Last Friday, the College hosted 50 student leaders from Catherine McAuley College Bendigo who joined the SHC student cabinet members for a day that explored ‘Leadership from the Heart’. Hopefully the gathering is just the first of many future events for our schools’ student leaders who share a common Mercy heritage.

Student Reflections from Leadership Day

The visit from CMC Bendigo was a great way for student leaders to expand their knowledge of what it means to be a leader, and how to learn from other leaders. Throughout the day we had guest speakers talk to us about leadership, and we were given an opportunity to work in groups and share our ideas for what we wanted to do for the school. The presentations from the guest speakers included information about the values of a leader and what we can do to ensure we are successful with representing our school. A main takeaway a lot of people had was that it isn’t just what we do while representing the school that makes us a leader, but also what we do during school hours to help the people around us. 

We did a group activity where we looked at leaders from around the world and discussed what values made them who they are. Being able to meet leaders from CMC Bendigo meant we could share our plans, and we could hear their ideas, and use that in our own school. While we got to spend time with students from CMC Bendigo during group work, we also were able to get to know them and have longer discussions during breaks which made it more comfortable to be working and communicating together. I think that having the ability to share our plans with people from outside the school meant we could spot any issues with the plans and it made it easier for us to expand and improve these ideas. We also got to hear what CMC Bendigo students were doing at their school, which helped inspire us to develop our own ideas.  Nic Needle, Junior School Captain