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Leadership Training

The Call for Youth Leadership program's in-classroom activities focus on helping students develop their communication skills and leadership skills. The students build their leadership skills when they learn to organize and conduct meetings. They can develop additional leadership skills by serving as class officers, student mentors and participate in, planning, and organize out-classroom activities.
To have an overview of how the Call for Youth Leadership program provide its students with leadership training, please read an excerpt from the article "Leadership Can Be Acquired"
by
Mrs. Chia-Rhu Yang, CYL Program Director.

Class Officers, which include the following six posts, provide additional Leadership training ground:

  1. President
  2. Educational Vice President (EVP)
  3. Activity Vice President (AVP)
  4. Secretary
  5. Treasurer
  6. Sergeant-at-Arms (SAA)

Click here to visit the Class Officers page.

The Student Mentor are the strongest supporting group of this program. A student mentor is an experienced fellow student who will answer any questions that a new student may have and will help the new students ease into the program. Mentoring is a process of maturing and it strengthens both the mentor and mentee. Pleaseto read about it.

by Chia-Rhu Yang, CYL Program Director

Many times when I passed the classrooms, I looked into the classroom window and saw students either presenting a speech, conducting a business meeting or discussing certain issues. Whether they showed it enthusiastically or indifferently, I knew they were learning the various leadership skills. It is often noted that some people are born leaders. These people appear calm and poised at any occasion...

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by Tammy Lo

To mentor or not to mentor? That is the question. Welcome to the wonderful world of mentors and mentor training, otherwise known as mentor workshop. To fully understand what a mentor is, let us first look at what a mentor really is. Webster's New World Dictionary defines a mentor as a wise advisor or a teacher or coach. Here at Call for Youth Leadership, we take that definition a step further. Our mentors not only teach and advise, but they also act as role models and inspire many of our younger and less experienced students. And besides that...

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Click here to visit the Student Mentor page...
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