Club Description:
Peer Leadership provides elementary students with opportunities to develop leadership, communication, and teamwork skills while serving their school community. Members act as positive role models by welcoming new students, mentoring younger peers, supporting school events, and participating in service projects that promote kindness, inclusion, and school spirit. Through hands-on leadership experiences, students build confidence, responsibility, and character while making a meaningful impact on their school.
Program Standards:
A - Introduction to Peer Leadership
describe the value, role, functions, and characteristics of a peer leader
adhere to established ground rules and expectations for student leadership at the local school and Gwinnett County Public Schools
B - Projects
utilize knowledge and understanding gained through group projects
C - Self-Management
establish effective study habits, test-taking skills, and time management
D - Cooperative Relationships
explore and apply the fundamental characteristics of cooperative relationships
E - Group Dynamics
demonstrate awareness of successful group roles and interactions
F - Goal Setting
explore long- and short-range life and career goals
G - Communication
identify and demonstrate interpersonal skills necessary to maintain positive peer relationships
H - Problem Solving
demonstrate an understanding of problem-solving strategies
identify methods of conflict/anger management
I - Diversity
explore the concepts of diversity and its impact on peer relationships
J - Peer Pressure
define positive and negative aspects of peer pressure
indicate a variety of alternatives to negative peer pressure