A total of 338 grade nine students from Jubilee Catholic Secondary graduated under the leadership program under PNG Tribal Foundation yesterday in Port Moresby city.

Jubilee Catholic Secondary Principal Mrs. Barbara Miles said a pilot school for Senisim PNG program by Tribal Foundation successfully completed the 11 weeks program and allowing 338 grade nine students to obtain the values as good citizens in the country.

“You have explored essential values you’ve gone through the tools you will need build a meaningful life as you step forward.”

“I urge you to apply these core values like integrity, respect, responsibility, empathy and resilience in your daily lives,” said Mrs. Miles.

Tribal Foundation President GT Bustin said the students were privilege to undergo leadership program where directors, managers and CEOs of companies have gone through the same program to lead and inspire others in their leadership roles.

Mr. Bustin challenged the students to make right choices in their lives if they want to be successful in life.

Deputy Principal Janet Sengi said Education Department focuses more on academic curriculum and not value based programs to teach the young ones as agent of change for the country.

Jamie Griffin, student representative said the two values stood out for him during the 11 weeks table session was empathy and resilience.

“We forget to put ourselves in other situations and we turn to judge and that is empathy many of us lacked and resilience is the power of our mind how we think and behave reflects everything about decisions we have make,” Jamie said.