Teaching kids leadership with Huntington Learning Center

SPRINGFIELD, MAss. (Mass Appeal) - Most parents recognize the importance of time management, strong communication and other study skills, but what about leadership? Deborah Alli, Executive Director at Huntington Learning Center , shared some helpful advice for parents!

Teaching children leadership skills:

1. Encourage volunteering for a cause your child cares about. What gets your child excited? Animals? The planet? Helping other kids? Encourage your child to make a difference through volunteering, or try doing service learning as a family. Getting involved is a wonderful way for kids to discover a passion, make friends, and share their experiences and excitement with others.

2. Give your child opportunities to teach others. Whether it is a sibling or a classmate, children who teach their peers often become more engaged in the subject matter. If your student is a good reader, how about reading to younger siblings and teaching them reading basics? Your child will build a sense of pride in sharing his or her knowledge and helping others learn something new.

3. Check out extracurricular activities. Your child's school likely has a plethora of clubs and activities with which your child could get involved. Sports are an obvious way to instill in your child the lessons of hard work, teamwork and determination, but if your child isn't interested in athletics, don't overlook things like student council, yearbook, drama club, music, math club, science club or a student ambassador program.

4. Explore leadership programs and camps. Do you live near a college? Check to see what programs they have for rising middle and high school students. Some colleges offer enrichment, college preparatory or other programs for children and teens designed specifically to build leadership aptitudes. How about experiential or other types of leadership camps in your area? You can check with your child's teachers, guidance counseling office and school district for suggestions or referrals.
 

Special Event Reminders:

Mason Square Farmers' Market
Every Saturday in October
10:00AM - 2:00PM
Giving away free books to promote summer literacy as part of the Talk/Read/Succeed program.

Children's Night at Texas Roadhouse
Second Thursday of every month
Monday, October 8th starting at 4:00PM
Five Town Plaza
Cooley Street
Springfield.
Crafts, games and more!
Huntington will be giving away scholarships for a free Academic Evaluation and 2 hours of tutoring.
 

October Events at Huntington Learning Center:

College? Yes!
How to Complete the College Application Workshop.
October 13th 11:00AM - Noon.

College? Yes! Open House
October 27th at 1:00PM
Come take a tour of the center there will be food, games, fun and prizes.

Springfield Parent Academy
October 11th
Free Courses held the second Thursday of each month.

Homework Survival Guide for Parents

• Course #: HELP-0071
  Held from 6:30pm - 7:30pm
   
• You may also bring your child with their BackPack. We will do a "BackPack Dump" and review with your child how to keep their homework and backpack organized.

Roadmap to College! Includes secrets of SAT success!
Roadmap to the SAT and College Admission Process

• Course #: HELP-0151
  Held from 7:30pm - 8:30pm
   
• All events will be held at the Huntington Learning Center in Five town Plaza at 352 Cooley Street in Springfield. To register and get information about other courses available, please visit the springfieldparentacademy.com.

Huntington Learning Center
Five Town Plaza
352 Cooley Street
Springfield, MA

Parents who want additional information are encouraged to call the local Huntington Learning Center at 413-783-8010 or visit huntingtonhelps.com .

About Huntington Learning Center:

This simple statement is the criterion by which all decisions are made - what is best for the student guides all decisions.

Each center's director must make dozens - even hundreds - of decisions about how best to guide a student to achieve her or his goals. In every case, the criteria by which the director makes those decisions is our mission statement and our code of ethics.

These decisions involve the kind of program the director recommends, the tutor to be assigned to work with the student, the curricula to be used, the program duration, and many, many more decisions. By understanding what's best for the student, the director can make the best decision possible.