If you’re like me, you may seek ideas for students who earned Principal for a Day. This is a first for me. I’m looking for choices to offer our young leaders. Here are 23 ideas that have worked well in the past.
- Give a tour of the school
- Have lunch with the principal
- Sit in on a staff meeting
- Help make decisions about school rules
- Work on a special project
- Be responsible for leading the morning announcements
- Help plan and execute a pep rally
- Read to a class
- Serve as principal for an hour during an assembly
- Be interviewed by the school newspaper
- Work with the head custodian to make sure the building is clean and safe
- Help plan and execute a field day event
- Make a presentation to the school board
- Attend a local business meeting as the school representative
- Help select books for the school library
- Go on a field trip with a class
- Help teachers with classroom management ideas
- Judge a science fair or art show
- Mentor a student who is having difficulty in school
- Write an article for the school newsletter about your experience as principal for a day
- Give a speech at graduation ceremonies
- Plan and direct an all-school play or musical production
- Spend time in detention! (You can be creative here – this is detention with a purpose!)”
These are just some ideas to get you started if you’re seeking choices for students who earned Principal for a Day at your school. What other great ideas have you implemented in the past?
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