Group Leaders
How Group Leaders Lead
LifeSong International provides comprehensive, ready-to-use packages of class resources, teacher guides, and lesson materials. In order to be as effective as possible, Group Leaders receive live training, training manuals, lesson plans and supplies, lesson instruction sheets (including worship music lyrics), and access to on-line resources. Each lesson comes complete with step-by-step instructions for Group Leaders. LifeSong’s live training for Group Leaders takes place just prior to the start of the curriculum year to ensure leaders are equipped, confident, and able to be effective as teachers and leaders.
Group Leaders are responsible for following lesson guides and leading the girls as outlined through the activities for each class. Before beginning, all Group Leaders must complete an application form, participate in a live training session, and fulfill a training manual course. In addition to the time spent teaching the girls during the year, Group Leaders should anticipate allowing time to complete the application form, participate in the live training session in mid-January, and fulfill the training manual course requirements.
Group Leaders should be women of God who 1) feel committed to working with the girls; 2) agree with the goals of the program; 3) can serve as Godly role models for the girls; 4) complete the LifeSong training, and; 5) agree to serve for at least 1 year in the program.
How Groups are Organized
Ideally, girls should be placed in groups of 5 per Group Leader with a maximum of 10 girls per leader. These numbers are recommended as the ideal pairing ratio to offer the best opportunity for interaction and individual attention.
Depending on the number of girls participating in the program, the girls should be grouped according to age as follows:
Group 1 - ages 7 and 8
Group 2 – ages 9 and 10
Group 3 – ages 11 and 12
Alternatively, if fewer girls are participating, the girls may be grouped as follows:
Group 1 - ages 7, 8 and 9
Group 2 – ages 10, 11 and 12
