Near the end of last term, both the School and Vice Captains along with Mr Smithies travelled into the Darling Harbour conference centre to attend the 2007 National Young Leaders Day. It was a huge event to which over 200 different schools from all over the state attended. The Day was aimed at informing young leaders about important issues to do with leadership in our schools, communities and also globally.
The day consisted of talks by five different speakers starting with a talk from the organiser of the event, Michael Martin from the Halogen Foundation, who discussed the importance of our role and the impact which one person can have. He gave examples of Ghandi and others like him who used peaceful methods to change a country.
The next speaker was Karen Matthews, the woman who brought the cosmetic brand and company, Ella Bache, to its successful state.
The third speaker was, for most of us, the most valued talker. Geraldine Cox is the founder and mother to the Cambodian Sunrise Children’s village. The village is the home to over a hundred Cambodian orphans. Geraldine talked us through the current situation for orphans in Cambodia and, through talking about some of the children from the village, was able to catch the hearts of the audience receiving a standing ovation when she had finished.
The fourth speaker was an Australian mountaineer, Linkin Hall. Linkin talked of his climb up Mount Everest and the extraordinary events which led to his supposed death, and later rescue. Linkin’s courage was a testament to us all.
The final speaker was the famed Christian NRL player Jason Stevens. Jason gave a Christian perspective to leadership even though the event was run by a non Christian organisation. For the Leaders from Covenant, it was Jason’s willingness to speak openly about his faith which was the best show of leadership as he used his fame from football and his passion for Christ to spread God’s word.
Overall the day was a great success and both the School and Vice Captains left with a new understanding about leadership and with many ideas about how we can effect those around us in the future.
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