1. Open the Door Resham Premchand
Japanese International School

2. Agenda Introduction Exploring Student Voice Purpose Mindful engagement
Sustainable
Next steps?

3. Introduction Resham Premchand
Currently at Japanese International School
Teaching P6, Exhibition Year
IB WSL, Site Evaluator
WASC Evaluator
Teaching in HK, Singapore and Japan
Reading, connecting, travelling

4. What is Student Voice? What is Student Voice?
What YOU think student voice means?
Share with your partner
You can add ideas as you discuss with one another
What is Student Voice?

5. In context Acknowledge shifts in the post modern era Communication
Use of Technology
Knowledge base VS skill base
Cultural diversity
Political diversity
More gender equality
Different types of “homes”
Experiences more varied
Varied professions (VS traditional professions)
And more…

6. And have schools changed?
Textbook based VS Learning engagements
Teacher centred VS student centred
Set curriculum (UK) vs Inquiry based
How encompassing have we become as educators to the changes in the post modern era in our schools?

7. Purpose
Is there a need to change our schools or the way we run things?
Are our students disengaged?
Relevance between school and the real world?
Do we understand our students’ worlds?
What do they see is important
And why? What is the purposeful engagement?
Their trials and tribulations

8. Why change? Authentic connections
Engage them in creating, building and sustaining their community
Empower them with applicable tools/ strategies
Create and build confident and balanced people

9. How?
Establish the mission and vision of the school, revisit it every 3 years
Acknowledge the context of the environment
Know the client – student and parents
Build psychological safety amongst the students, staff, parents to create room for experimentation

10. How?
Classroom environment
School
Community

11. Mindful engagement

12. Listen to the students
Validate
Authorization
Action
Reflection

13. Role of teachers Classroom Facilitators
What can I do to help you learn effectively?
Psychological safety - Trust
What choices can students make? (Level 1- 5)
What changes do students want to make?
Is it always a YES?
Establishing Time, Place, Purpose
Empowers them = engages them
Accountability
Authentic
Ownership

14. Kids Matter, Australian Primary Schools Mental Health Initiative

15. Brainstorm ideas
Walk around the room to brainstorm ideas for possible ways to hear students’ voice
Each grade level
Each environment
Playground
Corridor
Snack/ lunch room
Person –in - charge
Principal
Chef/ Lunch provider
Games provider/ PE teacher

16. Sustainable
Act
Feel
Being
Values

17. Next Steps

18. Video
Alex Fletcher

19. References https://adamfletcher.net/activities/consulting/commonaction
Kids Matter, Australian Primary Schools Mental Health Initiative
students-rebecca-alber
change-start-listening-suzie-boss
voice-bill-palmer
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20. Questions?

21. Thank You