These future leaders ‘got talent’
This is when leadership happens. After they got over the surprise as well as some confusion, the pupils had to start planning and rehearsing the acts and allocating duties and responsibilities.
Some 78 pupils, chosen from around the country, were nominated to take part in the Rotary Youth Leadership Course at Port Shepstone High recently. They were expected to participate in a pupil-directed project, ‘problem-solving number 3’ which they called ‘Leaders got Talent.
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The talent show, which was held last Thursday evening proved to be full of surprises. “The aim of this show was all about leadership. The pupils were only told at 2pm that they were expected to organise a talent show from scratch and that they all had to participate,” said Rotarian and organiser of the show, Dell Pendock.
This is when leadership happens. After they got over the surprise as well as some confusion, the pupils had to start planning and rehearsing the acts and allocating duties and responsibilities. From choosing the compere to printing the programme and inviting the audience, they had to do it all.
“It was a wonderful activity allowing the pupils to draw on their creativity and management skills, and they learnt how to work under intense pressure.
The show was a successful leadership exercise, highly original and thoroughly enjoyed by a supportive audience of Rotarians, parents and friends,” said Mrs Pendock.
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