Leadership Program

The Leadership program at Richmond School is an interactive and cooperative program that introduces students to leadership concepts and components with hands on activities to enhance personal development in Grades 4-6.  It incorporates team building activities, school-culture development activities, as well as fundraising initiatives, which allow the students to nurture their passion for Leadership opportunities.

Throughout the Leadership program, volunteerism is reinforced as a critical component of leading while allowing students to define where their passions are. We concentrate on efforts that can provide hope to help others, while at the same time, providing opportunities for our students to learn and grow throughout their time at Richmond. Our belief is that students helping their classmates, their school, their community, their city, and their world is of enormous value to the development of Leadership skills; moreover, these opportunities are of tremendous importance to students as they prepare for junior high, and beyond.

Our student leaders create and contribute to our school spirit and a very special school culture that makes coming to Richmond something to look forward to. It is a unique opportunity that our students take ownership of, and pride in. Their learning is literally in their hands, as student involvement determines both their experience, as well as, their grade.

Some of the leadership opportunities throughout the year:

• Spirit Days
• Intramurals
• Lunchroom Helpers
• Equipment Monitors
• School Announcements
• School Patrols (Grades 5&6)

AMA School Safety Patrols

• Our patrol teams of grade 5 and 6 students work hard to provide a safe crossing on 22^nd St. SW and 27^th Ave. SW. The students demonstrate their leadership skills before and after each school day by helping to keep their classmates safe.
• Please support these student leaders by driving carefully, parking at least 5m from the crosswalk, and waiting until you hear the call "proceed" if using the crosswalk as a pedestrian.
• School Safety Patrols will not be on duty when it is below -20° C or when other inclement weather conditions occur (heavy rain, extremely icy roads etc.).  
• Students are urged to exercise caution when crossing the street on their own. More information about the AMA School Safety Patrol program can be found here: https://ama.ab.ca/community/build/school-safety-patrol
• Patrol Events: We have a number of events throughout the year to celebrate patrollers' efforts providing safe crossing. 
• For more information on events, please view our Calendar. 

Ukulele Club

Ukulele club is open to students in grade 5 and 6 this year, and meets weekly at lunchtime. The club is an opportunity for students to continue to develop their ukulele performance skills through practicing and learning new chords while playing as a part of an ensemble. Students are able to play along to songs from a variety of styles and genre. Students do not require prior experience playing ukulele, nor do they need to bring anything from home to participate in the club.