Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School

Leadership and Social Service

Teamwork and leadership belong not only on the sports fields and in performance opportunities. Our girls choose to participate in a range of social service activities, cooperating with others and acquiring valuable skills of collaboration and leadership in the process. Just some of the areas offered are Amnesty International, Christian Group, Duke of Edinburgh Scheme, International Club, Library Committee, and Red Shield Appeal collecting. The giving of selfless service results in the return of personal fulfilment and the pride of knowing that an important job was well done. Leadership experience is acquired in countless informal ways but equally through the many formal positions of leadership offered in sporting teams, cultural pursuits, student representative groups and in other activity areas where students are appointed or elected to positions of significant responsibility.

Leadership opportunities also abound in Junior School.  From their early years in the School, girls are encouraged to accept leadership positions.  They are encouraged to show their ability to be responsible, to get along with others, to be confident, to organise and to lead. Class Co-Captains, Resource Centre Monitors and Social Service Monitor roles are held for one term/semester and are available to girls from Year 2 to Year 6. The Year 6 students have particular opportunities for leadership roles: By student and staff election, School Captain, House Captains and House Vice-Captains; and by application, Music, Sports, Orchestra, Band, Art and Library Captains.