Student-led action committees and leadership positions are being implemented at the school to develop student leadership and give students a voice in their community. There will be 5 committees focused on areas like community service, health, and the environment. Each committee will have a student leader. Additionally, a school captain will be selected to represent the middle and senior school levels through an election process. This new structure aims to better organize student representation as the school grows into a full secondary school.

1. student-led action at
ZIS

2. what is student-led
action?
Most things in schools are controlled
by adults - teachers, parents and so
on
Student-led action are your ideas,
turned into action by you

3. why should we
have student-led
action?
we are a community
you are part of our community, and
the reason for it
people in the community make the
community - this means you!

4. what have we
had?before?
last year we had a Student
Representative Council (SRC), with 2
representatives from each year level

5. what will we have
?now?
5 Committees at Middle
and Senior School levels,
with a Leader for each
one
A School Captain at
Middle and Senior School
levels
at the moment we only have a
Middle School though!

6. why change?
looking ahead to when we
are a full Secondary School
what’s the best way to
organise ourselves?
developing Leaders
what really happens
anyway?

7. OK, what are the
details!
5 Committees with a Leader
(Application)
A School Captain (Vote)
Committees generally based on Areas
Of Interaction*
If you’re not a Committee Leader or Captain you will be in
a Committee
Committee Leaders can also be the Middle School
Captain

8. Community &
Service
School community
Local community
Global community
Eg quiz nights, fundraising, inter-
school

9. Health & Social
Education
Sport and physical activity
Outdoor and adventure
Well-being and health awareness
Eg 40-hour famine, staff-student
competition, blood donation

10. Environments
Natural environment
Built environment
conservation and sustainability and
usability
Eg, recycling program, water and energy
conservation, beach conservation

11. Human Ingenuity
Creative events
Music-orientated
Art-orientated
Eg Art space, murals, Battle of the
Bands, Film festivals, music
appreciation, School comic,
Exhibitions, Websites

12. ATL
individual and group organisation and
systems
democracy and representation issues
Eg managing the student body and
voice

14. and...
there will be a Student Leadership
notice board
Leaders and Captain will have a
special lapel badge/pin
there will be an honor board of
Captains in the school foyer

15. Time line - Leaders
Applications for Leadership positions are
due by Friday, November 4th at 5pm
Application process will take around 2
weeks, so Leaders should be announced
by November 21

16. Time line -
Captainsneed to
School Captain candidates
nominate by Friday, November 4th at
5pm
School Captain candidates will talk to
you by November 18th
School Captain vote will take place on
Friday, November 18th

17. Middle Years Leaders and Middle
Years School Captain announced on
Monday, 21st November*
*may be at MYP Assembly on November 25th

18. and then...?
The Middle School Leadership team
will then attend Leadership training in
December
Student Committees will be formed
after the December break