caring for the environment, displaying that their caring hearts care for not only improving the lives of others but also toward environmentalism.
These initiatives and efforts by STUCO are proof that caring hearts is not just philosophy here at NISC but a practice to live by and inspire others. Giving with a caring heart not only benefits society, but it also boosts the mood of those who are generously giving, which has a positive impact on student wellbeing.
World Children's Day, celebrated on November 20th, is a global occasion dedicated to promoting the rights and well-being of children everywhere.
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At Northbridge International School Early Learning, we believe that children's curiosity is a powerful tool for learning, sparking discoveries that help them develop important skills for life. Through loose parts play, we create an environment where children’s natural inquisitiveness shines.
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