Student forums: Large gatherings of students focused on improving schools, also called student congresses, can help create momentum for Meaningful Student Involvement and an initial surge of interest in engaging student voice throughout education.
Student forums can be student-led and student-driven, or adult-led and adult-driven. They can focus on serious, substantial and meaningful issues to improve schools; they can also fully impact research, practice and outcomes throughout schools.
Put into context, data collected from student forums can shape school reform efforts and more.
Related Articles
- Students as Evaluators
- SoundOut School Improvement Planning Project
- BC Student Voice
- Ontario SpeakUP
- Alberta SpeakOUT
- UP for Learning
Elsewhere Online
- Interview with Nico Waltenbury – Nico, who is from Ontario, shares his student voice experience and the steps he took to organize a Student Voice Forum for elementary school students in his district.
- Student-Led Forums – Jean Courtney
- SoundOut School Improvement Planning Program – Adam Fletcher
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