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As we begin a new school year, there is bound to be lots of buzz as students plan CAS, service and personal projects at schools across the globe. I thought this was the perfect time to revisit my conversation with Jarry, Corina and Amy from XLIS. Hopefully this podcast can empower students and educators to dream big, design a plan and take action when it comes to service initiatives this school year.
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Youth sometimes are thought of through the lens of a stereotype that paints a picture of screen-addicted partiers who are disconnected from local and global issues. This is certainly not the case for my guests Alex and Marta from Barcelona. They contend that many young people are passionate about global issues, and are eager and enthusiastic for opportunities to be part of the solution. As high school students, they identified a challenge for young people in getting connected with NGOs, and other organizations that lead impactful, sustainable work in our communities. They, along with their colleagues at HelpUp, decided to take action and do something about this. They have created the app, HelpUp, to connect young people with NGOs to create opportunities for meaningful volunteer work. Join me as they discuss their experience and learning as entrepreneurs, their international recognition, and their aspirations for the future.
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In this episode we break from our usual format and I have a conversation with Nolan Higdon. Nolan is an author and university lecturer at Merrill College and the education department at the University of California Santa Cruz. His areas of focus are podcasting, digital culture, news media history and critical media literacy. At Inspire Citizens we are passionate about critical media literacy and bringing these important tools into classrooms and so much of Nolan‘s work, including his new book, “Let’s Agree to Disagree: A Critical Thinking Guide to Communication, Conflict Management, and Critical Media Literacy” connects so well with our student media programs. How are we integrating media into our units? Join us to find out more about the what, so what and now what of critical media literacy.
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Erika is a doctoral candidate and research associate at the Center for Sustainable Futures at Teachers College, Columbia University, and a research fellow at Columbia’s Climate School. Her dissertation focuses on youth climate activism and youth agency in social movements. On this episode she joins me to discuss her work empowering youth activists, and programs like Youth At The Center and how this leads to community engagement for students and opportunities for collaboration and action.
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Episode SummaryOn this episode I connect with 3 documentary filmmakers from Dulwich College at the Pudong Campus in Shanghai. Phoenix represents a group that focused on SDG 5, Gender Equality. Ryan and Candace are representing a group that created a film about SDG 13, Climate Action, with a specific focus on plastic pollution. It was interesting that, as I was recording final thoughts for this episode during postproduction, I mistakenly said that Ryan in Candace’s film was focusing on SDG 12, Responsible Consumption and Production. Rather than edit this out, I chose to leave it because I think it is a great example of how so many of the Global Goals are interconnected and how when we design solutions we can have a broad impact in our local community and, by sharing our stories, hopefully inspire others to do the same across the globe.
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On this episode I meet Finley, a young changemaker from Frankfurt International School. Despite living in a place that has easy access to safe, clean water, Finley became connected with this important local issue through reading an amazing book by Linda Sue Park and listening to Nantume and Nkoba share their work on the Empathy to Impact podcast. Through the support of his family and a school program that nurtures young changemakers, Finley has been able to turn his passion for safe, clean water into a global collaboration that is impacting the lives of entire villages and the families living there.
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As we approach the summer holiday, it is a good time to consider the question in the title of this podcast, and perhaps to think about our own relationships with technology.
On this episode I meet a documentary filmmaker from Western Academy of Beijing. Iris is currently in her junior year and we’re going to be talking about a documentary film that she made for her personal project at the end of gr. 10. For her personal project, Iris decided to give up her smartphone for an entire week, record the experience and turn that into a documentary film. Imagine the challenges that go way beyond losing access to our social media feeds. I love how Iris tells the story and shares her reflections on the experience and the connection to mindfulness that goes beyond her years. Before you listen to this episode, make sure to watch her film that is linked in the show notes.
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If you would like to learn more about this amazing project as well as the course Reading & Writing for Social Justice, connect with Jeremy Hachey:
hacheyjeremy@gmail.com
@HacheyELA
Kio Stark Ted talk referenced in the podcast:
https://youtu.be/rFpDK2KhAgw
@kiostark
Feeling inspired by Jake’s story? Connect with him and find out more about his work at Young Changemakers International.
Twitter
@YoungChangemak1
young_changemakers_intl
Young Changemakers International
Website
https://www.youngchangemakersintl.org/
If you would like to connect and collaborate with the students from the International School of Dakar and the amazing student-led social justice work that is happening there, please contact Dr. Nneka Johnson at nnekaj@faculty.isd.sn or on Twitter @NnekaJ_EDU
If you would like to connect and collaborate with the students from the International School of Dakar and the amazing student-led social justice work that is happening there, please contact Dr. Nneka Johnson at nnekaj@faculty.isd.sn or on Twitter @NnekaJ_EDU
Members of STAND would welcome partnership opportunities with other schools, teachers and students from around the world. Reach out and connect.
Email: stand@ishelsinki.fi
Instagram: s.t.a.n.d.ish
If you missed Episode 2 you can listen at this link or wherever you enjoy great podcasts.
Here is a link to Mandy & Yi-Mei’s film
https://inspirecitizens.org/futures-media/2021/9/5/green-is-gold-ev-rap-battle
Check out other films from the Green is Gold Film Festival at the following links
https://inspirecitizens.org/futures-media/2021/6/14/green-is-gold-in-this-house
https://inspirecitizens.org/futures-media/2021/6/18/supply-chain-electricity
https://inspirecitizens.org/futures-media/2021/6/18/bright-future
https://inspirecitizens.org/futures-media/2021/6/18/is-biofuel-a-viable-fuel-of-the-future
https://inspirecitizens.org/futures-media/2021/5/23/green-is-gold-battery-rap-collaboration
At the end of the 20-21 school year HS students at Hangzhou CIS hosted a Green Is Gold Film Festival. Mandy & Yi-Mei, two of the featured filmmakers, join me on the podcast to share their experiences creating a film that takes a balanced look at green energy as we transition to a sustainable future.
These can be used as meta-models to inspire the learners in your classroom. If you would like help implementing a unit like this please reach out to Inspire Citizens by emailing scott@inspirecitizens.org
On this preview of the upcoming episode, I meet Caroline, Fina and Neil who are living in Malaysia. We discuss a project that they did at the end of 3rd grade that involved becoming more aware of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, learning some new technology and research skills and producing media to have an impact. Full episode will publish on September 1.
For more information about the upcoming FIS Changemaker Conference click this link: https://sites.google.com/fis.edu/changemaker-conference/home
For more information about the upcoming FIS Changemaker Conference click this link: https://sites.google.com/fis.edu/changemaker-conference/home
On this episode I am joined by Nantume and Nkoba, two high school students from Uganda, who share their inspirational story of how they attend school virtually at XLIS in Xi’an, China and how they have worked together to achieve a dream of having clean, safe drinking water for the people of their local community.
On this episode I am joined by Nantume and Nkoba, two high school students from Uganda, who share their inspirational story of how they attend school virtually at XLIS in Xi’an, China and how they have worked together to achieve a dream of having clean, safe drinking water for the people of their local community.
On this episode I chat with Christina, a high school sophomore from Beijing, about photography, leading workshops with students and with teachers as a student and the value of media in education.
Hear a preview of my conversation with Christina from our upcoming July 15 episode of the Empathy to Impact Podcast