Campus / Starting out
Choose a first contribution
Find a first task that fits your week, with someone you can turn to for help.
Explore / Situations
Start with
the question.
Joining a group? Planning something? Taking over a role? Start with the task you need help with.
Campus / 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.
Campus / Starting out
Understand a new officer role
Find out what the role actually involves, read the handover and agree who does what.
Campus / Leading now
Share responsibilities
Get clear on who does the work, who approves decisions and who can step in.
Campus / Leading now
Plan an event
Work backward from the event date, then check the details before the invites go out.
Campus / Leading now
Consider a funding request
Check what's already promised, what's available and what needs approval before anyone spends.
Campus / Leading now
Follow a campus decision
Find out where your proposal stands, who handles it and what happens next.
Campus / Leading now
Take over or hand over
Catch the unfinished tasks and leave the next person enough context to pick them up.
High school / Starting out
Find a contribution that fits
Look at your week before saying yes. Choose one task you have time to do.
High school / Starting out
Work out what you can decide
Find out what you can decide, what the group decides and what needs school approval.
High school / Starting out
Try one piece of real work
Try a small task with a welcome project or student media team and see what you learn.
High school / Starting out
Explain your contribution
Save examples of your work so you can explain what you did and what you learned.
High school / Leading now
Share the work
Agree who does what and when it's due. Put it somewhere everyone can check.
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.
High school / Leading now
Invite people clearly
Make the invitation easy to follow, check the details and get any approval you need.
High school / Leading now
Leave the next person ready
Pass on the deadlines, unfinished tasks and details the next person will need.
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.
Middle school / At any stage
Speak up and be heard
Say what's difficult, ask for what would help and listen to the answer.
Middle school / At any stage
Make a plan together
Choose a small project, share the jobs and work out how to invite people.
Middle school / At any stage
Look back and choose what comes next
Think about what happened and choose one thing to try next time.
Community / 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.
Community / At any stage
Prepare for a council meeting
Read the agenda, bring a question or idea and get clear on what you've agreed to do.
Community / At any stage
Listen to the people affected
Find out who a decision affects, whose view is missing and how they can take part.
Community / At any stage
Plan a manageable project
Agree what you can take on together, what help you need and when you'll check in.
Community / At any stage
Close the work well
Check what's done, agree who handles anything left and talk about what you learned.
Educator support / At any stage
Support middle school students
Give students real choices, different ways to take part and clear adult support and supervision.
Educator support / At any stage
Support high school students
Use the optional session plan, offer different ways to take part and give feedback students can use.
Educator support / At any stage
Advise a campus organization
Hear the students' perspective and be clear about your advice, requirements and decisions.
Educator support / At any stage
Support a community role
Explain the role, share the documents and agree who makes decisions and how you'll check in.
Educator support / At any stage
Support a group working through a problem
Use the advisor notes to help students make decisions, check evidence and share the work.
High school / Leading now
Work through a disagreement
Talk through a group disagreement or a task someone hasn't finished.
Campus / Leading now
Manage a working disagreement
Work out what you disagree on, what needs deciding and when to bring in support.