Young Leaders Day

Yesterday, Alex, Elen, Nelly and Molly represented our school at the National Young Leaders Day in Palmerston North.  It was an awesome day - very inspiring!  The key message was around how you can be a hero and a leader to others.  Here is a summary of what each speaker said:

Billy Graham - Elen

Billy is a former champion boxer and is now a boxing coach.  He talked to us about the importance of keeping your mind and body healthy, and that you should always give things a go!  He also entertained us by playing the harmonica and showing us a really cool push-up trick!

 

Charlie Laumatia - Nelly

Charlie is an Attitude Presenter and was a very informative, funny and inspirational speaker. Charlie believes that to be a successful leader you have to be confident to seek help from others.  He reminded us that it is normal for us to make mistakes, though you must always own up and take responsibility - don’t hide your mistakes from people that have the potential to help.  Charlie says that to be a leader you have to be good friends with everyone!

 

Sam Johnson - Alex

Sam is the leader of Christchurch University’s Student Army.  He was living in Christchurch when the earthquake struck.  He rang the council and said, “I want to help, what can I do?”  From that point, Sam helped to mobilise and coordinate thousands of volunteers to help with the clean-up.  His story was very motivating and inspirational.

 

Allison Mooney - Molly

Allison is a well-known speaker and author.  She talked about how everybody is different and that our personalities are very unique.  She gave us some tips about how to get on with people who are different to ourselves.  If you want to be a great leader, you need to be able to get on with and understand others.

 

Cam Calkoen - Molly

Cam has cerebral palsy, but has never let that stop him from achieving his goals.  He talked about dreams and that no dream is too big to achieve.  He encouraged us to never be scared to give something a go. Cam’s favourite word is AWESOME.