Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto offers many leadership opportunities for students of all ages. These opportunities are described\u00a0below.<\/p>\n
The student council is a group of students\u00a0from across the school who meet regularly to discuss issues that are relevant to students across the school.<\/p>\n
Year 7\/8 students may apply for the following roles in the student council:<\/p>\n
Each Team will also select one or two students to join the student council as their representative.<\/p>\n
There are four houses at Beckenham Te Kura o P\u016broto – Waimea, Fisher, Tennyson and Heathcote. Each house has two\u00a0house captains and two deputy house captains who are selected from Year 8 students. House captains have a number of roles such as\u00a0leading house picnic games with younger students, co-ordinating sporting events at lunchtimes, collating\u00a0house points across the school, teaching and presenting house chants at assemblies.<\/p>\n
Student IT Leaders are responsible for\u00a0setting up and running assemblies, waiata (school singing), productions and similar events. Their responsibilities include setting up and\u00a0operating the sound desk, lighting controls,\u00a0microphones, computers and data projectors.<\/p>\n
Road patrollers are responsible for ensuring students cross the road safely. These students are trained by a police officer in the correct use of the road patrol equipment and procedures.<\/p>\n
Student librarians help run the library at lunchtimes. They are responsible for issuing and returning books.<\/p>\n
Peer mediators\u00a0help younger students to manage themselves in the playground.<\/p>\n
Flag monitors are responsible for raising and lowering the flag each day.<\/p>\n
In the Kauri Team, our Year 7\/8 students also go on a special leadership camp where they learn about being an effective leader and undertake experiences that allow them to take greater responsibility for their lives.<\/p>\n
Year 7\/8\u00a0students are eligible for leadership awards. Students hold a range of positions and earn\u00a0leadership points for carrying out their duties well. These points contribute towards gold, silver and bronze\u00a0leadership awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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