Empathy to Impact: Student Voices on Global Citizenship Education & Community Engagement

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Episode Summary 

At Beijing City International School, Maggie is a student-leader of a high school club called Unlock. The mission of Unlock is to raise awareness and dispel myths and stereotypes about autism while giving students an opportunity to work firsthand with students with autism to discover their talents and strengths. Join us as Maggie talks about her journey to becoming a leader and how she uses constellation leadership and the power of gratitude to empower and truly unlock the potential of members of her club to have an impact in her community.

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.

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• At the time of publishing, COJOWA is working on permission from all parties to share the documentary that the students created. Stay tuned. Hopefully we will be able to share the documentary soon.
• If you would like to learn more about this project you can read more here.
• To connect and/or contribute to the students’ work in Tierra Bomba, please reach out to Inspire Citizens.
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Episode Summary 

On this episode, I connect with Isabella, Miguel, Sebastian, Indalecio & Susana, recent graduates of Colegio Jorge Washington in Cartagena, Colombia. Listen how these students, as part of an integrated unit that combined Spanish and sociales (social studies), connected with a local community, conducted a needs assessment, developed a collaborative partnership, and used their expertise to design and prototype solutions. Listen as they discuss the project and the roles they took on as part of the collaboration.

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.

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• If you missed Episode 2 with Nantume and Nkoba you can listen here to find out more about the well project in their village in Uganda. 
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Episode Summary 

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.

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.

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• Instagram: @help_up__
• Linkedin: helpupapp
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Episode Summary

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. 

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.

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• You can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this link
• Nolan’s book “Let’s Agree to Disagree: A Critical Thinking Guide to Communication, Conflict Management, and Critical Media Literacy” is a highly recommended resource. 
• Nolan”s Substack
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Episode Summary 

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.

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.

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• More information about the Climate Journal Project can be found here
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• You can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this link
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Episode Summary 

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.

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.

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• Watch Phoenix’s group’s video on Gender Equality
• Watch Ryan and Candice‘s video on Climate Action and Plastic Pollution
• See student examples from Inspire Citizens Eco-Media programs
• Learn more about how IC empowers student leaders and equips them with the tools they need through Inspire Citizens Future Now leadership programs. 
• You can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this link
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Episode Summary
On 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.

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.

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• You can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this link
• Connect with Finley and his work as a changemaker here
• Learn more about what is happening with the Frankfurt International School Changemakers 
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Episode Summary
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 global 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.

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.

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• Before you listen, check out Iris‘s documentary film
• See student examples from Inspire Citizens Eco-Media programs
• Learn more about how IC empowers student leaders and equips them with the tools they need through Inspire Citizens Future Now leadership programs. 
• You can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this link
• #EmpathytoImpact

Episode Summary
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.

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.

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• For more information or to register for the Inspire Citizens Global Citizenship Certificate click here
• You can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this link
• #EmpathytoImpact

Episode Summary
How might we build empathy for people who are forced to move from their home and settle in a new place? How might we create a sense of belonging for refugees? These were the types of questions presented to 9th grade students at Western Academy of Beijing as part of an integrated unit involving a partnership between Design and Individuals & Societies (I&S). Students became more aware of the push and pull factors that lead to migration and the challenges that these pose to people having to relocate in different parts of the world. They then used their knowledge and skills to design solutions to help refugees feel a sense of belonging in their new homes.

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.