We are so very proud of these students and their learning about Black History, Joy & Excellence!
Our Student Voice & Leadership Team continues to provide opportunities for our Bellmoore students to share their learning with our community with our podcast, PODmoore: Voices at Bellmoore. Their questions for our Superintendent, Mr. Smith, were insightful and thought-provoking.
Special thanks to our students and Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Donn for leading this learning. Thank you also to Superintendent Mr. Smith for inspiring us with your visit. We canβt wait to share this episode soon! πΎππ
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During #BlackHistoryMonth we collaborated to deepen our learning, celebrate Black excellence & joy. A fantastic authentic learning opportunity with our very own Superintendent Gerry Smith including grade 2 students from Mrs. Donn & Mrs. Smiths classes, Gr.7/8 SVLT leaders πππΎ
Meet our PODmoore: Voices at @Bellmoore_HWDSB Marketing & Advertising Team! πππ
These INCREDIBLE, INNOVATIVE, CREATIVE student leaders met with Mrs. Cote from the Hamilton Community Foundation earlier this week to discuss ways to seek sponsorship and donations from our community to further develop our school podcast. They shared ideas about their plans to GROW our podcast to elevate even more student voices at Bellmoore. ππΏππ»ππΌ
When speaking about an upcoming podcast focused on Ramadan, Jack spoke about how more than 40 Bellmoore students would like to be involved. He spoke very honestly about how we donβt have enough equipment yet to support all of these students as one of the reasons we are seeking support from our community.
Jack explained it perfectly:
βThink about the 40 students who want to be involved in our next podcast about Ramadan. How can we turn any of these students away? The simple answer is: we canβt.β
You are right, Jack. We canβt and we wonβt.
This learning opportunity for this group of grade 6, 7, and 8 students was so very impactful. They learned about how to build sponsorship packages, what language to use when seeking donations, and even how to follow up with potential supporters. THIS is learning that will prepare our students for opportunities beyond Bellmoore. We are so very proud! π«π«π«
We thank Mrs. Cote for taking time to guide our students. Your advice and support is so greatly appreciated. Our students are so inspired to continue this important work so they can drive positive change, and amplify student voices so Bellmoore IS a place where every student feels safe, happy, and knows they belong. ππΌππΏππΌ
We also thank Kate McCullough and Cathie Coward from @TheSpec for inspiring these students to think of new ways to grow PODmoore. Your visit and advice truly inspired this work. We are so grateful to be surrounded by such incredible leaders in our knowledge building community. ππ½ππΏππΌ
We see you.
We appreciate you.
We thank you. ππΌ
Bellmoore is better with you. πΎππ
Together at Bellmoore, we GROW to:
THINK creatively and collaboratively. π
ACT with kindness and empathy. π«Άπ½
LEAD with humility. ππΎ
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