We’re building a Rekindle Educational Commons, where inspiration can be found, resources shared, strategies suggested, support given and where champions for disadvantaged young people can be given the platform they deserve.
THE COMMONS CAN BE DEFINED AS COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE ‘DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES THAT WE SHARE AND DEPEND ON, AND THAT WE, IN TURN, CARE FOR AND CULTIVATE TOGETHER’ (Haiven, 2017)
There are five pillars of our Commons and we need brilliant people from each of these:
YOUNG PEOPLE, EDUCATORS, FAMILIES, ACADEMICS AND ELDERS.
All are welcome to become a part of our education conversation and to contribute to the changes that are needed. Please do get in touch if you’d like to know more or to become one of our first pioneers!
YOUNG PEOPLE (the core and heart of why we’re doing what we’re doing):
If you are from one of the underserved backgrounds (socio-economic or global majority) and have something powerful to tell us about your own learning experience please get in touch
If you have strong ideas about what would make a meaningful difference in education of all young people to make learning a more joyful and successful experience for all, we would love to hear from you
If you are 16-25 and want to apply for one of our research places to find out more about the opportunities we have to participate in and lead research, you can reach out and we’ll tell you more
EDUCATORS (a pivotal and powerful force for change without whom we can’t succeed):
If you are a teacher, support staff member, leader or trainee, and you want to learn more about our vision or to be a part of the conversation, please reach out to us
If you feel that you are a ‘Rekindle’ educator at heart and that we can learn from what you’re doing, we would love to hear from you
If you are currently feeling let down and angry about the limitations in place because of the system and want to know what options are available to bring joy back into your role, we are here to help
If you would like to support us with our research, or to lead a pilot on an innovative approach in your setting, please contact us
FAMILIES (your young people thrive with your input and we grow with your insight)
If you feel that the children in your family are being/were failed by the system and want to tell us more, please do so here
If your child’s learning was full of joy and success and you think we can learn from your experiences, please let us know more
If you’d like to contribute to our gathering of voices and feel that you may be able to contribute ideas, time or skills, you can help us here
ACADEMICS AND RESEARCHERS (Those who provide us with the evidence-based reflection and critical thinking we need to make our work truly impactful):
If you are involved in academia and/or research relating to either education and/or the underserved groups above, your work could prove so powerful in our journey and we’d love to talk about how we could work together
If you’re interested in supporting our youth-led research, we would be so grateful to hear from you
ELDERS (those within any community who add so much value through their insight and wisdom)
If you feel passionate about education and feel you have knowledge, experience or skills to contribute meaningfully, you’d make a world of difference to us and we’d love to hear from you
By making a donation to Rekindle, you’ll be supporting the young people who attend the supplementary school.
