We run a program for children We run a program for children 9-14 years called 9-14 years called Young LeaderYoung Leader

The questions The questions we’re often we’re often

asked isasked is“How do we “How do we

develop these develop these leadership leadership qualities?”qualities?”

Step 1 Step 1 Internal ResourcesInternal Resources

Make the child aware of own

strengths, qualities and abilities

Eg: List qualities of Sachin Tendulkar (or any other favorite hero). Now see which of these qualities you also have exhibited in the past – count even small incidents.

Step 2 Step 2 PreparePrepare

Stimulate the child to experiment with these strengths and abilities

Eg: Talk about what we are going to do (say a game) and how you play the role of Sachin tendulkar in helping the group to achieve the goal by using the strengths. Children use a tool to mark which qualities they will consciously use.

Step 3 Step 3 Set up challengeSet up challenge

Eg: Play a game of reaching the goal from a stating lineup. However, the challenge is that different children legs are tied to each other randomly – making it tricky to move together. The tying down connotes various and different constrains that each one of us has in life..

Put them in Situations which are exciting yet stretch them beyond

normal.

Step 4 Step 4 StrategizeStrategize

Give children windows in between to re-strategize,

and consciously use a certain leadership quality

Eg: If children are blaming each other for a falling down– ask them to stop and discuss how they can help each other reach common goal. Children revisit tools to see which quality they used and which they will like to use now onwards.

Step 5 Step 5 ReflectReflect

Reflect, recollect and discuss what leader

qualities were exhibited and what they have learned

Discuss questions like what worked, what did not, what else can we do, what qualities we used, what we learned from each other, from the whole activity and so on – draw, discuss, make models of how we did, act out and so on

Program for 9 to 14 yr

olds

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