What is Service Leadership? A New Way to Frame Your StuCo Program
As a Student Council Advisor and Leadership teacher, you’re somewhere between a coach and a teacher. It really is a sweet spot where you can make prosocial life skills the…
25 Spring School Spirit Ideas Perfect for Your Student Council
Now that winter is finally over, you can start thinking outside the walls of your school for fun spirit projects and activities to do with your Student Council and Leadership students. Set…
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5 Introduction Lesson Ideas for the First Days of Leadership Class
Whether you’re teaching Leadership class or advising your school’s student council, the first few back-to-school days matter a ton in setting up the rest of the year for success. There…
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5 Fun Lessons Ideas that Teach Leadership Skills
My favorite part of teaching Leadership class is also the most underrated: having the chance to strengthen life skills! When else do active listening, empathy, or thinking outside the box…
25 Winter School Spirit Ideas Perfect For Your Student Council
Now that the school year rhythm might be starting to feel a little too routine, it’s a great time to get your student council kids planning some fun winter spirit projects. At…
13 Reflection Questions Perfect for Your Student Council Leaders
The best time to implement more intentional reflection with your student council or Leadership students is today. Totally cheesy, but it’s true. Simply put, no matter the time of year,…
7 Sanity-Saving Mid- or End-of-Year Student Council Activities
Probably my favorite of Stephen Covey’s famous “7 habits of highly effective people” is his last one: sharpening the saw. It comes from the analogy of being so consumed in…
5 Super Easy Ideas to Bring Election Day into Your Civics Class
Regardless of if it’s a presidential, a mid-term election year, or an “off” election year, it’s essential to incorporate voting and elections into your civics or government class every single year. It…
Don’t Start Planning Your Next School Assembly Without These 5 Tips
Hosting assemblies was the most stressful part of my first few years as StucCo advisor, hands down. Literally, my student leaders were on stage for the whole school to watch.…
25 Perfect Fall School Spirit Student Council Ideas
Now that the school year is underway and the temperatures are (finally!) dropping, it’s a great time to get your student council kids planning some fun fall spirit projects and…
