What is Changemaker Education? The UK Story…
First published on 25th November 2020 at https://www.ashoka.org/en-gb/story/what-changemaker-education We need to seize the teachable moment. Learning sticks if it is based in the now; if it is relevant; if we are present; if it resonates emotionally and anticipates needs because it is rooted in context. The ‘teachable moment’ of the current pandemic is to shine a light on our current practice and, more fundamentally, the aspirations we have for our children and young people to be able to thrive in an uncertain future and also play a role in shaping it. As a group of 15 UK Ashoka Changemaker Schools we have spent this Summer reflecting on emerging practice that is meeting this need; and also on who we need to ‘be’ and ‘become’ as Changemaker Educators in order to lead this practice in our own schools and beyond. This is a deliberately diverse network that has intentionally built trust to enable new ways of working. Ecological diversity helps natural ecosy...