![]() “I think mine is number five – ‘Seek First to Understand – Then to Be Understood.” “Synergize – because when I’m working with someone and they’re like all stressed out or they’re getting mad or whatever – I just need to know well I can work with this person.” Each student shared their own favorite habit from this program. Parents are being encourage to work with their children at home in promoting these new habits. “It gave me a different perspective – if you were to ask me – do I think we have a discipline problem or are our if kids tough here – I would say ‘absolutely not’ – but hearing them today makes me think that maybe down in the trenches it’s a little bit tougher then what I even thought,” Mattle reflected. He said also learned more by listening to them talk during our interview conversation. Mattle is very impressed with the work the students have conducted since the program launched this fall. “They’re up there in front of the whole student body, running an assembly – something that normally I would do,” stated Principal Mark Mattle. “I like saying take deep breathes – take breathes,” answered Gravey. “What do you tell them?” questioned Buckley. “Some of my friends have anger issues and I see that they are calming down a little more,” Gravey said. “What would you say if I was angry about something in class – what would you tell me? How would help me?” Buckley asked. “Some of my friends have anger issues,” said Chestnut. ![]() They’re trying to help classmates learn the ‘right way to live’. Younger students are also working to gain the skills, like second graders Joyessence Chestnut and Clark Garvey. The program encourages students to strive for more. “Because we truly always believe that there’s a leader in all of us and we just have to take the time to find that and then how you develop that and the ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective children’ are a way for us to help them do that,” Wojick said. She helped train the teachers in ‘Leader In Me’. Wojick has been working at the school for ten years training teachers in a number of professional development aspects. “And we’ve been very successful, so we’re seeing the benefits of it in every single day and lots of unusual ways,” said Anne Wojick, director of curriculum and partnerships at the school. “Do you think it’s helping and making a difference?” questioned Buckley. “Well I feel like people are becoming more of a leader and not listening to what other people tell them to do and listening to what they think will be the best decision for them,” Crosby remarked. “Well this one skit we did – one girl had a Pop-Tart and everyone wanted some, so she gave it to everyone expect for the one girl who really wanted it and then everybody else split it with her,” Strassel replied. “Can you describe a skit for me?” Buckley asked. ![]() Along with leadership skills they teach students how to respect others, themselves and treat their bodies well. “The students have been taught each habit now and so they will start to continue shaping it the way they need to, focusing on habits that they need to focus on and each year they will learn more and more as far as each habit goes,” Lanham noted.įifth graders Trasia Crosby and Audrey Strassel also helping to lead school assemblies through the program. She tells WBFO News this provides a personal journey to each student to learn how to be a leader and improve their wellbeing. Lanham is leading the program at the school. “And I even hear pre-kers in the hallway saying I’m going to be proactive or I’ve got to put my first things first,” Mary Lanham said. ![]() “There about like how to react when people are either mean to you or they are sad or overly excited,” Kiefer explained. ![]() Kiefer is helping to lead school assemblies, where students perform skits to promote the seven habits. “I like that we get to help people be better people and improve themselves in their lives,” said Elena Kiefer, fifth grader. ![]()
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