{"id":16832,"date":"2021-06-01T13:35:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T17:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/fpw\/?page_id=16832"},"modified":"2023-02-22T13:15:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T18:15:55","slug":"leader-in-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/fpw\/leader-in-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Leader In Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ybEgWKkIX8c&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;zoomInUp&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Fort Pierce Westwood Academy: The WEST Prep Magnet is proud to be a Leader in <em>Me<\/em> School, the first Leader in Me High School in Florida. Leader in Me is a whole-school improvement process based on the idea that everyone can be a leader. This evidence-based approach empowers students with the leadership and life skills they need to thrive in the 21st century.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">We focus on developing the whole child by:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>teaching\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">LEADERSHIP<\/span> to every student,<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>creating a\u00a0<span style=\"color: #339966;\">CULTURE <\/span>of student empowerment,<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>and aligning systems to drive results in\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ACADEMICS<\/span>.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Our Student Leaders believe\u2026<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h4>Everyone can be a leader.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h4>Everyone has genius in them.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h4>Change starts with me!<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Educators empower students to discover and own their learning and that the whole person is to be developed.<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1651081344368{background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaderinme.org\/the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is one of the critical frameworks of the Leader in Me process. In addition to helping students learn and apply leadership skills, the 7 Habits give us a common language in building a supportive emotional environment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #69000d;\">Using the <em><strong>7 Habits<\/strong><\/em> as a toolbox, we strive to empower all students to identify and utilize their gifts and talents.\u00a0 <\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #69000d;\">We build trust through engaging, honest conversations, respectful disagreement, and creative problem-solving.\u00a0 <\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #69000d;\">Contributing to the community through service, we value others and their skills and talents.\u00a0 <\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #69000d;\">As global game changers, we strengthen our own belief systems and pay it forward.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1651080977302{background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>4 Disciplines of Execution<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaderinme.org\/the-4-disciplines-of-execution\/\">The 4 Disciplines of Execution<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0is another critical framework of the Leader in Me that helps us identify, track, and achieve academic and personal Wildly Important Goals (WIGs).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]We invite families and community partners to join us in our mission to utilize a holistic approach to meeting the individual needs of our students. This concept focuses on a student-centered approach to teaching and learning.<\/p>\n<p>We are rooted in standards-based instruction to promote a conducive environment that uses informed, decision-making processes coupled with student evidence to drive instructional planning to increase student learning.<\/p>\n<p>We strive on equipping our students with the skills and knowledge in becoming future contributing members of the community by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attending an upcoming leadership event<\/li>\n<li>Joining our Parent and Community Lighthouse Team<\/li>\n<li>Sponsoring a schoolwide leadership role or club<\/li>\n<li>Supporting one of our service-learning projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ybEgWKkIX8c&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;zoomInUp&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Fort Pierce Westwood Academy: The WEST Prep Magnet is proud to be a Leader in Me School, the first Leader in Me High School in Florida. 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