March 5, 2014
Year 8 students from St John’s Lutheran School in Kingaroy attended the National Young Leaders Day at the Brisbane Convention Centre on Monday.
The event, which attracted over 3000 students and their teachers from schools across the state, was hosted by the Halogen Foundation whose mission is to inspire and influence young people to lead themselves – and others – well.
Guest speakers included the director of Australia Zoo, Wes Mannion; award-winning children’s book author Andy Griffiths; Lorin Nicholson; and paralympian Karni Liddell.
Each speaker brought their own unique life experience to the platform as they shared insightful and encouraging sessions, instilling the message that despite circumstances, anyone can be a leader and make a difference in the world around them.
“This event is a rare opportunity for young people to personally interact with some of society’s most influential leaders,” Halogen Foundation director Mike Martin said.
“The main concept we want students to grasp is that it is their choices that matter when it comes to using their own influence at home, at school and the wider world.”
St John’s school chaplain Greame Moseling attended the day with the Year 8 students and found it was very worthwhile.
“Our students participated in this event for the first time and came away with positive messages about leadership and difficult situations they may encounter on their journey as young adolescents,” he said.
“The speakers challenged students to think about how their actions and words can affect others around them, especially others who have significant hurdles in their lives.
“The students were buzzing on their way back to Kingaroy discussing each of the guest speakers and their messages. A highlight for three of our students was getting Andy Griffiths to sign their copies of his books. Many students enjoy the humour used in his books and he was also quite entertaining to listen to.”
Students agreed that even though it was a long day, it was an extremely worthwhile event to attend.
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