V. YOUTH, VALUES AND LEADERSHIP

Values are the guiding principles of our lives. Leadership takes place within the framework of core principles. Leaders guide and facilitate others to make a positive difference in their own lives and to contribute to a greater good. Values inform the application of leadership qualities as the leadership skills – learned, developed, and practiced – are activated within the core values set. By focusing on what people believe and value, and then building positively on that understanding, we have a far wider impact potential than if we approach leadership development as a problem-solving activity.

Character education means creating a culture that requires everyone in the school community to be the best people they can be. Character education systems that succeed are a massive mechanism of collective change involving pupils, instructors, staff, parents, and other stakeholders.