Guiding Question: What if schools created a space for student changemakers to gather, learn, grow, collaborate, innovate, lead and celebrate their work building a bridge to a sustainable future? Key Takeaways: Planting seeds for changemaking in schools Using the Sustainability Compass as a guide to different strands of being a changemaker Creating a sense of unity and belonging for changemakers across Europe at the Düsseldorf conference Building a team through trust, talents and skillsIf you have enjoyed this podcast please take a moment to subscribe, and also we’d appreciate it if you could please leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. The way the algorithm works, this helps our podcast reach more listeners. Thanks from IC for your support. Check out the conference website Inspire Citizens Student Leader Micro-CredentialLearn more about how Inspire Citizens co-designs customized student leadership and changemakers programsConnect with more stories from the Inspire Citizens network in our vignettesAccess free resources for global citizenship educationShare on social media using #EmpathytoImpactEpisode Summary On this episode of Empathy to Impact, host Scott Jamieson meets up with grade 11 students Melania, Julia, and Grabriela from the International School of Düsseldorf. These 3 changemakers spearheaded the team at their school as they organized this year’s student-led changemaker conference, Bridge to Impact. This is the 5th iteration of this European regional conference with previous hosts, Budapest, Munich, and the founding conferences in Frankfurt. This conference is designed to bring young changemakers together, support them to build skills, and create opportunities for action and collaboration. Be sure to check out next year’s conference in Lithuania. Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at this year’s conference from the perspective of the student leaders who put it all together. Discover a transformative podcast on education and learning from a student perspective and student voice, exploring media, media literacy, and media production to inspire citizens in schools through a media lab focused on 21st-century learning, empathy to impact, Global citizenship, collaboration, systems thinking, service learning, PBL, CAS, MYP, PYP, DP, Service as Action, futures thinking, project-based learning, sustainability, well-being, harmony with nature, community engagement, experiential learning, and the role of teachers and teaching in fostering well-being and a better future.
