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Training Sessions on Goal Setting, Social Skills (leadership and public speaking), Education Campaigning, and the Internet

Date : 2014-07-25
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From the 22nd to 25thof July 2014, 90 students participated in an educational workshop run by nineyoung leaders from Oaktree Australia. Oaktree and KAPE delivered sessions onGoal Setting, Social Skills (leadership and public speaking), EducationCampaigning, and the Internet. The workshops were split into two groups - 45students attended the workshops at the Demonstration School while the other 45students went to Skun High School. The Goal Setting session taught students thebenefit of using the S.M.A.R.T framework to set goals and allowed them todiscover their personal motivations to help them achieve their goals. In theSocial Skills session students discussed what it means to be a young leader inCambodia and learnt the power of debating (a highlight of the week!). EducationCampaigning prompted some great responses on the importance of education. Thestudents also learned the power of story telling and each class group presentedtheir plan for a community campaign. The week ended on a practical note withstudents learning how to be safe on the internet, set up an email account, andhow to write a blog.

 

One of the standout sessions for the students, the Oaktree leaders, and KAPEstaff was the Leadership Compass. The purpose of the Leadership Compass is tohelp students determine their own personal leadership style and to demonstratethat there is no single right or wrong way to be a leader. A perfect teamideally has each four leadership styles (North, South, East, West) as thestrengths of each person are able to complement the weaknesses of the othermembers of the team.

 

It is difficult to choose which game thestudents enjoyed more between ‘Tunnel Ball’ and ‘Waa’! ‘Tunnel Ball’ requiresstudents to stand in a line and roll a ball between their legs. Each team mustwork together in order to win. ‘Waa’, on the other hand, involves an imaginaryball of energy being thrown around the circle. As it gets bigger and bigger, studentshave to yell the word ‘waa’ as the energy is passed to other students! 

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