BSGC Student Voice
Introduction
Our students were first trained on the Learn to Lead programme in September 2018.
The Learn to Lead programme offers the opportunity for all students to gain leadership experience through their engagement in team projects that improve their school and wider communities. All teams receive training to work together, make plans and run meetings and activities to achieve their goals.
We currently have 4 Project Teams:
- Environmental
- Fundraising/ Charity
- School development/ Current student issues
- Equality (bullying, racism, LGBT, sexism…)
Each team has:
- A link teacher (whose role is to give guidance to the team and support them with administrative tasks)
- A facilitator (student preparing agendas for the team, keeping the team files organised and up-to-date, liaising with the Student Voice coordinator, ensuring the meetings are run well)
- A note taker (recording the minutes of the meetings)
Student Voice Student Coordinator
Some of the important responsibilities coming with this position involve:
- Being “the face” of Student Voive at the BSGC and the first point of contact between our student body and the Student Voice teams, sharing ideas of events and projects from non- members with the adequate team(s);
- Supporting the Student Voice coordinator (Nathalie Froidevaux) and link teachers during team trainings;
- Leading Student Voice forums and assemblies;
- Supporting teams with their individual projects;
- Assisting teams with the implementation of the Student Voice tools and use of Google Classroom;
- Connecting and coordinating teams on common projects, whenever suitable;
- Assisting link teachers with administrative tasks.
- Promoting Student Voice projects and events via Social Media.
Mara Zlatcu
We have a termly Forum.
The forum brings together all the members of the project teams, the link teachers and the Student Voice Coordinator. The forum is to communicate the ongoing work of the project teams, share ideas and discuss any issues, concerns or interests that relate to the work of the team members.
The Student Voice Coordinators and the facilitators of each Project Team meet up with the Headmaster every half-term.
Projects
2022-2023 | |||
Date | Event/ Project | Beneficiaries | Project teams |
Term 1 | Halloween fancy Dress | ACCM (Asociación Canaria Cancer de Mama) | Fundraising and Charity |
265,83 euros | |||
Term 1 | Cookies Gramms | UNICEF | Fundraising and Charity |
380,30 € | |||
Term 1 | Food collection | Banco de Alimentos de Las Palmas | Fundraising and Charity |
Term 1 | Shoe Box | EC+ Fundraising and Charity | |
Term 1 | Fantasy League | ADACEA Asociación de Daño Cerebral Adquirido de Jaén | School Development |
Term 2 | Second Hand Uniform sale | Fundraising + Environmental Teams | |
Term 2 | Book exchange | School Development | |
All Year | Planting in the garden | Environmental Team | |
Terms 1 and 2 | Plastic vs Us | Environmental Team |
Previous Years
2021-2022 | |||
Date | Event/ Project | Beneficiaries | Project teams |
Term 1 | New benches by Rubber tree | School Development | |
Term 1 | La Palma Fundraiser | Victims of the volcano eruption in La Palma | House Captains + Fundraising and Charity |
3881.95 euros | |||
Term 1 | Halloween Decorations | Equaliteam | |
Term 1 | Halloween fancy Dress | Fundraising and Charity | |
Term 1 | Cookies Grams | Cruz Roja- Children in Need | Fundraising and Charity |
Term 1 | Dulce Navidad | Banco de Alimentos de Las Palmas | Fundraising and Charity |
Term 1 | Shoe Box | Todosuma Canarias | EC+ Fundraising and Charity |
Solidarity of the South Eas | |||
Proyecto Vecinal de Alimentos de Mogan | |||
Term 2 | Valentine’s Day Photo Booth | Amigos Contra El Sida | Fundraising and Charity |
215 euros | |||
Term 2 | Ukraine Fundraiser | Save the Children | Fundraising and Charity |
(Carnival) | 682.20 euros | ||
Term 3 | Food Collection | Banco de Alimentos | Fundraising and Charity |
All Year | Planting in the garden | Environmental Team | |
All Year | Recycling Rota | Environmental Team | |
Term 3 | New Recycling bins | Environmental Team | |
Term 3 | Whole school quiz after Beach clean-up trip for Enrichment Week | Environmental Trip |
2020-2021 | |||
Date | Event/ Project | Beneficiaries | Project teams |
Term 1 | Carnival Fundraiser | Asociación Yolihuani Guatemala | Fundraising and Charity |
Term 1 | Cookies Grams | Hospital San Juan de Dios | Fundraising and Charity |
Term 1 | Dulce Navidad | Banco de Alimentos de Las Palmas | Fundraising and Charity |
Term 1 | Shoe Box | Todosuma Canarias | EC+ Fundraising and Charity |
Solidarity of the South Eas | |||
Proyecto Vecinal de Alimentos de Mogan | |||
Term 2 | Animal Shelter Donations | Asociación en Defensa de los Animales de Gran Canaria | Fundraising and Charity |
Term 2 | Carnival Fundraiser | Colectivo GAMA (LGBTQ+ organisation) | Equaliteam |
Term 3 | Día de Canarias Raffle | Red Cross’s refugee program | Fundraising and Charity |
Term 3 | Earth Day | Environmental Team | |
All Year | Recycling Rota | Environmental Team | |
Term 3 | Blinds and fans around the school | School Development |