Clubs like Student Government, Journalism, Hawkwings, DECA, and more look to promote the development of leadership skills among students.

Next year, however, students will have the opportunity to learn the theory behind leadership, all while earning an academic credit.

This Student Government and Leadership course will be piloted at Woodland for the 2017-18 school year. Humanities teacher and Student Government Advisor Christopher Tomlin will be teaching this course.

This class has been designed based on what the National Association of Student Council sees as valuable leadership skills. These skills include communication, time management, and goal setting strategies. Students will begin to evaluate their own successes and failures and learn how to take on true leadership responsibilities in a group setting.

“My hope with this course is that it becomes a key component of every student leader’s life here at Woodland,” said Tomlin.

With a plethora of students at Woodland involved in leadership organizations, this course hopes to encourage these students to be confident in taking on leadership roles.

Tomlin said, “The course is designed as a student government course but I firmly believe that these are essential skills that will help every student be successful.”