How can student projects make a difference?

help students to find their passion and relate it to the curriculum in something that they like.

Research

Thinking outside themselves

Get involved in the community

School to career

Pride in helping

Ownership in learning and community

global citizenship

giving students authentic ways to share their projects

they learn empathy

seeing the world around them with open eyes

Go to a school board meeting and presenting

Research and create awareness and getting involved themselves.

connect with other schools

Out of box thinking

Involve community

Help them realize how big one small movement can be

help students feel needed and important

Young person can command adult attention

global citizenship

becoming school leaders

Different perspective

By linking to a real world issue

it makes learning relevant. It answers the questions "when are we ever going to use this"

Learning about gamechangers

students are in tune with what concerns their age group and act on it

Making connections

Help students find their passions.

community engagement

Fresh eyes and unaware understanding

Community need

Can encourage each other so those with talents will have the courage to use them

Help the community.

Ask them - they have great ideas

Connect with local nonprofit organizations.

Help local charities

inspire or encourage other students

empower young people

Develop Compassion

can connect students to their own community

get students to look beyond their own concerns

becoming part of the community

making an improvement of their local community

building community relationships

wake them up

it gives them ownership

educate others

Bring awareness to the problem

Creating awareness

Create curiosity

Learning empathy

Talk to city council....buy in

improving relationships between groups of people

Bring attention to current issues

Change the world

Creative thinking

Teach others

Educate others about iasues

ID a need in the community

Solve a school issue

new perspective

create awareness

real world issue

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