Leadership & Service Curriculum
Purpose
The purpose of our Leadership & Service (ECA) Programme at Harrow Shenzhen, is to encourage our students to broaden their horizons, develop a breadth of practical, interpersonal and transferrable skills and thereby to enrich their curriculum and help them to acquire and hone the leadership attributes required to traverse our ever-changing and complex world with confidence and resilience. The Leadership and Service Curriculum is designed to provide opportunities for students to gain a breadth of experiences and thus skills and attributes and also to monitor and celebrate student participation.
Leadership & Service at Harrow Shenzhen includes:
- The ECA (Leadership & Service) after school, co-curricular programme
- Expeditions and Trips
- Community and Service projects
- The International (Duke of Edinburgh’s) Award
- Academic Enrichment and the super-Curriculum
- House Competitions and events
- Student Leadership roles (the Student Council and House Leaders)
The Leadership & Service Curriculum provides a means to encourage participation and traces this participation according to the six leadership attributes (iRules) of all Harrow Schools.
Leadership & Service Curriculum
Phase/Year group | Name | How to achieve |
|---|---|---|
Early Years | Bright Sparks | Students collect iRules stickers and record these on their Bright Sparks record sheet. Once one sticker is completed for each of the six separate iRules, students will receive a certificate of completion. |
Pre-Prep | 1 Spark/ 2 Spark/ 3 Spark | Students must complete at least one activity per iRule/leadership attribute box (all six attributes) for 1 Spark, two activities per box for 2 Sparks, and 3 activities per box for 3 Sparks. Students have their own record sheet to track their progress. |
Prep | 1 Star, 2 Star, 3 Star | Students must complete at least one activity per Leadership attribute box (all six attributes) for 1 Star, two activities per box for 2 Stars, and 3 activities per box for 3 Stars. Students have their own interactive online record sheet to track their progress and must also complete one reflection sheet per attribute/per level. 3 Star awards require an additional leadership responsibility. |
Secondary | Pass, Merit and Distinction | Students must complete at least two activities per Leadership attribute box (all six attributes – 1 from each column) for Pass, two activities per box for 2 Merit (including a leadership role/ International Award), and three activities per box for Distinction (and a leadership role). Students have their own interactive online record sheet to track their progress and must also complete reflection sheets for each attribute/per level. |
Following completion of each level, students will receive a certificate in assembly and parents will be notified of their achievement. For 1 Spark, 2 Spark and 3 Spark, as well as 1 Star, 2 Star and 3 Star and Pass, Merit and Distinction, badges are also awarded, to be worn on the Harrow school tie. For completion of the phase award, a special tie will also be awarded (3 Spark, 3 Star, Distinction).
Download a version of the tracking sheets by clicking on the links below:
Bright Sparks (EYC)
1 Spark, 2 Spark, 3 Spark (Pre-Prep)
1 Star, 2 Star, 3 Star (Prep)
Pass (Year 9)
