Beaconhouse introduced the “Beaconhouse Online Global Projects” in May 2020. This initiative was launched with the aim to bring all its students together, irrespective of geographical locations in order to have the opportunity to collaborate, share critical dialogue and innovate creative solutions to their joint real-life problems.
Beaconhouse is continuing to unite young communities around the world to support them in creating their own network of learning and collaboration through the Global Projects initiative.
The selected themes have been aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2015:
- SDG 3 Good health and well being
- SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
- SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
The Beaconhouse Online Global Projects provides students with an opportunity to use both synchronous and asynchronous online collaboration to promote interdisciplinary learning and sharing of unique ideas and experiences.
In the second round of Beaconhouse Global Projects, Beaconhouse aims to promote social entrepreneurship and consciousness by encouraging young adults (ages 14 – 18) to work together to find solutions that will create a positive social impact, while ensuring that student agency and student voice are at the forefront of the Beaconhouse Global Projects.
Rationale
Over the last two decades the term “social entrepreneurship” has emerged as a recognizable field in development work with young people. This growing interest began in the 1980s with the emergence of two schools of practice that aimed to invest in young people to promote positive social change and innovative solutions that can be sustained and replicated. (UNICEF: Adolescents and Civil Engagement: Social Entrepreneurship and Young People, 2007)
Beaconhouse Global Projects aim to focus on social entrepreneurship in youth and highlight the importance of this approach in contributing towards the development of critical skills and competencies of young people to positively engage in society, exercise leadership and become involved in social change.
Through global learning, we aim for students to become informed, open-minded, and responsible people who are attentive to diversity across the spectrum of differences. Additionally, the aim is for students to understand how their actions affect both local and global communities, and address the world’s most pressing and enduring issues collaboratively and equitably
The selected themes have been aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2015:
The Process for Edition II of Beaconhouse Global Projects
Stage 1 – Open Call
Using the given project proposal template, students will design a project, based on one of the theme listed above.
Stage 2 – Submission
Students will submit a project proposal to their school heads
Schools will select the project proposals they would like to carry forward and submit them via the Entry Form on BGP webpage
Schools can submit more than one proposal per school
Stage 3 – Selection
BGP team will select the final proposals and these selected proposals will be uploaded on the Global Project website
Stage 4 – APPLICATION & GROUPING
Beaconhouse students will apply for the projects they are interested in. These applications will be submitted by the school heads on the BGP webpage. Individual students cannot apply themselves. Applications submitted by the students on their own will not be considered. Only the application submitted by the school head will be considered for selection
BGP team will finalise the project teams and group the participating schools
STAGE 5 – COLLABORATION
All groups will be informed of their members
Groups will work together on their selected projects
STAGE 6 – COMPLETION
Groups will submit their project outcome
Final outcomes will be displayed in a virtual exhibition
Timeline:
- Open call 16th October
- Submission of project proposals 17th October-3rd November
- Announcement of final projects 9th November
- Application for submission of participation 9th November-16th November
- Announcement of final project teams- 27th November
- Project implementation- 27th November- 22nd February
- Final outcome submission 22nd February
Incentive/way forward:
- All of the selected project proposals will be uploaded on the Global Project website
- Project outcomes will be displayed in the virtual exhibition
- The project details will be mentioned in the reference letter for the university applications of all members of the selected projects
- Top five projects will be provided marketing and promotion support from Beaconhouse