Freedom Dreaming | SRIA 2024 by Meg Allison

engagement

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Every single student feels like they are brilliant and that they have things to contribute and growth to celebrate

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Students leading the learning…

Intersectional

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Students talking, listening to others experiences to develop empathy and create change.

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Students are a natural and integral part of decision making- schedules, classes, graduation requirements, flexibility in the day, policies and practices, ect.

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Powerful

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Students are motivated and excited to come to school and create their learning experiences.

Student centered

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Students are taking an active role in their learning, they are leading and helping each other when needed, they lift each other up and succeed together.

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Students can be their awesome, authentic selves - sharing experiences and ideas without fear of judgment. A safe place!

Acceptance for differing viewpoints/ways of life, constructive conversations

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Work that needs doing

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Empowered youth would be using powerful tools - across many disciplines - to do meaningful work that needs doing in the community

Students feel inspired/purposed and take action.

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It looks messy and loud and unpredictable and alive.

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Multiple pathways to success and knowledge. Students are empowered to display and advocate their respective identities

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Young people and adults imagining and envisioning together what school looks like

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Vibrant, inclusive, and dynamic.

Speaking up

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A world where youth are able to speak up and share their truth and have meaningful conversations with adults that help them grow

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Partnerships, students are full partners in the process and the work. They are valued for all the contributions and knowledge they can bring to defining and shaping experiences and outcomes.

Students are empowered.

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Students educate everyone to accept each other and share what it means to be accepting and value each other as they are.

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Inclusive

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It feels like lively, safe engagement

Student driven

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Students are learning from one another, students are designing the school that works best for them, students are living their experiences

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It looks like no state assessments, no data monitoring, no standards. Active, hands on, real-world, experiential learning

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Students feel like their authentic voice is heard. Students are striving to live in the world they want to see and building the stepping stones to get to that dream.

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Students collaborating with each other on projects they choose, working on authentic products. It sounds like students talking with each other and with their community. It feels like a collective effort, not a individualized competition.

Students are seen as people first, respected and spoken to as valuable individuals.

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Advocacy is centered, and students are taught to speak up for themselves and others. We stop focusing on quieting students and start raising up their voices.

Student Agency

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ALL students are seen, heard and listened to. School is exciting and inspiring.