A. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM        

  “Better be a tail for the lions than the head of the foxes.” This proverb only tells that being a leader one must be a good follower to his members. Character is the most important ingredient to become an effective leader. It is the determination and virtue of a leader that gives them the respectable character that others look to follow. Other than character one must be competence, compassionate and has courage.

            Leadership development should start from an early age. This kind of program in school is very essential to create and build the future leaders of our society. Leadership activities and team building games take a big part to introduce leadership traits in children. These help the children discover their hidden leadership traits.

            One of the organizations that offer Leadership Program is the Philippine Red Cross. Through the training request send by the Red Cross Adviser, the office sends volunteers to conduct a Leadership Training in school. The participants are mostly from grades four to six because they are considered as the eldest brothers and sisters to the primary grade pupils.

            The trainers gave them different activities such as team building activities that help them know their selves more, revealed their true character, test their competence in tough situations, showed compassion towards their weak team mates and test their courage to go on and finish the tasks given to them.