Conference Schedule

20th Global Issues Network Conference

Catalysts of Change: Turning Ideas into Impact

THURSDAY 19th March

09:00/09:30 Registration and on-site orientation Upper School Entrance

09:35/10:10 Welcome Hillside MPR

Conference opening by ISL Upper School Principal (Ms. Cooke)

Welcome and essential information from the GIN team

10:15/10:35 Meet the Minds Breakout rooms

Inquiry focus: Why are we here? Icebreakers

10:35/10:55 Break Hillside MPR

Refreshments

11:00/11:45 Solutions Studios - School Workshops Session 1 Breakout rooms

Local Community Projects + Supporting worldwide organisations U233
Building Relationships for a Connected Future U210
Bike Repair Team U208
Unclouded: Teens for Nicotine Awareness Hillside MPR

11:50/12:30 Community Engagement activities A

Trailers for the planet workshop U239
Online schools' and ISL Impact projects Hillside MPR
Visit to the Human Rights Defenders Exhibition Upper School Commons
Visit to the BNE fair at the Forum Meet by The Brain to go to Forum
From Projects to Stories U233

12:35/12:55 Lunch Upper School cafeteria

13:00/13:40 Real World Voices Hillside MPR

Tom Graham: The impact of storytelling

13:45/14:40 Solutions Studios - School Workshops Session 2 Breakout rooms

Life of a piece of paper U233
Boys Mental health U210
Beekeepers Hillside MPR
Linking to make a greater impact U208

14:45/15:00 Break Hillside MPR

15:00/15:45 Solutions Studios - School Workshops Session 3 Breakout rooms

Solar Panel Group U233
Help the Homeless U210
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Losses U208

15:45/16:00 Regroup and plans for the evening Hillside MPR

16:00/18:00 Amazing Race Luxembourg City Center

Interactive Scavenger Hunt in Meet The Minds teams

18:30/20:30 Dinner ISL Cafeteria

FRIDAY 20th March

08:40/09:05 Plans for the day Hillside MPR

Wellbeing focus: How do we feel? What's coming up?

09:10/9:55 Solutions Studios - School Workshops Session 4 Breakout Rooms

The Give and Take U233
After the Storm: Rebuilding Wellness for Children U210
Mindful Cooking U208

10:00/10:45 Community Engagement activities B

Trailers for the planet workshop U239
Online schools' and ISL Impact projects Hillside MPR
Visit to the Human Rights Defenders Exhibition Upper School Commons
From Projects to Stories U233

10:45/11:00 Break Hillside MPR

Refreshments

11:00/11:40 Real World Voices Hillside MPR

Frida Thorsteinsdottir

11:45/12:10 Community Engagement activities C

Trailers for the planet workshop U210
Online schools' and ISL Impact projects Hillside MPR
Visit to the Human Rights Defenders Exhibition Upper School Commons
From Projects to Stories U233

12:10/12:55 Lunch Upper School cafeteria

Schools to agree on an action plan to present

13:00/13:30 Meet the minds

Action focus: Now what? Breakout Rooms/Outside

Feedback collection

13:30/15:00 Closing session Hillside MPR

Hackathon/Docathon updates

Action Plans Schools’ presentations:

ISTH
AISK
ASP
ISL
LML?

Closing remarks from the International School of Luxembourg