It is natural to have views about what you are learning and how you can contribute to the school environment and community you are part of.
Traditionally, many schools have lacked channels to express those views. But the British Council's Connecting Classrooms - Student Voice project has for nearly three years been helping some of the most innovative schools in Hong Kong to develop new relationships with their pupils.
Next month, students, principals and teachers from these schools will share their initiatives with schools across Hong Kong, in the Connecting Classrooms - Student Voice: Care and Action Forum, at St Paul's Convent School, with the support of the Education Bureau.
Up to 300 students, principals and teachers are expected to take part in the forum. They will be joined by a group of nine students and educators from Portsmouth in Britain. Schools there are on the cutting edge of involving students in the development of education.
The visitors will also learn about developments in Hong Kong. Here, Student Voice is being developed to support education reforms, which envision that students should not be passive recipients of education, but can develop independent and creative learning skills, and contribute to the school and wider community. Some schools, such as Lok Sin Tong Wong Chung Ming Secondary School, are using Student Voice activities as part of the Other Learning Experiences in the new senior secondary curriculum.
