Learn how Leader in Me elementary schools are addressing leadership and life skills, positive and supportive school cultures, unfinished learning, resilience, trauma-informed practices, self-directed learning, PBIS, and more.
Leader in Me provides elementary schools with a model and process that addresses common challenges that are unique to students during these formative years. Parents, educators, and school administrators are concerned with their child’s physical, mental, social, and economic well-being, all of which are factors that can contribute to or hinder academic success. Teachers, staff, and administrators at Leader in Me schools are empowered to provide support in all of these areas by creating a learning environment that addresses whole-child education with 5 Core Paradigms. These paradigms influence the behavior of staff, students, and their families.
After receiving community feedback to improve her failing school in 1999, A.B. Combs Elementary principal Muriel Summers integrated Baldridge quality tools, The 7 Habits®, and several other educational best practices to create a leadership model for her students. Since implementing this leadership model, A.B. Combs has been named the #1 Magnet School in America—twice. Since then, Leader in Me has been implemented by thousands of schools worldwide and continues to evolve toward better, more transformative processes based on feedback from a global community of educators.
Children at Leader in Me schools thrive in a nurturing environment where they feel safe, confident, and supported by teachers and other staff members. By recognizing each child as a leader with unique gifts and talents to share, all aspects of their education begin to flourish. This process equips students with the critical life skills to build meaningful relationships and take ownership of their education.
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