BSGC Student Voice

Introduction

Our students were first trained on the Learn to Lead programme in September 2018.

The Learn to Lead programme offers the opportunity for all students to gain leadership experience through their engagement in team projects that improve their school and wider communities. All teams receive training to work together, make plans and run meetings and activities to achieve their goals.

We currently have 4 Project Teams:

  • Environmental
  • Fundraising/ Charity
  • School development/ Current student issues
  • Equality (bullying, racism, LGBT, sexism…)

Each team has:

  • A link teacher (whose role is to give guidance to the team and support them with administrative tasks)
  • A facilitator (student preparing agendas for the team, keeping the team files organised and up-to-date, liaising with the Student Voice coordinator, ensuring the meetings are run well)
  • A note taker (recording the minutes of the meetings)

Student Voice Student Coordinator

Some of the important responsibilities coming with this position involve:

  • Being “the face” of Student Voive at the BSGC and the first point of contact between our student body and the Student Voice teams, sharing ideas of events and projects from non- members with the adequate team(s);
  • Supporting the Student Voice coordinator (Nathalie Froidevaux) and link teachers during team trainings;
  • Leading Student Voice forums and assemblies;
  • Supporting teams with their individual projects;
  • Assisting teams with the implementation of the Student Voice tools and use of Google Classroom;
  • Connecting and coordinating teams on common projects, whenever suitable;
  • Assisting link teachers with administrative tasks.
  • Promoting Student Voice projects and events via Social Media.

Mara Zlatcu

We have a termly Forum.

The forum brings together all the members of the project teams, the link teachers and the Student Voice Coordinator. The forum is to communicate the ongoing work of the project teams, share ideas and discuss any issues, concerns or interests that relate to the work of the team members.

The Student Voice Coordinators and the facilitators of each Project Team meet up with the Headmaster every half-term.

Projects

2022-2023
Date Event/ Project Beneficiaries Project teams
Term 1 Halloween fancy Dress ACCM (Asociación Canaria Cancer de Mama) Fundraising and Charity
265,83 euros
Term 1 Cookies Gramms UNICEF Fundraising and Charity
380,30 €
Term 1 Food collection Banco de Alimentos de Las Palmas Fundraising and Charity
Term 1 Shoe Box   EC+ Fundraising and Charity
Term 1 Fantasy League ADACEA Asociación de Daño Cerebral Adquirido de Jaén School Development
Term 2 Second Hand Uniform sale   Fundraising + Environmental Teams
Term 2 Book exchange   School Development
All Year Planting in the garden   Environmental Team
Terms 1 and 2 Plastic vs Us   Environmental Team

 

Previous Years

2021-2022
Date Event/ Project Beneficiaries Project teams
Term 1 New benches by Rubber tree   School Development
Term 1  La Palma Fundraiser Victims of the volcano eruption in La Palma House Captains + Fundraising and Charity
3881.95 euros
Term 1 Halloween Decorations   Equaliteam
Term 1 Halloween fancy Dress   Fundraising and Charity
Term 1 Cookies Grams Cruz Roja- Children in Need Fundraising and Charity 
Term 1 Dulce Navidad Banco de Alimentos de Las Palmas Fundraising and Charity
Term 1 Shoe Box Todosuma Canarias EC+ Fundraising and Charity
Solidarity of the South Eas 
Proyecto Vecinal de Alimentos de Mogan 
Term 2  Valentine’s Day Photo Booth Amigos Contra El Sida Fundraising and Charity
215 euros
Term 2 Ukraine Fundraiser Save the Children Fundraising and Charity
(Carnival) 682.20 euros
Term 3 Food Collection Banco de Alimentos Fundraising and Charity
All Year Planting in the garden   Environmental Team
All Year  Recycling Rota   Environmental Team
Term 3 New Recycling bins   Environmental Team
Term 3 Whole school quiz after Beach clean-up trip for Enrichment Week   Environmental Trip

 

2020-2021
Date Event/ Project Beneficiaries Project teams
Term 1 Carnival Fundraiser Asociación Yolihuani Guatemala Fundraising and Charity
Term 1 Cookies Grams Hospital San Juan de Dios Fundraising and Charity 
Term 1 Dulce Navidad Banco de Alimentos de Las Palmas Fundraising and Charity
Term 1 Shoe Box Todosuma Canarias EC+ Fundraising and Charity
Solidarity of the South Eas 
Proyecto Vecinal de Alimentos de Mogan 
Term 2 Animal Shelter Donations Asociación en Defensa de los Animales de Gran Canaria Fundraising and Charity
Term 2 Carnival Fundraiser Colectivo GAMA (LGBTQ+ organisation) Equaliteam
Term 3 Día de Canarias Raffle Red Cross’s refugee program Fundraising and Charity
Term 3 Earth Day   Environmental Team
All Year  Recycling Rota   Environmental Team
Term 3 Blinds and fans around the school   School Development

 

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Contact us

Tafira

  • Address

    Crta. Tafira a Marzagán s/n.
    El Sabinal
    35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

  • Phone

    +(34) 928 351 167

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Maspalomas

  • Address

    C/ Mar de Azor, 3 El Hornillo
    35100 San Bartolomé de Tirajana

  • Phone

    +(34) 928 142 494

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