Leadership Opportunities
At ADHS, we pride ourselves on fostering the leadership potential of our students. We offer a variety of programs designed to develop leadership skills that will serve students well in their future lives.
Leadership Induction and Incursion
Youth Leadership Program
The ADHS Youth Leadership Program is offered to selected Year 10 students to further develop their leadership in a range of settings. Students act as mentors to students in the junior years working with them as they transition into ADHS from primary school. Youth Leaders visit primary schools and assist in running the Year 6/7 Welcome disco. Youth Leaders then work closely with Year 7 students during term 1 assisting in their smooth transition to high school.
LiFT - Learning independence through Friendships and Trust
LiFT - formerly DAP - is an incredible opportunity our students have to build relationships by working with students from the Woden School. Students in Year 9 and 10 sign up as volunteers with The Woden School and visit the school to serve as mentors and friends for the students of The Woden School. They build their own capacity and responsibility while working alongside students from The Woden School.
In addition to living our school values of Excellence, Responsibility,. Community, Respect we have as our trademark and purpose Inclusion - Connection - Support
LiFT will empower all students through new experiences to learn about others, it fosters independence in all its participants and creates connections with a view to making friendships which empower all participants.
In future, we would like to offer a Cert I in Active Volunteering to participants.
Advance Program
The ADVANCE Team is a Year 10 leadership group. When introduced at the beginning of 2016, the ADVANCE team was billed as “a new face for Alfred Deakin High School,” - “ADVANCE” stands for “Alfred Deakin Values Advertising News and Current Events” and students in this team shape the public image of the school. They assist with major school events such as Year 7 transition, Parent Teacher nights, Open nights and many other parent information evenings. They also assist with programs held within the school such as assemblies, immunisations, photography, camps, and developing new and exciting initiatives that help shape and promote ADHS within the community.
Leadership Induction and Incursion
The Leadership Incursion is an opportunity for Year 9 students who have been selected to participate in the Youth Leadership program, Disability Awareness Program or ADVANCE for the following year. It is held at ADHS late term 4 and during the day long incursion students have the opportunity to bond, plan and develop their roles for the upcoming year and participate in teamwork and leadership building experiences.