2023 Projects Focused On:
Cultivating Global Leaders: A Case Study in Collaborative Education
In 2023, Meg partnered with the Department of Education, Victoria, offering the Student Action One Year Program to 31 Victorian schools, in line with their goal of creating Globally Competent schools and empowering both staff and students.
The Challenge
The Department of Education, Victoria has long valued Global Learning and Engagement, funding transformative student programs and professional development to build Global Competence. They wanted to bring the mission of Global Citizenship to their schools at scale—enter, Meg!
The Solution
Our program empowers students (Year 5 and upwards) to develop Global Citizenship knowledge and skills. Student Ambassadors explore critical global issues, like the UN SDGs, and identify a real issue they’d like to change in their local or school community. They design and implement a solution over the year and collaborate with their peers through regular Zoom meetings, utilising asynchronous tools and program materials.
The Results
The collaborative aspect of multi-school and student participation was a highlight for both educators and students. Working in teams and collaborating, with both their peers at school and online with other students across the country was a program highlight, with 100% of educators and 87% of students indicating this aspect was either “very interesting” or “interesting.” Student Ambassadors particularly enjoy the online meetings, valuing the opportunity to learn and collaborate with fellow students and “change the world.”
Top-Ranked Skills Acquired in Program
Students were asked to identify the skills they have used and developed on the program so far. The top ranked skills were:
Survey Results
• 100% of educators were very satisfied with program communication.
• 100% of educators were either very satisfied or satisfied with the online facilitation of sessions.
• 100% of educators were either very satisfied or satisfied with the program’s design and materials.
• 100% of educators were either very satisfied or satisfied with program organisation.
Building Educator Capacity
By using our program facilitation as a model, and accessing our complimentary self-paced Young Changemaker Education course, educators were able to build their capacity to support future Global Learning student programs at their schools.
See what our Student Ambassadors and educators have to say about our program!
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