Held at Dickson Hall, the day incorporated a number of exercises and tasks which required the students to work as a team and co operate with one another.

Cootamundra Public School principal Bill Godman said the program was designed to teach the leaders of the school how to provide positive guidance for the newer students.

“We want these students to be comfortable in their role as the leaders of the school,” he said.

“The range of games which we have these students doing should get them thinking about their social standing within the school and the importance of creating a good example,” he said.

The activities undertaken by the students on the day were aimed at building trust and improving their problem solving skills.

Student Ella Ronning said they had been taught how to deal with certain scenarios which can occur in the school environment.

“We were shown right steps to take in situations like if we saw someone who was being bullied,” she said.

“It was really helpful to know how to properly handle a situation like that.”