Last term, we focused on what makes a confident public speaker. When we are confident with our voice and make eye contact, then we know we are engaging our audience. These are skills that were developed last term, but came to the fore for one of our students.
Each year, Camden Council offers Year 6 students from around the area the opportunity to give their thoughts about why they would like to be "Mayor for the Day", The areas that they were being judged on were not just their presentation skills, but also their knowledge of local government and the issues that they face. Only one student is able to represent their school to speak and must be nominated by their principal or teacher.
Nikita Elliot was given this daunting task to represent our school and give her thoughts about why she should be chosen to be Mayor for the day. Nikita spoke about how each one of us can be make a difference, no matter how young or old they are. She also said that to be a good leader, is to be a good listener as well.
She was one of twelve students from many different schools who spoke. There were many different topics from environmental issues to raising awareness about bullying. Every student spoke with confidence and were to be commended for the thought that they gave about the topic. The Winner was a student from Cobbitty Public School and the Runner up was from Macarthur Anglican College.
Thank you Nikita for the way that you represented our school. It is true that we can all make a difference!
How would you serve the community, if you were made Mayor for the Day? Who inspires you to make a difference?
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