Whenever it comes to others, ask how you can get what you want while helping them get what they want. Choose to do what it takes to reach your finish line regardless of mood or circumstance. How do you want people to remember you? What result do you want to have at days' end? You choose to direct your life, or you choose to be the plaything of circumstance. Your life stems from careful design or careless choice. The language is just so embedded now that it’s natural, and it’s not going away.”įor Kids Habit 1: Be Proactive. It’s something embedded into the fiber of the school. “We’re not asking staff to do anything new we’re doing what we do better,” explained Amy Uchacz, principal of Frank Elementary School in Guadalupe, Arizona. “These seven habits can work anywhere.”īecause it is implemented school-wide, the language is integrated into all aspects of school life, so it is not another program added to the school day. “These principles are timeless and universal they will be in place for years to come,” said Brian Hamilton, principal of South Dade Middle School in Miami, a grade 4-8 school. “When you see every child as a leader, it impacts everything you do.”Īdministrators who have adopted the Leader in Me describe it less as a program and more as an approach to living. “It’s a different paradigm, a different mindset,” Covey told Education World.
After being available for only two years, the program now is in 400 schools, according to Sean Covey. The school-wide approach emphasizes leadership, personal responsibility, and goal-setting. Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,so popular in business and personal growth arenas, now are shaping a new, younger audience.Ĭalled the Leader in Me program, the in-school program was adapted from the seven habits by a principal, and now its implementation is overseen by Sean Covey of FranklinCovey Education Solutions. Included: Examples of Leader in Me in action. Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which has been such a hit in the adult world, is now being used to help shape the next generation of leaders through a spin-off approach called the Leader in Me. Best Books for Teachers, Students and Parents.Mountainville Academy is the first Lighthouse School in Utah, the 14th Lighthouse School in the World, and the first K-9 school in the world. Mountainville Academy has been designated as a Lighthouse School, an honor given to schools that have participated in the multi-year process of implementing the Leader in Me program, achieved specific goals and results, and are models of excellence for other schools. As part of the school's culture, it helps establish an atmosphere that promotes leadership, communication, respect, time management, self-discipline, and self reliance. The Leader in Me is integrated into the school's core curriculum, common language, and in everything we do. Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw® – Balance Feels Best.Habit 6: Synergize® – Together is Better.Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood® – Listen Before You Talk.
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