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Dr Christopher Mizel discusses Xiaohusai, a student-led social enterprise founded by high school students at Concordia International School Shanghai. By addressing challenges of economic inequity among tea farmers and limited educational access for their children, the project has become a model for how student empowerment can drive sustainable, high-impact change.
Madeleine Proud presents Nexus International School Malaysia’s award-winning Global Goals Day, a sustainability initiative that empowers learners to embrace global citizenship through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Sustainability has become an urgent priority for schools worldwide. Adam McRoy discusses the meaningful steps Cogdel Cranleigh School Changsha (CCSC) has taken to embed environmental stewardship into their school culture. Their award-winning initiative, the CCSC Sustainability Pledge, is a student-led programme designed to instil responsible environmental habits.
Sunita Bhandari and Rajen Karki discuss Kopila Valley School’s wide-ranging sustainability initiatives, emphasising the importance of place-based education, community engagement, and fostering students’ growth into independent, eco-conscious citizens.
Oanh Crouch discusses the growing concern of Nature Deficit Disorder among children, exacerbated by the digital age. The article outlines a structured outdoor learning programme, ‘The Journey,’ designed to reconnect students with nature, enhance their physical activity, reduce stress, and support cognitive development.
Award-winning Kopila Valley School serves 400 of the most vulnerable and at-risk children from the region each year using a holistic approach, with a major focus on experiential and place-based education. Sunita Bhandari and Rajen Karki discuss the school’s healthy lunch program and agriculture initiatives.
Samuel Hodge, Deputy Principal at Prince of Wales Island International School (POWIIS), discusses the award-winning POWIIS Project, a service learning/passion project curriculum addressing local environmental and social concerns. It is not just one initiative, but rather close to 30, aiming to cover all 17 SDGs.
All schools want students to make a difference, but ensuring that this change is authentic can be a challenge. Mark Beales, Principal of Osaka YMCA International School, emphasises the importance of establishing sustainable initiatives exists at the school’s core. He delves into the school’s award-winning student-led initiative while sharing practical advice.
DPS International School in Gurugram won a 2024 International School Award for its Student Task Force, reflecting their commitment to innovative, student-led initiatives for community wellbeing. Gunjan Tomar, Activities and Service as Action Coordinator at DPS International School, tells us about the evolution of the Student Task Force and the various initiatives to exist within it.
Heritage International School in Moldova was shortlisted for its sustainability initiative by ISC Research at the International School Awards in 2023. Tatiana Popa explains the approach the school took to implement sustainability as a top priority, and how they involved everyone in it.
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