Leadership for Life II

Leadership for Life II is a semester elective course that continues the concepts taught in Leadership I. Leadership II puts into practice the skills taught in Leadership I, with an emphasis on working in teams, executing projects, and goal setting. Students will focus on collaboration, study diversity, and participate in a student exchange with Thornton High School. The course ends with the students designing a presentation for the student body.

Major Units

Semester 1

Unit 1: Discovering Personal Strengths

Objective: Discover how to recognize and develop your Unique Strengths

Field Trip: Camp Sunrise Teambuilding

Unit 2: Leading in a Diverse World

Objective: Understand how biases and experiences shape our perceptions and

interactions as leaders

Unit 3: Qualities of an Effective Leader

Objective: Identity the qualities of an effective leader with a focus on time management

and Conflict resolution

Semester 2

Unit 4: Creating a Vision; How to set and Achieve Goals

Objective: using time management and prioritizing in order to achieve your goals

Unit 5: Principle Centered Leadership

Objective: identifying and using personal values to guide your Leadership decisions

Field Trip: Student Exchange with Thornton High School

Unit 6: Leadership in Action, Utilizing Leadership Skills

Objective: Participate in a highly effective, competitive team environment while

demonstrating skills covered in the course

Semester 1 Assessment

•Resume, Cover letter & Formal Interview with teacher

Past topics include:

• Elections 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016

• Teen Dating Abuse

• Special Olympics "R" word campaign

• Books for Zambia

• Teen Choices

• Bullying

*Leadership I is a pre-requisite for Leadership II. Although Leadership is taught through the social studies department, it does not count as a social studies credit, but instead is considered a general elective credit.

This course is taught by Mrs. Wienke. Please email her at jwienke@d211.org with any questions.