Comments on: Encouragement http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/2009/06/19/encouragement/ Creating shiny girls . . . Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:15:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: georgia http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/2009/06/19/encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-665 georgia Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:45:56 +0000 http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/?p=395#comment-665 well done danni!!! well done danni!!!

]]> By: Claire Clements http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/2009/06/19/encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Claire Clements Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:39:53 +0000 http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/?p=395#comment-660 Congratulations Dani!! Very well deserved :) Congratulations Dani!! Very well deserved :)

]]> By: elisa http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/2009/06/19/encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-659 elisa Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:09:17 +0000 http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/?p=395#comment-659 Wow, Danni- congratulations! An award well deserved. I think that all the work that you and your team are doing is absolutely inspirational. Wow, Danni- congratulations! An award well deserved.

I think that all the work that you and your team are doing is absolutely inspirational.

]]> By: Selena http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/2009/06/19/encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Selena Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:57:40 +0000 http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/?p=395#comment-658 Wow Danni, congratulations! I am very proud to know you. You most certainly deserve this award. How exciting! Wow Danni, congratulations! I am very proud to know you. You most certainly deserve this award. How exciting!

]]> By: Lisa Porter http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/2009/06/19/encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Lisa Porter Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:53:05 +0000 http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/?p=395#comment-657 I admire Ann-marie Furney, currently seconded from her position as School Education Director for the ENTIRE Western region of NSW. She was my Year Adviser in Year 7 and 8, then my English Head Teacher and classroom teacher through Year 11 and 12. She was an incredibly inspirational teacher because she made us WANT to learn, WANT to challenge ourselves and each other. She made us thirsty for knowledge, gave us a map to the pond, let us find it ourselves, and encouraged us to drink deeply. She has been a Deputy and Principal of largem challenging schools, and remains one of the most incredible, intelligent, wickedly-humoured women I know. I love her dearly and aspire to be half the teacher she is! I also admire Danni for her ability to light fires in our hearts. She has given me direction and hope in terms of how I work with "my" students, and I love seeing the spark in her ignite the young souls with whom she works. I think leadership is a natural gift or talent. You know how some people are naturally good with animals or kids? You can't fake good leadership. Sure, you can take management courses and so forth but I really think that it is an innate quality in some people. In order to cultivate that talent, people need to find a leadership style that suits them, because people don't respond to a fake. Leadership comes from within. People don't follow good leaders because they have to. They follow them because they WANT to. I admire Ann-marie Furney, currently seconded from her position as School Education Director for the ENTIRE Western region of NSW. She was my Year Adviser in Year 7 and 8, then my English Head Teacher and classroom teacher through Year 11 and 12. She was an incredibly inspirational teacher because she made us WANT to learn, WANT to challenge ourselves and each other. She made us thirsty for knowledge, gave us a map to the pond, let us find it ourselves, and encouraged us to drink deeply. She has been a Deputy and Principal of largem challenging schools, and remains one of the most incredible, intelligent, wickedly-humoured women I know. I love her dearly and aspire to be half the teacher she is!

I also admire Danni for her ability to light fires in our hearts. She has given me direction and hope in terms of how I work with “my” students, and I love seeing the spark in her ignite the young souls with whom she works.

I think leadership is a natural gift or talent. You know how some people are naturally good with animals or kids? You can’t fake good leadership. Sure, you can take management courses and so forth but I really think that it is an innate quality in some people. In order to cultivate that talent, people need to find a leadership style that suits them, because people don’t respond to a fake. Leadership comes from within. People don’t follow good leaders because they have to. They follow them because they WANT to.

]]> By: olivia http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/2009/06/19/encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-656 olivia Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:39:20 +0000 http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/?p=395#comment-656 WELL DONE DANNI!!! You so deserve this!! :-) x WELL DONE DANNI!!! You so deserve this!! :-) x

]]> By: Sonia http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/2009/06/19/encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Sonia Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:36:15 +0000 http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/?p=395#comment-655 An enormous CONGRATUALTIONS again Danni. You truly deserve recognition at this level as you, together with Fran, have created an organisation that is making a massive difference in the lives of girls across Australia and New Zealand. Truly inspirational!!!! MWA Son XO An enormous CONGRATUALTIONS again Danni. You truly deserve recognition at this level as you, together with Fran, have created an organisation that is making a massive difference in the lives of girls across Australia and New Zealand. Truly inspirational!!!!
MWA Son XO

]]> By: Jane http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/2009/06/19/encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-654 Jane Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:49:10 +0000 http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/?p=395#comment-654 Firstly Danni, a HUGE congratulations on being named as the Top Emerging Leader in Education by The Australian and publicly acknowledged by the PM Mr. Rudd. It is an amazing achievement and one that is well earned!! Yeah! Secondly … who do I believe is a great leader? The late Anita Roddick has always been a big idol of mine. I believe in the early years she had a dream and followed it – she stuck to her principals and found ways of bringing a sense of social justice and community into her business and products. Germaine Greer (while I don’t agree with everything she says) I think she is one gutsy woman who through her struggles and lessons has been a voice for many women and an inspirational leader of Feminism. She also takes no prisoners! Dannielle Miller (CEO of Enlighten Education) who awakened my passion to work with our beautiful adolescent girls. She expects brilliance, offers encouragement, beams confidence, expresses passionately and believes that what we do makes a huge difference in the world of girls and their futures. What a boss!! My mum (now deceased) who went back to study women’s and Aboriginal studies in the 1970s. She had such a remarkable imprint on many women who followed her into her interests in book groups, psychology, women’s studies, and creative endeavors. She inspires me to be the woman I am today and to be the best I can in all I do. She believed in me and loved me and she is my hero. Again congrats Danni – how WONDERFUL !! Lots of Love Jane xx Firstly Danni, a HUGE congratulations on being named as the Top Emerging Leader in Education by The Australian and publicly acknowledged by the PM Mr. Rudd. It is an amazing achievement and one that is well earned!! Yeah!

Secondly … who do I believe is a great leader? The late Anita Roddick has always been a big idol of mine. I believe in the early years she had a dream and followed it – she stuck to her principals and found ways of bringing a sense of social justice and community into her business and products.

Germaine Greer (while I don’t agree with everything she says) I think she is one gutsy woman who through her struggles and lessons has been a voice for many women and an inspirational leader of Feminism. She also takes no prisoners!

Dannielle Miller (CEO of Enlighten Education) who awakened my passion to work with our beautiful adolescent girls. She expects brilliance, offers encouragement, beams confidence, expresses passionately and believes that what we do makes a huge difference in the world of girls and their futures. What a boss!!

My mum (now deceased) who went back to study women’s and Aboriginal studies in the 1970s. She had such a remarkable imprint on many women who followed her into her interests in book groups, psychology, women’s studies, and creative endeavors. She inspires me to be the woman I am today and to be the best I can in all I do. She believed in me and loved me and she is my hero.
Again congrats Danni – how WONDERFUL !! Lots of Love Jane xx

]]> By: Francesca http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/2009/06/19/encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Francesca Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:46:10 +0000 http://enlighteneducation.edublogs.org/?p=395#comment-653 Congratulations Danni! This award is so well deserved. When attending the Alliance of Girls Schools Conference, I had the honour of hearing Marie C. Wilson speak. (author and founder of the Whitehouse Project, www.thewhitehouseproject.org). She spoke passionately about her mission to advance women's leadership in every sector, up to and including the presidency, changing society from a system built on the labour of women to one led equally by their vision. An inspiring woman indeed. As Dannielle’s business partner I have had the honour of seeing her conquer a myriad of challenges, create and achieve goals. The qualities I believe make a good leader I have seen actioned; passion, vision, an ability to inspire others and empower them to follow your vision,to be a good communicator, to think creatively, tenacity, drive to succeed. Some judging criteria listed by one of the members of the Weekend Australian judging panel in this video may be worth listening to also; http://player.video.news.com.au/theaustralian/ Congratulations Danni! This award is so well deserved.
When attending the Alliance of Girls Schools Conference, I had the honour of hearing Marie C. Wilson speak. (author and founder of the Whitehouse Project, http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org). She spoke passionately about her mission to advance women’s leadership in every sector, up to and including the presidency, changing society from a system built on the labour of women to one led equally by their vision. An inspiring woman indeed.
As Dannielle’s business partner I have had the honour of seeing her conquer a myriad of challenges, create and achieve goals. The qualities I believe make a good leader I have seen actioned; passion, vision, an ability to inspire others and empower them to follow your vision,to be a good communicator, to think creatively, tenacity, drive to succeed. Some judging criteria listed by one of the members of the Weekend Australian judging panel in this video may be worth listening to also; http://player.video.news.com.au/theaustralian/

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