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Giving Students A Stronger Voice

May 13, 2009
McGuinty Government Gives 60 Students The Chance To Advise The Minister

May 12, 2009 4:47 PM
McGuinty Government Gives 60 Students The Chance To Advise The Minister

Sixty students from across the province had their first opportunity to provide advice to the Minister of Education on a variety of topics regarding the publicly funded education system.

Known as the Minister's Student Advisory Council, the council had their first meeting today. They will continue to meet several times a year to provide their advice and ideas to the minister.

This advisory council is one part of Student Voice, the government's Student Engagement Strategy.  Other components include:

§         Student-led SpeakUp projects developed to help students get more engaged in learning and their school community.

§         Regional forums that provide an opportunity for students to give the ministry feedback on a variety of education topics.

§         Stronger student councils that work more actively with their faculty advisors on school initiatives to improve student engagement and become more inclusive.

Empowering students is a key component of the government's strategy to engage students in their learning; leading to increased student achievement and more students graduating.  


QUICK FACTS
 
    * The 60 students on the advisory council are in grades 7 to 12, and come from all parts of the education system (English/French, Public/Catholic) and regions of the province.
    * Almost 1,000 students across Ontario applied to be part of the Minister’s Student Advisory Council.

LEARN MORE
 
    * As part of Student Voice, thousands of students across the province are also benefiting from about 1,200 successful SpeakUp projects.
    * See a list of students participating on the advisory council.
    * ontario.ca/education-news



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