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Con Morris 2nd August

Comments: 4

I sneaked in to the last session of day 4 of the Summer School. I was bowled over!

The topic was the Columba 1400 Ambassadors’ Leadership Academy. The 90 minutes flew by as the presenters from Cumnock Academy and Lossiemouth High took us through how they:

  • spent 5 days on Staffin on the Isle of Skye and learned about core values such as integrity and perseverance
  • instigated curricular development and extra-curricular programmes based on these values
  • planned and delivered in-service days for all their staff.

The session ended with series of searching questions on leadership from the floor which were ably answered by the 7 presenters  from both the schools.

 Oh, did I mention the 7 presenters were S3 and S4 students? Wow!

Categories: Leadership

Comments

Comment from David Noble
Time: August 2, 2007, 8:33 pm

We have started working with Columba 1400 - our first academy ran in June (6 boys and 2 care staff). Feedback on the experience was overwhelmingly positive. Most of this seems down to the excellent staff on Skye. The amount of preparation and follow-up seems to make a difference too. Our attendees are all ‘looked after and accommodated’ and close to leaving care. This is a crucial time for them to discover integrity and perseverance.

Comment from Jackie Cameron
Time: August 2, 2007, 9:06 pm

I was lucky enough to be a participant myself at Columba 1400 and agree with David that a lot of what happens there is down to the quality of their people.I have also met and worked with young people from schools who have been to C1400 and they will tell you what being “Columban” means to them.

Comment from Andrea Reid
Time: August 25, 2007, 6:59 pm

The presentation by these children was inspiring and I think there were a lot of delegates with tearful faces by the end. The whole week was really worthwhile and the time for reflection during the summer was a great way of thinking about the year ahead. I didn’t notice you there Con or I’d have said hello!

Comment from Con Morris
Time: August 29, 2007, 4:02 pm

Thanks for your comment, Andrea. Like I say I did sneak in just for that wee bit!

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