Empathy to Impact Inspire Citizens

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New from Inspire Citizens: Inspired Coaching & Inspired Experiences Learn more about how Inspire Citizens co-designs whole-school service learning programsYou can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this linkShare on social media using #EmpathytoImpactEpisode Summary On this episode, I connect with service learning leaders Pooja, Maya, Minnie, & Poj. These young global citizens share an interest in service through the lens of unity, collaboration and humanitarianism. Listen to our conversation to hear about the multitude of options for students at NIST to engage in meaningful, impactful, and sustainable service through collaboration with diverse community partners in Thailand. We talk about the current projects and aspirations of the service clubs that they are personally involved with, as well as how they have developed as leaders through their work with their clubs and ServiceCo, a student-led organization within the school, who, among their many responsibilities, coordinate and offer leadership and oversight to the many initiatives happening across the school. How might we work together to create a culture of service within our own schools and empower students to take action for a more just equitable, joyful, and sustainable future?  Listen and be inspired.

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New from Inspire Citizens: Inspired Coaching & Inspired Experiences Learn more about how Inspire Citizens co-designs whole-school service learning programsYou can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this linkShare on social media using #EmpathytoImpactEpisode Summary Oprah Winfrey said, “Everybody has a story. And there is something to be learned from every experience.” Aaron Henkin and Wendel Patrick fully embrace this with the mosaic of stories that they capture hiding in plain sight on their podcast Out of the Blocks.  I invite you to join me on this encore episode to hear about how this idea became a powerful learning experience for students and think about how the power of storytelling might transform your classroom. 

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New from Inspire Citizens: Inspired Coaching & Inspired Experiences Learn more about how Inspire Citizens co-designs whole-school service learning programsYou can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this linkShare on social media using #EmpathytoImpactEpisode Summary 
It was so amazing to meet Aya from the International School of Kigali in Rwanda and learn about her passion for mindful service and how it connects to intercultural competency. Her 4 pillars of mindful service would be a great starting point for any school designing a service learning program, or evaluating the impact of their partnerships. How might we engage as listeners, connect with communities from a place of equality, build relationships, establish trust and collaboratively design actions that have positive impact and develop reciprocal partnerships? Listen to find out.

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New from Inspire Citizens: Inspired Coaching & Inspired Experiences Learn more about how Inspire Citizens co-designs customized student leadership and changemakers programsCheck out Namya’s websiteYou can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this linkShare on social media using #EmpathytoImpactEpisode Summary 
On this episode I meet Namya Joshi, an education activist, changemaker, and “STEMinist” from India. She is passionate about getting more girls involved in STEM, and gamification as a teaching strategy to increase engagement, particularly through the use of Minecraft.  In addition to her many achievements, she is a Minecraft Ambassador for Microsoft. She also lives by the motto #EachOneTeachTen. Listen to learn more. 

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New from Inspire Citizens: Inspired Coaching & Inspired Experiences Learn more about how Inspire Citizens co-designs customized student leadership and changemakers programsLearn more about Service Learning at COJOWA Read more about this story in this Inspire Citizens vignetteYou can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this linkShare on social media using #EmpathytoImpactEpisode Summary 
Dominique, Alithza & Martin are 3rd grade students at COJOWA in Cartagena, Colombia. In a recent unit, combining Spanish and Sociales, students collaborated and learned from local farmers at Granitos de Paz.  This reciprocal partnership involved students learning about what foods are growing locally in their community from the farmers and creating a system for members of their community to purchase directly from the local farmers, rather than buying imported foods with a higher carbon footprint. Other experts from the community also visited the class as guest speakers. This service learning project is a great example of how students can work collaboratively with a community partner to both learn from that community partner, and make meaningful contributions to their work.

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Connect with STAND via faculty liaison, Rachael Thrash: rachaelt@ishelsinki.fiLearn more about how Inspire Citizens co-designs customized student leadership and changemakers programsYou can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this linkShare on social media using #EmpathytoImpactEpisode Summary On this episode, we return to the International School of Helsinki and reconnect with a student-led leadership group with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, STAND. This stands for Students Together AgaiNst Discrimination. This student-led group is doing amazing work to transform the culture of their school and create a community where everyone feels a sense of belonging. ISH is on a journey to becoming a place where differences are cherished, diversity is celebrated, and somewhere that all students and faculty feel they are a valued part of the community. Join me as I speak with Soomin, Sophie, Bao and Andrei to learn about their upcoming projects, aspirations for the future, and the impact that STAND continues to have in their community.