Middle schoolFirst Move
The Next of Us collection
Practical resources.
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What are you working on?
Find a guide or example to help you get started.
Questions. Plans. Conversations.
Start with something your group needs to do.
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The student
organization toolkit.
Role briefs, agendas, meeting notes, slides, action trackers, event checklists and handovers. Open the designed PDFs or edit your own copies in Canva.
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CampusAssembly
CommunityPublic Good
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Start with
the situation.
Take part
Find a place to begin.
Find out what a role involves, choose a task you can take on and check what you can decide.
Middle school / At any stage
Find a way to join in
Find a way to join an activity or help someone else take part, like in a lunchtime game.
Explore this situationHigh school / Starting out
Find a contribution that fits
Look at your week before saying yes. Choose one task you have time to do.
Explore this situationCampus / Starting out
Choose a first contribution
Find a first task that fits your week, with someone you can turn to for help.
Explore this situationCampus / Starting out
Start or bring an organization
Check whether your idea fits an existing group, needs a new one or could become a campus chapter.
Explore this situationCommunity / At any stage
Find a role that fits
Before you say yes, ask what you'll do, how much time it takes and who can help.
Explore this situationWork together
Give shared work some shape.
Split up the tasks, hear each other out and work through disagreements.
Campus / Leading now
Share responsibilities
Get clear on who does the work, who approves decisions and who can step in.
Explore this situationHigh school / Leading now
Share the work
Agree who does what and when it's due. Put it somewhere everyone can check.
Explore this situationCommunity / At any stage
Listen to the people affected
Find out who a decision affects, whose view is missing and how they can take part.
Explore this situationCampus / Leading now
Manage a working disagreement
Work out what you disagree on, what needs deciding and when to bring in support.
Explore this situationMake a plan
Turn an idea into a next step.
Write a proposal, check your event details or plan a decision around the facts you have.
High school / Leading now
Make a proposal people can decide on
Explain what's happening at school, back it up and ask for a specific change.
Explore this situationCampus / Leading now
Plan an event
Work backward from the event date, then check the details before the invites go out.
Explore this situationCampus / Leading now
Consider a funding request
Check what's already promised, what's available and what needs approval before anyone spends.
Explore this situationCommunity / At any stage
Plan a manageable project
Agree what you can take on together, what help you need and when you'll check in.
Explore this situationFollow through
Finish well. Keep learning.
Look back at what happened, explain what you did and leave the next person ready to start.
Middle school / At any stage
Look back and choose what comes next
Think about what happened and choose one thing to try next time.
Explore this situationCampus / Leading now
Take over or hand over
Catch the unfinished tasks and leave the next person enough context to pick them up.
Explore this situationHigh school / Starting out
Explain your contribution
Save examples of your work so you can explain what you did and what you learned.
Explore this situationCommunity / At any stage
Close the work well
Check what's done, agree who handles anything left and talk about what you learned.
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26 resources
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Core guide
First Move
Join in at school, speak up, try new things and work with other people.
Explore resourceCore guide
Onward
Take on school responsibilities, work on projects together and think through life after graduation.
Explore resourceCore guide
Assembly
Join a campus group, take on a role and prepare a useful handover.
Explore resourceCore guide
Public Good
Find your role, listen to the people affected and finish what you've agreed to do.
Explore resourcePractical guide
Funding committee meetings
Use worked examples to prepare a campus funding request, review it and record the decision.
Explore resourcePractical guide
President and vice president
Plan your first weeks, agree who handles what and check how the team is doing.
Explore resourcePractical guide
Student council proposal
Explain a school concern, show what you've found and ask for a specific change.
Explore resourcePractical guide
Verified event communications brief
Check the event details and put what people need to know in one clear brief.
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College involvement
Use what you already do to choose college opportunities that fit your time and interests.
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First council meeting
Get ready for a community or associate council meeting: know your role, bring a question and check what you can take on.
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President and vice president practice session
Practice making decisions together before you face them in the role.
Explore resourcePractical guide
Taking over a student organization
Find the files, check account access and work out what the next team needs to know.
Explore resourcePractical guide
Use your leadership experience in college applications
Choose examples that show what you did and explain your part clearly.
Explore resourcePractical guide
Start or bring an organization to campus
Decide whether to join a group, start one or bring a chapter to campus, then check what's required.
Explore resourcePractical guide
Campus decisions, policies and support
Find the current policy, who makes the decision and what happens next.
Explore resourcePractical guide
Working through a problem with your group
Use an example to check what you know, try a change and see whether it helps.
Explore resourceWorked example
The contribution we can use
See how a funding request fits with spending restrictions and money already promised elsewhere.
Explore resourceTemplate collection
Project planning timelines
Plan who does what and when for a school, campus or community project.
Explore resourceTemplate collection
Event invitations
Tell people what the event is, how to join and what they need to know before coming.
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Canva toolkit
Role Brief
Agree on the purpose of a role, the decisions it covers, who can help and the first action to take.
1 page / US Letter
Canva toolkit
Meeting Agenda
Name the meeting outcome, make space for people and give each discussion a clear lead and time.
1 page / US Letter
Canva toolkit
Meeting Notes
Record the discussion, decisions and next actions, with an owner and due date for each step.
1 page / US Letter
Canva toolkit
Meeting Slides
Six slides to frame the purpose, share updates, discuss a decision and agree what happens next.
6 slides / Landscape
Canva toolkit
Action Tracker
Keep the next actions, owners, due dates and status together, and flag any blocker or help needed.
1 page / US Letter
Canva toolkit
Event Checklist
Check the purpose, approvals, costs, access and people, then plan delivery and follow up across two pages.
2 pages / US Letter
Canva toolkit
Role Handover
Give the next person the role context, approved access routes, open work, key dates and a first conversation.
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