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“The Creator does not abandon us; he never forsakes his loving plan or repents of having created us. Humanity still has the ability to work together in building our common home.”

This year, students and staff participated in an initiative called the Global Citizenship Student Ambassador program which places students uniquely in the centre of their own learning, leveraging Student Voice and Student Agency, for a project they co-design with school educators and implement with their peers. Our students lead their project in the our College Community whilst developing and using leadership skills across the year.

Our students were uniquely placed to understand issues they see in their own, their peers and their communities worlds. This provided an authentic learning contexts and motivational learning as their projects are grounded in real-life contexts within and beyond the College. Students as active and empowered learners, who can solve issues locally and understand those connections globally were able to grow their Global Citizenship skills as they took action for the collective wellbeing and sustainable development.

Student Leadership is an important part of the program, as it not only develops a student’s ability to design solutions to local issues, but to lead the implementation of those solutions in their school community. There are many different types and styles of leadership; autocratic, democratic, charismatic, and student leadership. The Student Ambassadors learnt about, and were encouraged to use Inclusive Leadership mindsets and practices. Initially students were given the opportunity to understand what inclusive leadership looks like looking at models, why it matters and how to implement it, and the outcomes that can come from an inclusive leadership approach. Once students understood what Inclusive Leadership was, they were asked to actively use this style of leadership in the designing and implementing their projects.

Our students identified the issue of wanting to improve the College’s overall sustainability approaches and address any negative impacts that are taking place in our local environment, primarily through waste.