Dr. Cora Hui, Head of School, is an educational researcher. She argues that servant leadership cultivates grit and a growth mindset in learners (2016), supports wellness development of youngsters (2018, 2022), and equips children to make better and more caring decisions (2023). Teachers, as servant-leaders, meet learners' social, cognitive and motivational needs of students (2017). When the cumulated works of a servant leader fit together into a unified optimal experience, they find fulfillment and live a meaningful life (2021).We are living in the age of information. It is no longer the holders of information, but the critical thinkers and analysts that meet the demand of this era.
Furthermore, it is beyond acquisition of knowledge and skills, but in conjunction with integrity and discernment, that build prosperous and sustainable future. Hence, the purpose of education can be to liberate learners' potential so that they "become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servant" (Greenleaf, 1970, p.13). The purpose of education can be to develop the next generation of servant-leaders, who have a strong sense of morality, and who are committed to ethical practices in building a service-oriented community. This implies that learning in the classroom is more than a series of performance goals, and declarative and procedural knowledge. Learning should aim for responsive and responsible autonomy.Christian Alliance P.C. Lau Memorial International School (CAPCL) focuses on student leadership training. Children learn to serve like Jesus and become servant leaders who are joyful and helpful, confident and competent, responsible and self-motivated. They are proud to be CAPCL Christ Ambassadors.
