Bold and Gold -- Bananas in Leadership
OCS is not an ordinary school! And while there are no real bananas in leadership positions, a group of students calling themselves the Golden Bananas has recently stepped up.
OCS runs BOLD groups, which stands for Building Our Leaders through Discipleship. These groups include students from a variety of grades that meet regularly to learn and grow together.
Though a staff member monitors and guides each group, it is clear that the students take on the vast bulk of the responsibility for their group’s activities.
The Golden Bananas, monitored by Kris Austin, had it on their hearts to provide financial support to a missionary to Romania and longtime friend of the school, Brad Hayes. They decided to run a bake sale and lemonade stand to benefit Brad’s work.
The students of the Golden Bananas ran the entire project. They created promotional flyers, sold the products, cleaned up and counted the donations.
They also went on to co-sponsor a family game night over the weekend, where they raised more funds for Romania with their popcorn sale!
Kris says that the BOLD groups provide a “family feel” and help students gain friends outside of their classrooms. They sit together during all-school chapels and participate in a variety of activities together.
This type of opportunity for leadership and growth is invaluable and so treasured by the students of OCS!
OCS runs BOLD groups, which stands for Building Our Leaders through Discipleship. These groups include students from a variety of grades that meet regularly to learn and grow together.
Though a staff member monitors and guides each group, it is clear that the students take on the vast bulk of the responsibility for their group’s activities.
The Golden Bananas, monitored by Kris Austin, had it on their hearts to provide financial support to a missionary to Romania and longtime friend of the school, Brad Hayes. They decided to run a bake sale and lemonade stand to benefit Brad’s work.
The students of the Golden Bananas ran the entire project. They created promotional flyers, sold the products, cleaned up and counted the donations.
They also went on to co-sponsor a family game night over the weekend, where they raised more funds for Romania with their popcorn sale!
Kris says that the BOLD groups provide a “family feel” and help students gain friends outside of their classrooms. They sit together during all-school chapels and participate in a variety of activities together.
This type of opportunity for leadership and growth is invaluable and so treasured by the students of OCS!
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