Episode #94
A Turtle to Brighten the Day: Thinking LOCAL with Community Partnerships
Guiding Question: How might, not just a turtle, but a whole mural of colorful characters, co-designed by the students at a local kindergarten, uplift students and faculty and have a positive impact on wellbeing? Key Takeaways: Thinking local when it comes to our community partnerships Building relationships onsite with community partners rather than one-off opportunities or fundraisers Addressing authentic needs - In this case gathering ideas from the students at the local school on the theme for the mural If 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. Inspire Citizens Student Leader Micro-Credential Learn more about how Inspire Citizens co-designs customized student leadership and changemakers programs Connect with more stories from the Inspire Citizens network in our vignettes Access free resources for global citizenship education Share on social media using #EmpathytoImpact Episode Summary On this episode of Empathy to Impact, host Scott Jamieson meets up with Gene, Anya, Kyra, & PamPam, high school students and community artists from Shrewsbury International School in Bangkok, Thailand. We talk about a project that they chose to be involved in that connected to their changemaker superpowers and addressed an authentic needs of one of their local community partners, Mercy Center Kindergarten . Through this long-term partnership, they were able to collaboratively identify a challenge and work together to transform the school playground by taking a plain wall and painting it with a bright, vibrant mural. This mural continues to uplift the community and has had a positive impact on everyone who uses the playground. Join us to hear about how this project came 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.
