Leadership is the art of influencing, motivating, and directing people so that they are able to work together for achieving the goals of a broader organization or team. It is crucial for children to experience leadership opportunities during school to learn the art of building relationships in teams, defining identities, and effectively achieving the tasks later in life. We, at Banyan Tree School, believe that the value of instilling leadership qualities in kids also lies in the fact that it offers an opportunity for identifying and displaying effective interpersonal and communication skills.
It is also important to note that the ideals of leadership aid and assist the students not only in every point of their academic life but also, then onwards in their professional lives. In the modern world, an individual has to overcome many challenges, such as conflicts between ideologies, employment problems, and career challenges, and, one of the surest ways of ensuring that they are able to effectively overcome such hurdles is to instill leadership skills in them from a young age. Here are some of the ways through which we strive to instill leadership qualities among our students:
Setting a good example through our initiatives
When it comes to instilling leadership qualities in kids, we, at Banyan Tree, believe that it is important for us to lead from the front and inspire our students through our own examples. Initiatives like Roshni Rai School, through which we attempt to bring the underprivileged children into the folds of education, is one such endeavor of our institution.
Encouraging team activities among the young ones
It is important for us to identify the interests of our children early on and encourage them to participate in group activities that refine their inherent skills and bring out the leader in them. Be it participating in the numerous sports and arts competitions held at the school, or undertaking group activities in class, we aim to bring out the leader in each of our pupils at every step of their way.
Honing analytical and decision making abilities
We believe that it is the analytical and decision making abilities of an individual that makes him/her emerge as a true leader, and thus, these are the qualities that we, at Banyan Tree School, aim to develop in each one of our students. We teach them the importance and ways of making informed decisions, which is something that comes to their aid at every step of life.
Enhancing effective communication skills
A leader is characterized by his/her excellent oration and communication skills, and, one of the requisites of effective communication is self-confidence. Thus, at Banyan Tree, we place equal emphasis on both the fronts of building up self-confidence and communication skills to help our students turn into the forerunners of tomorrow.
Emphasizing perseverance and resolution
Perseverance and resolution are two of the crucial qualities of any successful leader. We believe that a leader is not someone who is bowed down by hurdles and failures on the path, but rather, he/she has enough grit and endurance to move past the obstacles and inch towards glorious winnings. True leaders are not the ones that who take a step back when faced with hardships on their path, but in fact, it makes them more determined to win.
We, at Banyan Tree School, ranked among the Top 10 Schools in Chandigarh, firmly believe that if we train the young minds in the various aspects of leadership at this stage of life, then such qualities will surely manifest themselves in their actions and decisions later on. Under the observant eyes and the guidance of our experienced mentors and the dedication of the brilliant young minds of our institution, we are sure to see many more leaders emerge from our campus in the near future.
