LEDA Cohort 9

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LEDA Consitution Cohort 9


Preamble

We, LEDA Scholars, aspire to establish a better community within not only our cohort but the world through the practice and sharing of LEDA's core values of excellence, integrity, community, and compassion through the use of this constitution.


Article I: Structure of Government

At LEDA we believe everyone’s voice should be heard. In order to ensure this, we enforce a direct democracy in which majority rules by number. There were mediators who created a peaceful environment in which there was a controlled debate. They only had the authority to call on people and state their personal opinions. They could not make any executive decisions without calling for an official vote. There were appointed secretaries who took extensive notes about what was being discussed for the sake of organization. The last two members of the governmental process are the scribes. They collected all the information used throughout the day and wrote it down to create this constitution. Everyone was held accountable for their own actions and showed true integrity by accepting the consequences of wrongful behavior. It was important to create and maintain a community built upon trust and honesty.


Article II: Core Values

LEDA Scholars learn to live by certain standards and core values taught to them to ensure they foster efficient, ethical, and sustainable leadership within the LEDA community and beyond. We will continuously give value to each and every individual present in and out of the community and be a body of people who represent one another respectively and interact with each other as often as needed. We support an individual or a group of individuals promoting a harmonious co-existent environment lacking negative behaviors and remarks while maintaining determination for a better future. Our theory is to respect others to build a community based on love and peace, while striving for hope for the benefit of the future. Not only will we build a community based on appreciation of others but also a community based on striving for excellence and leadership. Through the encouragement of leadership, individuals will change their communities for the better and encourage others to do the same.

I. Integrity

Integrity is a value of honesty, accountability, and the practice of moral character. Here at LEDA all scholars are expected to adhere and exemplify integrity in everything they do.They learn what integrity truly means by building a community fostered on this principle.

II. Compassion

Compassion is the act of evoking change from empathy felt for a person, idea or issue. LEDA Scholars must first have compassion in order to be effective leaders. One must understand why another person thinks or feels a certain way.

III. Excellence

To be excellent is to do a common thing in an uncommon way. LEDA Scholars are expected to find new, innovative ways to make a difference in their community or themselves. By holding themselves to a greater standard than what is expected of them by others.

IV. Pluralism

Pluralism is different from diversity in the way that pluralism requires the exchange of dialogue between different communities. LEDA Scholars learn to openly communicate with others and create a diverse world in which pluralism is practiced.

V. Open Mindedness

Having or showing a mind receptive to new ideas or arguments. It is easy for one to become stuck in their viewpoints, but LEDA Scholars are receptive to understanding how others think and the reasoning behind their thoughts.

VI. Being Informed

Having or showing knowledge of a particular subject or situation. In order to be a leader, one must be cognizant to their surroundings. LEDA Scholars should know what is going on in themselves and the community at large.

VII. Willingness to Learn

A leader should always recognize their own ignorance and have a hunger to discover that which they do not know. LEDA Scholars must know what they don’t know and should always keep their drive for learning more with an open mind.

VIII. Community

The people with common interests living in a particular area. LEDA Scholars are not only expected to foster an efficient community, but should also be a part of a larger community. Communities are based upon all the previously listed core values and are shaped by each individual working together as a whole.

Article III: Application

LEDA in Self

LEDA Scholars should always hold dear the principles listed in Article II in their daily lives. One must recognize that these values start within and help to develop a true leader within themselves. Leadership begins with self. LEDA scholars must be able and willing to self reflect upon our systems of values. This reflection allows scholars to problematise, rather than take for granted what they know and who they are. Self reflection is a necessary first step for leadership. LEDA scholars must lead self in order to lead others toward positive change.

LEDA at School

Every LEDA Scholar will eventually go back to school. It is important that when they do, they do not lose sight of the values they have learned. If they do not put what was taught to them at LEDA into practice, the values will be lost. These principles must be put into action within our own school communities in order to create a diverse and effective learning environment. One can put these ideals into practice by communicating them to others, starting clubs, taking on leadership positions, motivating others, and leading by example.

LEDA at Home

A LEDA Scholar must practice the principles they learned at home. Whether their home be with family, friends or others, a LEDA Scholar should not lose sight of what makes them a LEDA Scholar. Being a role model is crucial because it will show those around you how you have grown an individual into a more effective leader.

LEDA in the Community

Anywhere not specifically addressed in the previous sub articles is still a community. Every person one meets is a part of the a greater whole. It is important for LEDA Scholars to build and maintain a moral compass upon which to build a community structured on the common good.



Article IV: LEDA Relief

As LEDA Scholars, you are expected to work hard, but it’s equally important to play hard. Although a LEDA Scholar must focus on academics and attributes of leadership, a LEDA Scholar must know the fundamentals of having fun. Without removing stress, scholars will become mentally unstable, become sleep deprived, and become unproductive. A LEDA scholar must develop ways on how they can relieve stress and enjoy recreational activities with their constituents.

  • Dancing
  • Sports
  • Board Games
  • Stepping
  • Selfie Wars
  • Ninja
  • Waww!
  • Manhunt
  • LEDA Olympics

Sayings

Without our little sayings, LEDA would not be the same. It is important to use at least one of the following sayings on a daily basis:

  • “Oh nooooo!”
  • “The struggle is real!”
  • “Sleep?
  • “Oh my head!”
  • ”Super Sketch”
  • ”Respectfully Disagree”

Twerking

Everyone should find a mentor who can teach them the technique of twerking. Moving one’s buttocks in a rhythmic pattern with no worries is symbolic of stress leaving the body of the LEDA Scholar. As we say, “twerking is working”. The act of twerking symbolizes LEDA scholars’ commitment to fun. Although scholars are committed to academic enrichment, they recognize the need to develop healthy social relationships and are always seeking opportunities to socialize and make time to enjoy themselves, putting aside the stresses of every day life.

DEHA

While there is a leader government, DEHA is the true power in this direct democracy. DEHA stands for “Dictatorship Enterprise for a Homogenous America” and is the alter ego of LEDA. All LEDA Scholars are initiated into this group as a reminder of how not to act when they leave the LEDA program.

Student Signatures