STaR Project Oct 25th to 27th

At the Ontario Education Leadership Camp, approximately two hours north of Toronto,  Mr. Perry, Staff sponsor)and three Eastdale students: James C., RuthAnn P., and Josh M., attended a 2.5 day, "Students as Researcher" a student voice Ministry of Education opportunity. The focus of the conference was on student engagement and provided:

• An opportunity for a team of students and educators to work collaboratively to become ‘change agents’ and create/share research-based knowledge by raising and exploring their own questions of student engagement, student needs and school climate
• Students with the opportunity to learn how to ethically conduct action research and produce data of quality, depth and scope; and,
• A great way for students to learn how to carry out a research project that can inform policy and program changes at the school, board and Ministry.