Prefekte | Prefects | Grey College
Die 2019 Kapteine van Grey Kollege is | The 2019 Captains of Grey College are:
Vlnr: Ian Small-Smith (Skoolkaptein), Mnr. Scheepers (Skoolhoof), Lesley Botha (Onderkaptein : Stad) en Daniel Williams (Onderkaptein : Koshuis)
Deur die skool se kernwaardes as grondslag te gebruik, is die skool in die proses om ‘n Grey-leierskap-filosofie te ontwikkel wat van toepassing op alle seuns by die skool sal wees. Gedurende die afgelope jaar is die skool se kernwaardes, naamlik: respek, spanwerk, maniere, moed, integriteit, verdraagsaamheiden self-dissipline herbesoek en tydens leierskapontwikkelingsessies weer van nuuts af onder die aandag van elke Grey-seun en graadgroepe gebring. Hierdie waardes is ook prominent teen die trappe van die akademiese klaskamerblokke aangebring, sodat die seuns voortdurend hier aan herinner kan word. Daar is ook aandag aan die ontwikkeling van vaardighede, wat etiket en sosiale vaardighede insluit, geskenk.
Vanjaar se prefekte is stelselmatig toegerus om hul taak met ywer en geesdrif te verrig. Daar is weekliks met die skoolkapteins vergader en sodoende was dit moontlik om elke kwartaal, in samewerking met die prefekte, op ‘n goeie voet te kon begin. Oriëntering van die graad8-seuns, die oriënteringsnaweek, die prefekte se besoek aan Maselspoort, die graad8-seuns se besoek aan Moolmanshoek, die interaksie tussen koshuis en stad en verpligtinge rond om registerklasse, het voorrang geniet.
Daar is vanjaar voortgegaan om die latente leierskappotensiaal onder die seuns te ontgin en te ontwikkel. Onder die vaandel van ‘Grey Leierskap’, en met die waardestelsel van die skool as vertrekpunt, is sessies aan graad8-11-seuns, as ook die prefekte, kwartaalliks aangebied ten einde hul leierskappotensiaal binne die konteks van die skool te ontwikkel. Tydens elke sessie is daar op die kernwaardes by die skool gefokus en is addisionele leierskapkonsepte hierby geïntegreer. Onder die vaandel van die ‘Grey Leierskap Akademie’ is seuns deur die City Changers Institute verder op die gebied van leierskap bemagtig, ten einde leiers wat beduidende verskille buitedie skoolkonteks kan gaan maak, die samelewing in te stuur. Die kernwaardes van die skool naamlik respek (leef en laat leef), span (‘Grey in union’), maniere (‘touch of class’), moed (‘Grey guts’), integriteit, die waarheid maak vry, verdraagsaamheid en self-dissipline (Grey-gees) is dan ook van jaar teen die trappe by die akademiese geboue aangebring, sodat seuns dit daagliks kan raak sien en dit deel van hul leefwyse en ingesteldheid kan word.
During 2018 we continued to include the prefects in the meetings of the academic, sport, cultural and hostel teams of the staff, whilst the school captains attended the School Governing Body meetings whenever they were available. The prefects also formed part of the RCL structure at the school and their contribution at this level of leadership also proved to be invaluable. We trust that the positive aspects of these meetings will have a positive effect on these learners and that one day they will look back and acknowledge that these occasions helped to shape their lives.
Many leadership experts have commented on the research done by Collins (1997) on leadership and, in particular, the sort of leadership that correlates with sustained excellent performance within organizations. In essence, Collins’ approach to leadership is epitomized by his so-called Level 5 leaders who are more interested in personal humility and in building something enduring than feeding their own egos. There is therefore a direct correlation between this approach to leadership and self-organization, in particular. This approach to leadership is based on the philosophy that an organization will prosper even without them at the helm because capability is built and developed in terms of people, in terms of expertise, interms of standards and in terms of imagination. The old maxim attributed to Lao Tzu in terms of this approach to leadership is therefore extremely relevant: “ The best leader says little, but when they speak, people listen and when they are finished with their work, the people say we did it ourselves.”
Grey College also embraced the concept of a Representative Council of Learners (RCL) this year to broaden the identification and development of leaders amongst the boys at school. Through a democratic election process student leaders in every register class, and per grade group, were identified at the beginning of the year. These student leaders then elected an executive council who met twice a term with members of senior management to address certain issues raised by the boys like the appearance of the boys, the dress code, issues at the Tuckshop, to name but a few, in order for the rest of the school to have a voice through the RCL in certain operational issues. Members of the school’s prefect body also formed part of the executive council. The RCL also received training by the Free State Department of Education and had the opportunity to liaise with other RCL members during this occasion. The following boys formed part of the 2018 executive council: Ian Small-Smith (President); Daniel Williams (Deputy President); Sikhanyiso Nkosi(Secretary); Kanenelo Raletooane(Deputy Secretary); Nathan Raath(Treasurer) and Mzimkhulu Jita(PRO).
Jean Pierre (JP) MURRAY-HUIS
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