The Centre for Character & Leadership
For Darrell Thatcher, giving boys the opportunity to develop leadership skills is an integral part of the College experience. In his new role, as well as being an advocate for boarding, he wants to develop and promote leadership programmes. “Part of my role is to develop a cohesive leadership programme across all year levels,’’ says Darrell. “The focus at the moment is Year 10 because it is an important developmental year. We want boys to be able to mix and form relationships across their whole peer group, regardless of their House. “We are not just looking at Year 10, however, but plan to develop the leadership experience into a five- year programme across the whole school. “The bottom line, though, is it’s important for everyone to recognise that character leads to leadership, but leadership does not necessarily lead to character, so we need to develop both these areas. I define character as what you do when you are not being watched.’’
College Issue 32 2017
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