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FRIDAY 16TH JUNE 2023

The fourth annual Global Social Leaders (GSL) Festival is taking place online on Friday 16th June.

The GSL Festival is a celebration of youth voice and youth-led action, shining a spotlight on the 300+ young people running projects as part of the GSL Global Goals Competition 2022-23.

SAVE THE DATE!

We will be sharing more in the coming weeks, so make sure to save the date and look out for more information coming soon!

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME & TIMETABLE

The GSL Festival was delivered live on Zoom, and featured interactive sessions, a panel event, guest speakers and the announcement of the winner of the GSL Global Goals Competition 2021-22.

TIME (BST)

SESSION

ROOM TYPE

11:00 – 11:45

Youth Connection Session: Global Classroom

An opportunity for individuals and teams in the GSL Global Goals Competition to connect with each other during a fun and interactive session, led by Jakub and Alice from GSL. Hear directly from teams as they share their successes, challenges, and plans for the future. This session is for young people only.

Educator Connection Session: How can GSL support your school’s inclusion strategy?

Hosted by Katy Granville-Chapman, Claire Olivier from Swiss International School in Qatar will lead a discussion focused on the question: How can GSL support your school’s inclusion strategy? Key learnings and takeaways will be shared following the event. This session is for teachers and educators only.

Zoom meeting room (closed)

11:45 – 12:00

BREAK

12:00 – 12:15

Welcome to the Global Social Leaders Festival 2022

This opening session will introduce the audience to this year’s GSL Festival.

Zoom webinar room

12:15 – 13:00

Panel: How do we empower young people to be advocates of playful learning?

GSL and The LEGO Foundation will host this spotlight session, featuring teachers and a panel of students who took part in the GSL Playful Learning Catalyst programme in April this year. They will share their experience and explore how we can support youth to be advocates of playful learning.

Zoom webinar room

13:00 – 13:15

BREAK

13:15 – 13:45

Festival Keynote & Announcement of GSL Global Goals Competition Winner & Finalists

The festival’s keynote, Dr. Adeyinka Adewale (click here to find out more), will deliver an inspirational and insightful talk and announce the winner and finalists of the GSL Global Goals Competition 2021-22. A session you do not want to miss!

Zoom webinar room

13:45 – 14:00

Closing Plenary: Global Social Leaders Festival 2022

Zoom webinar room

FESTIVAL KEYNOTE (13.15-13.45)

DR. ADEYINKA ADEWALE

Dr. Adeyinka Adewale is a management educator, consultant and social innovator. He is the current Deputy Director of Studies in the department of Leadership Organisations and Behaviour at the Henley Business School, United Kingdom where he is also an Associate Professor of Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Ethics. Adeyinka is the CEO of Thrace Advisory, a service firm committed to making social and economic impact through research, advisory, coaching and training. He is also the founder of the Africa Social Innovators Network, a network of social innovators building Africa-focussed solutions from around the globe. He serves on the board of exciting start-ups and charities in Africa and Europe, through which he affirms his dedication to contributing his expertise to Africa’s development.

KEYNOTE SYNOPSIS

Superheroes without Capes

As the world tackles several wicked problems, to whom do we look for solutions? This keynote looks to celebrate the courage and desire of the younger generation to build solutions to secure our collective future. It will inspire them towards the realisation that in the real world, they are indeed the superheroes only without capes. It will reinforce a strong message of hope that in their own ways, in the seemingly little things being done today, they are responding to a global clarion call in ways only Superheroes can.

GSL GLOBAL GOALS COMPETITION | 2021-22 FINALISTS

CMath (Communauté Mathématique) | 2020-21 WINNERS

International School of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

CMath (from its full name “Communauté Mathématique”) is a non-profit organization whose aim is to promote mathematics and science education in Burkina Faso by giving chances for quality education to all. Their goals in organizing the first National Math Olympiad of their country include addressing the problem of gender stigmatization in STEM fields and creating a broader universal acceptance of scientific disciplines in their community.

THE 2021-22 FINALISTS

Gharana

Jayshree Periwal International School, India

 Mental Health Notebook

Eton College, UK

Enlighten

Colegio Anglo Colombiano, Columbia

The Greenlist

Prince of Wales Island International School, Malaysia

PROJECTS AWARDED WITH A SPECIAL COMMENDATION

GSL GLOBAL GOALS COMPETITION

At the GSL Festival we will celebrate the passion, dedication and hard work that teams in the GSL Global Goals Competition have shown throughout the year.

Be inspired and take a look at the winning and finalist projects from 2020-21 below!

THE ADIRA FOUNDATION | 2020-21 WINNERS

The Rajkumar College, Rajkot, India

Adira is a youth – empowered Non Profitable Organization fighting to end period poverty and taboo across Globe through service and awareness camps. Our mission is to reach every single women and girls and help them by educating about menstrual health and hygiene and providing them sanitary products. We reach out underprivileged girls and women and educate them about menstrual health and provide them access to sanitary products. Millions of girls drop out of school when they start menstruating, but now they won’t! We have already reached out 5000+ women and young girls and distributed 73000+ sanitary products.

THE 2020-21 FINALISTS

Apricus

OUR OWN ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL SHARJAH, GIRLS

 Take Me To School!

The Notre Dame International School, Nicaragua

1 choice. 55 lives

Colegio Anglo Colombiano, Columbia

GenSTEM

Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School, Thailand

PROJECTS AWARDED WITH A SPECIAL COMMENDATION

CONTRIBUTORS OF THE GSL FESTIVAL @HOME

Who is attending?

  • Students aged 11 - 17

  • Teachers and Educators

  • Socially conscious leaders

Please note, the registration is now closed

If you haven’t registered for the event you can tune in to all of our live stream. To find out which sessions are being live streamed check out the timetables below.

GSL Inspire

  • Are you a student who is passionate about global issues?
  • Have you run a social action project that you are proud of?
  • Have you got a great idea that you want to share with the world?

If you answered yes to any of those questions we would love to hear from you. We are currently looking for students who would like to speak at the GSL Festival.

Click on the button below to find out more information about this opportunity and register as a student speaker.

Over the course of two days, participants (students and teachers) will experience a mixture of inspirational speakers, a showcase of international student-led projects and interactive workshops to develop the confidence, leadership and global understanding that promotes social harmony.

We will be celebrating the effort and dedication of the 500 project teams that form this year’s Global Goals Competition cohort in over 105 countries and announcing a winner.

Following the Festival participants will be challenged to THINK GLOBAL and START a LOCAL project that addresses one or more of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs are “the biggest attempt in the history of the human race to make the world a better place” and run across countries, religions, politics, conflicts, and generations.

We look forward to celebrating with you all and welcoming you to join the Global Social Leaders movement.

Please share this opportunity with your networks. All schools are welcome to join the GSL movement.