Empowering Inclusivity: A Community Project Focused on PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈

Guiding Question:

• How might students play a role in creating more inclusive communities in our schools?

Key Takeaways:

• How a student used the community project in grade 8 to start a PRIDE club
• A student perspective on managing transitions
• Zooming in on the Changemaker Journey through a participant’s viewpoint on the changemaker conference at AISB in Budapest

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Episode Summary

On this episode, after having the privilege of attending the Changemaker Conference at the American International School of Budapest in March 2025 (check out this episode with the student organizers), I had the opportunity to reconnect with Rae. Rae is a grade 8 changemaker from a school in the region, who, like me, was visiting, with other students from her school, to attend the conference. While at the conference, she attended one of my workshops, and we later had a great conversation about her work and her passion for creating inclusive communities. I was especially inspired learning that she had started a PRIDE club at her school. Listen to learn more.

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