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

A throwback to the old intro…  Happy Summer (northern hemisphere) from Inspire Citizens. We hope you enjoy this encore episode from our archives featuring some amazing student leaders at NIST . New episodes coming soon. If you have enjoyed the podcast please take a moment to subscribe, and also please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. The way the algorithm works, this helps our pod...

Note: This episode is an encore performance from an episode originally published on May 7, 2024 If you have enjoyed the podcast please take a moment to subscribe, and also please leave 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.  Update: Aya’s paper got published! You can read it here . It is...

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...

Guiding Question: How might hosting a regional student leadership conference create opportunities for growth and collaboration for student leaders at your school? Key Takeaways: Setting students up for leadership success Creating opportunities for students to get a glimpse into the real world through their leadership experiences Opportunities to inspire that go beyond just growth as a leader If yo...

Guiding Question: How might we create opportunities for students to develop their leadership skills while cultivating a sense of belonging for new students and new families in our school communities? Key Takeaways: Identifying skills and attributes essential for student leaders Developing student driven processes and procedures in our leadership programs How leadership opportunities help students...

Guiding Question: Why is it important for students go begin projects involving service learning and community engagement with relationship building? Key Takeaways: Building relationships with a local school and working with them to address vision challenges of students to reduce barriers to learning and improve as student outcomes. Community partnerships - In this case, collaborating with a local...

Guiding Question: How might schools empower students by giving them more agency in their learning and evolving curricula to better reflect their needs and interests?  Key Takeaways: Strengthening collaboration through building more effective teams  The future of education is not one size fits all Leaning in to AI - AI is a good collaborator, but is not a good leader. And it’s not cheating. If you...

Guiding Question: How might we empower our students by giving them freedom and agency to explore local issues that they are passionate about and utilize their public speaking skills to connect with local policy makers to raise awareness and inspire change? Key Takeaways: A different take on service learning and advocacy to raise awareness about important issues in our local community through publi...

“A recent study examined emotional intelligence scores from 28,000 adults across 166 countries and uncovered an alarming trend: global emotional intelligence has dropped nearly six per cent between 2019 and 2024.” - Read more here from The Conversation Guiding Question: How might taking a systems approach to social emotional learning and global citizenship education create opportunities to live yo...

Guiding Question: How might we give students a voice in how we celebrate cultural diversity in our school communities? Key Takeaways: The importance of student voice and agency in designing whole school events Celebrating culture through learning, perspective taking, and shared experiences Unexpected sources of inspiration A student perspective on the New Metrics from Melbourne University  If you...

Guiding Question: How might we empower students to take the lead on sustainability initiatives within our school community? Key Takeaways: Climate action in our own school communities starting with becoming more deeply aware by quantifying our carbon footprint  Measuring impact: 6 important data points for schools to consider The importance of direct service opportunities for students  Approaching...

If you have enjoyed the podcast please take a moment to subscribe, and also please leave 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.  Considering professional development ? Inspire Citizens Global Citizenship Certificate courses launch November 30! Click to learn more and register for these i...

Inspire Citizens would like to dedicate this episode to the memory of Dr. Jane Goodall. May her passion for the world we live in continue to inspire us all. I think she would’ve liked this one… Guiding Question: How might we take a regenerative approach to leadership? Key Takeaways: Explore what it means to take a regenerative approach to leadership. Regenerative versus sustainable, what’s the dif...

Going way back in the archives this week to share one of our favorite episodes from the very beginning of the Empathy to Impact podcast. These students would just be starting high school now I think. I hope you enjoy the episode. ~Scott Here is a link to the podcasts that the students produced. Here are some samples of student videos . Here is the digital magazine produced by the class.  These can...

If you have enjoyed the podcast please take a moment to subscribe and leave 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.  Considering professional development ? Inspire Citizens Global Citizenship Certificate courses launch Sept. 20! Click to learn more and register for these impactful program...

Guiding Question: How might we empower our students, beyond personal projects, to have a greater say in their learning through increased student agency. Key Takeaways: Student agency and the importance of learning experiences, like personal projects, to create opportunities for students to explore different interests outside of the curriculum. Raising awareness of complex issues, like child labor,...

Guiding Question: How might we create a space for students to follow their passions and collaboratively design solutions for the global good? Key Takeaways: A case study from Notre Dame Belmont High School and Serra High School in California, USA. A class without grades where students can follow their passions without the constraint of academic pressure. Being part of a global network where studen...

Guiding Question: How might students play a role in creating more inclusive communities in our schools? Key Takeaways: How a student used the community project in grade 8 to start a PRIDE club A student perspective on managing transitions Zooming in on the Changemaker Journey through a participant’s viewpoint on the changemaker conference at AISB in Budapest If you have enjoyed the podcast please...

Guiding Question: How might we empower students to organize an event to share, celebrate, inspire and BE changemakers in your region? Key Takeaways: A behind-the-scenes look at hosting a student-led conference Making a conference more sustainable Developing a “ Changemaker Mindset ” to unlock the potential in our school communities Transitioning from advocacy to action If you have enjoyed the podc...

Guiding Question: How might we empower students to organize an event to share, celebrate, and inspire younger students in our school community through service learning. Key Takeaways: Peer to peer learning in the context of service learning Authentic engagement with service learning in elementary education co-facilitated by high school student leaders  Planting the seeds with our youngest learners...

Guiding Question: How might we take creative action towards a reimagined future? Key Takeaways Different types of service and ways we can take action PYP Exhibition and how we might empower students to take age-appropriate, creative, sustainable actions How meaningful actions can start a “chain reaction” in our school communities as we work to develop as global citizens  If you have enjoyed the po...

Empathy to Impact is a podcast designed for educators dedicated to global citizenship education. We explore themes of sustainability, service learning, student leadership, and community engagement, empowering students to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable future. While educators grasp the “why” and “what” of global citizenship, this podcast delves into the “how”. Through engaging story...

Guiding Question: How might we create space for student leaders to thrive and inspire change in our schools and communities? Key Takeaways Hosting “Summit” events for student leaders Bringing big global goals like the sustainable development goals down to a local level where we can think about how we might take action and make meaningful connections that lead to positive impacts Suitability of stu...

If you have enjoyed the podcast please take a moment to subscribe, and also please leave 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.  Enjoy photos from the exhibition that the students created in this vignette See student examples from  Inspire Citizens Eco-Media programs here You can book a...

Guiding Question: How might we identify authentic community needs as changemakers and global citizens? Key Takeaways Creating time in the school day for impactful community projects Young people taking an active role in shaping a better future Authentic needs versus perceived needs through listening and collaboration SIMA Academy - The Netflix of Social Change - documentary films to inspire and em...