Fact Sheet: Leadership Development Guidebook for Teenage Youth

The Learning for Life Leadership Development Guidebook for Teenage Youth for senior high students can be offered as a one-day session, an overnight meeting or as a series of short, focused sessions. It works equally well with senior high school groups, work-based Explorer posts, community youth groups and with community youth leaders.

The Leadership sessions provide exposure to life skills, personal management skills and group leadership skills. In addition, students learn to apply these skills in real-life leadership situations.

Each session is designed to be presented by a teacher, post advisor, or other qualified trainers. Each lesson plan is designed to last approximately 50 minutes.

Learning Objectives

1. Personal Skills—Learn to relate personal leadership skills to real-life situations.
2. Group Skills—Learn to relate group leadership skills to real-life situations.
3. Cultural Diversity—Gain confidence in ability to lead a culturally diverse group and to manage changing situations within the group.
4. Character Attributes—Learn how basic character education relates to the development of leadership beliefs, values and skills.
5. Planning—Identify specific steps that strengthen leadership abilities in the planning of various tasks, events or activities.

Leadership Units

• Introduction to Leadership (Required)



• Personal Skills (Complete 2of 5)
  • Time Management
  • Meeting Management
  • Communication
  • Decision Making
  • Goal Setting



• Group Skills (Complete 2 or 5)
  • Team Building
  • Effective Group Management
  • Managing Through Others
  • Motivation
  • Analysis/Evaluation



• Cultural Diversity (Complete 1 of 2)
  • Diverse Culture and Climate
  • Beliefs and Values



• Character Attributes (Complete 1 or 2)
  • Character of Leadership
  • Ethics of Leadership



• Planning (Required)
  • Planning - Sequence of Events

Workshop Materials

The Leadership Development Guidebook for Teenage Youth is supported by a guidebook for conducting the workshop and a detailed syllabus for each session.

Training Aids and Equipment Required

• Flip Chart Pad and Markers, or Chalkboard and Chalk, or White Board and Markers.
• Masking Tape
• Overhead Projector
• Materials reproduced for each syllabus for each student.
• Overhead transparencies reproduced for each syllabus for instructor.

Recognition

Each student is recognized for completion of the Leadership Workshop program by completing the following requirements during the workshop:

• Complete the Introduction to Leadership session
• Complete two of the five sessions in the Personal Skills unit
• Complete two of the five sessions in the Group Skills unit
• Complete one session of the Cultural Diversity unit
• Complete one session of the Character Attributes unit
• Complete the Planning unit

The recognition is the Leadership Workshop Certificate.

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