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Empathy to Impact is a podcast designed for educators dedicated to global citizenship education. We explore themes of sustainability, service learning, student leadership, and community engagement, empowering students to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable future.
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Scott Jamieson: Welcome to the Empathy to Impact podcast.
Scott Jamieson: On this episode, we are visiting some students in year 6. Just finishing up year 6, actually, the last week of school, at Al Ryan International School in Accra, Ghana.
Scott Jamieson: And these students recently did a project for the PYP exhibition. And we are connecting today to talk a little bit about their work leading up to exhibition, what it was like at exhibition.
Scott Jamieson: And… About why they chose the topics they did.
Scott Jamieson: So, really excited to meet our five guests today, and I am going to pass things over to them for just some quick introductions.
Ayorkor Dua: Hello, my name is Sidra, and I was in the mental health exhibition group.
Ayorkor Dua: Hello, my name is Aram. I was in the Depression and Suicide Institution.
Ayorkor Dua: Hello, I was… I'm… I'm Guian Ocolio, and I was in the mental health exhibition.
Ayorkor Dua: Hello, my name is Anna, and I was in the Depression and Suicide Exhibition Group.
Ayorkor Dua: Hello, my name is Qing. Hello, my name is Qingke, and I'm in the Depression and Suicide Examination Group.
Scott Jamieson: Thank you all. And for our listeners, I don't know if you noticed, but we're going to be getting into some pretty serious topics today. One of our groups is talking about mental health.
Scott Jamieson: And the other is talking about depression and suicide.
Scott Jamieson: But before we start with that, for our listeners who may not be so familiar with the PYP, the Primary Years Program, and maybe not as familiar with what exhibition is all about, can you guys paint us a picture? What is the exhibition, and what does it mean to you guys in year 6?
Ayorkor Dua: Okay, so exhibition is, like, it's basically to showcase our learning in year 6 and all of PYP that we have, learned.
Ayorkor Dua: And express ourselves in different ways about… and also try helping
Ayorkor Dua: People who have been facing different issues, Yeah.
Scott Jamieson: They don't have anything they'd like to add to that?
Ayorkor Dua: And it's also about, like, showcasing your actions, so, like, you could help the community, maybe in the future, or, like, right now.
Scott Jamieson: I love that, yes.
Scott Jamieson: And what's the exhibition like when you're there on that day?
Ayorkor Dua: Honestly, it's just a little… sometimes it could be stressful.
Ayorkor Dua: And sometimes it could be fun, depending on how many people. Sometimes if there are less people, you'll be more energetic with it.
Ayorkor Dua: That's how it sits.
Scott Jamieson: Sounds good. Yeah, it's the culmination of weeks and weeks and weeks of learning coming together in this big showcase, just like you guys are talking about, celebrating your learning, sharing your actions, and thinking about how we're able.
Scott Jamieson: as Year 6 students to have a positive impact in the world. And I think that's pretty exciting.
Scott Jamieson: And I mentioned a moment ago that you guys chose
Scott Jamieson: some topics that are pretty heavy for exhibition. We don't always see… we see a lot of environmental sustainability, we see gender equality, we see sustainability, we see clean energy.
Scott Jamieson: A lot of these important topics coming up at exhibition, but I can't remember another time that I saw a presentation from a group talking about mental health in Year 6.
Scott Jamieson: And not to say that mental health is not an issue in Year 6, or thinking about depression and suicide. I think these are big, big issues.
Scott Jamieson: And I'm excited that you chose to take these on. And I'm wondering, how did it keep… how did that all get started with your group?
Scott Jamieson: How did you guys, as a group, decide, this is what we really care about, and this is what we want to focus our project on?
Ayorkor Dua: So, basically, for exhibition, there's a whole cycle, and the first part of our cycle is the Kerpot. And the kerput is basically why we chose that topic.
Ayorkor Dua: And I chose mental health because I wanted to see how it has an impact on society and how I can help manage it.
Ayorkor Dua: Check, okay, okay.
Ayorkor Dua: I also chose mental health because I wanted to know some of the causes of mental health issues in society, and what I can do to… and what actions I can take to help people with mental health issues.
Ayorkor Dua: The same cycle was also implemented in the depression and suicide group.
Ayorkor Dua: So we also started with care. I care about the group depression and suicide because I wanted to teach other children not to commit suicide.
Ayorkor Dua: I care about depression and suicide because I feel like it's a growing problem that is not taken care with care.
Ayorkor Dua: And auction.
Ayorkor Dua: I choose depression and suicide because I think it's a serious problem, and I want to take action about it.
Scott Jamieson: I 100% agree, Coco, that…
Scott Jamieson: It is a serious problem, and we need to be talking about it, and we need to find spaces for young people to engage in these conversations and learn more about it. And that takes me to my next question.
Scott Jamieson: You guys work through a cycle. We start with that care piece.
Scott Jamieson: how do we get into our investigation? How did you guys learn more about these topics, and think about how to engage with them at a level that's appropriate for a Year 6 student?
Ayorkor Dua: So, in our care part, we… now we know why we chose, the topic.
Ayorkor Dua: Now we investigate. So, in our investigation stage, the first thing we did in the mental health group
Ayorkor Dua: We asked our questions, but before that, we watched a video
Ayorkor Dua: About how a good question looks like to make our questions a little broad.
Ayorkor Dua: So after that, we asked for questions, and then we researched into them, and we merged our questions together.
Ayorkor Dua: For our depression and suicide group.
Ayorkor Dua: We didn't research on how to make,
Ayorkor Dua: broad question. We learn about open-ended questions, and we learn to inform our questions so that there are multiple… there can be multiple responses.
Ayorkor Dua: So, we asked our questions, and we researched to find a friend asked.
Ayorkor Dua: We also interviewed a team of experts in the topic, and we also got some of our answers to our questions with that.
Ayorkor Dua: For the mental health group, we… for the…
Ayorkor Dua: For the investigate stage, we used a strategy called MISO,
Ayorkor Dua: And we use credible resources to get our information, and to, like, dig deeper into our lines of inquiry. And we also interviewed parents and teachers, and about…
Ayorkor Dua: from our investigate stage, we found out that the highest cause of mental health issues is homework. So we looked more into the homework topic.
Ayorkor Dua: So, we interviewed, we sent out an, an, an, we sent out, full service.
Ayorkor Dua: We sent out… We sent out surveys, and then about… We ask students what causes
Ayorkor Dua: what is the most thing that causes them mental health issues or stress? And the most… the result was homework, and we asked them what they do to
Ayorkor Dua: whenever they're stressed, what they're stressed, what strategies… what strategies they use to help them and stuff. And we also took… we took all that information, and we went to our principal, and we showed her all that we got, and then…
Ayorkor Dua: We told… and then after that, we came back to her with, with our results from our research and from the interviews and the surveys.
Ayorkor Dua: So, the people at the Prison and Suicide Group interviewed are called… the organization is called CAMHA.
Ayorkor Dua: which stands for Care and Action for Mental Health in Africa.
Ayorkor Dua: So, we decided to donate some funds to them, because it was, it was, like, a…
Ayorkor Dua: Organization that helps people to have depression or are in poverty and need help.
Ayorkor Dua: So, we started by starting a fundraiser around the school. So, we took boxes, and we were asking people to donate to the organization.
Ayorkor Dua: We gathered a lot of funds from that, but then we realized we didn't have enough, so then we sold popcorn after that, at lunchtime.
Ayorkor Dua: And we gathered a lot of funds from selling popcorn as well. In the end, we came with a total of 10,000 Ghana CDs, and we donated that to the organization.
Ayorkor Dua: And we also made a survey to
Ayorkor Dua: We also made a survey about, like.
Ayorkor Dua: Whether you are extremely sad, and, like, the causes, and, like.
Ayorkor Dua: And, like, at the end, we found that intense academic work can be… can, like.
Ayorkor Dua: Make people feel extremely sad, so…
Ayorkor Dua: So, we scheduled a movie day with the head of primary, which is launching at 10 June.
Ayorkor Dua: So, just tomorrow.
Scott Jamieson: Tomorrow! That's exciting.
Scott Jamieson: So, I love how this is living on beyond exhibition. I think that's so cool. Sorry, Cedric, go ahead.
Ayorkor Dua: Shay.
Ayorkor Dua: So, for the mental health exhibition, for our action, we… we convinced our principal, and she had a meeting with, with the… with her team and her staff, and we convinced them to
Ayorkor Dua: So that every first Wednesday of each month, we have no homework, so it can reduce stress for students, so then…
Ayorkor Dua: since from our research, homework was the most, cause of mental health issues, so we… so we took action by… by making them a, a well-being Wednesday, so they don't have homework on each first Wednesday of every month.
Scott Jamieson: Anything else to add on that topic, or are we feeling good?
Ayorkor Dua: Well, it's actually quite… I can see that, like, before, when, there was… when we didn't take that action.
Ayorkor Dua: I realized that some students, sometimes they wouldn't do their homework, and sometimes they've come to school stressed talking about it.
Ayorkor Dua: But then now, because we've taken action, and the first month, the first Wednesday of each month, there's no homework, so they're more relaxed, and they're more joyful.
Scott Jamieson: I believe it. I think thinking about some of these small actions, they don't seem like a lot on the surface, but when you're actually seeing people feeling a little bit better, having a better sense of well-being, a better sense of balance through the week.
Scott Jamieson: Whether that's our big movie event that's coming up that's gonna bring a lot of joy to the community, or maybe it is our Wellbeing Wednesdays. I think these are such cool ideas.
Scott Jamieson: And… I've got a couple follow-up questions that I want to ask.
Scott Jamieson: The first one is, as you started to get into this topic, or these two topics.
Scott Jamieson: What was the response from your parents and your teachers and your principal when they found out what you guys were working on?
Scott Jamieson: What reaction or response did they have, or did they share with you?
Ayorkor Dua: So, the principal found it very good, because we are raising funds every morning so that we could donate to the organization.
Ayorkor Dua: And…
Ayorkor Dua: And the parents were very proud of us, because we spent our hard efforts trying to raise funds for the community.
Ayorkor Dua: Well… Well, first, we… before we went to our principal, we, conveyed interviews.
Ayorkor Dua: So, we went home and we interviewed our teachers and parents about this. Some parents were saying homework should be maintained or a little bit less, or reduced, or even in another form.
Ayorkor Dua: But others were saying more should be given.
Ayorkor Dua: And… And most of our teachers were saying it should be reduced and maintained.
Ayorkor Dua: And given in another form.
Ayorkor Dua: So, after that, we went to our principal. The first time, we went, we weren't really able to convince her.
Ayorkor Dua: Well then, after conveying more research, we went to the second time, and… Okay, everyone loves your team.
Ayorkor Dua: So, when I interviewed my mom about, like, I told her that I'm gonna interview her about… I'm gonna ask her some mental health issues, like, some questions about mental health.
Ayorkor Dua: And whether she thinks that it should be cons… that homework should be canceled, maintained, or reduced. My mom didn't think it should be canceled, because…
Ayorkor Dua: Like, most of the parents said, it… they said that it's… we need it for practice, so we don't forget what we took at school, but then we should… they also said that we can take it in a different form, or, like, instead of taking worksheets every time, we can take, like… we can make a presentation or something like that.
Ayorkor Dua: Like, change the form of it, or make it less…
Ayorkor Dua: So, yeah, not most of the parents agreed for it to be canceled.
Ayorkor Dua: So, we also… my group, and I also interviewed the head of well-being.
Ayorkor Dua: And we interviewed her. She said that the topic that we chose is a very significant topic, and it's good that we chose it.
Ayorkor Dua: Yes.
Scott Jamieson: Can you repeat that last sentence for me? We just got our… we broke up a little bit.
Ayorkor Dua: We're meeting for…
Scott Jamieson: Sorry, can you start over from, we interviewed the head of well-being, and then jumped right back into your story? Sorry, something got funny with our audio.
Ayorkor Dua: Okay, so… We interviewed the head of well-being.
Ayorkor Dua: And she was surprised that we chose this topic, because it was a very significant topic.
Ayorkor Dua: And she was happy that we chose it.
Scott Jamieson: Anything to add, or are you guys feeling good?
Scott Jamieson: Alright. Well, that kind of leads me to my next question.
Scott Jamieson: is these… Let me come back and see how I want to start this.
Scott Jamieson: These are pretty big, broad topics. When we think about depression and suicide, and thinking about mental health, and as we're designing our inquiry questions, and really kind of drilling down.
Scott Jamieson: How did you guys make these big topics something manageable and connected to your school community?
Scott Jamieson: So, thinking about… just… I'll clarify my question a little bit. Are you guys good? Okay.
Ayorkor Dua: Could you please repeat, like, I didn't get the question.
Scott Jamieson: Yeah, so I'm thinking about, like, when we get to… like, we're dealing with some big, big topics, but you guys were able to zoom in on specific aspects of these topics that were relevant in your community that people could connect with.
Scott Jamieson: How did you guys choose where to zoom in on depression and suicide? Where to zoom in on mental health? And what to really focus your work on, and make that connect with your school community?
Ayorkor Dua: So, focused, like, on… so we made lines of inquiry, which are topics that we should focus on.
Ayorkor Dua: So… let's say…
Ayorkor Dua: like, I'm just going to give an example. Let's say that one line of inquiry for the depression and suicide group is characteristics of depression and suicide. So, for a period of time, we focus on that line of inquiry, and we research about it.
Ayorkor Dua: And usually we make a presentation on the line of inquiry for us to practice.
Ayorkor Dua: Then we move to the next line of inquiry until we reach our third line of inquiry, which is when we, like, end, like, when we say, share what we learned, and then we finish the unit submissions.
Ayorkor Dua: So, for the mental health exhibition group, we mainly focused on our lines of inquiry, and also the topic of homework, since it was the highest cause, and we… and we had 5 main causes, but the main, like, the…
Ayorkor Dua: The main, main cause was homework, so we focused on that the most, and we took action on it.
Ayorkor Dua: So, based on our questions, Based on our questions, we formed lines of inquiries.
Ayorkor Dua: So, With the questions, we found lines of inquiry, and in the mental health group.
Ayorkor Dua: One of our lines of inquiry… sorry, one of our questions were, how does mental health have an impact on society? So we investigated further into that, and we related it mostly to our society.
Ayorkor Dua: Around us, so we can change, how, like, how, this issue is affecting others in a positive way.
Ayorkor Dua: So, we did our research, and as Cedro said, we conveyed surveys, we found out homework is the number one cause of stress.
Ayorkor Dua: in RIM, and then we did our research on homework, then we convinced our principal to…
Ayorkor Dua: make it that every first Wednesday of each month, there's… there will be no homework.
Scott Jamieson: I love it. And I love how you guys were able to not just pick something you personally were interested in, but you let your research guide the focus of your work. And you found out about what was going on in your community, somewhere right here that you're familiar with.
Scott Jamieson: And we're able to design actions for your community to have a positive impact.
Scott Jamieson: So, why is it important to not just help people become more aware at exhibition, but think about that action component? Why is taking action so important with this kind of work?
Ayorkor Dua: Well, I think that taking action is important, because if you… you have to take action so that it can help the society around you, and it can affect your society in a very positive way.
Ayorkor Dua: And it can help your society grow and evolve better.
Ayorkor Dua: So…
Ayorkor Dua: The purpose of our exhibition was at the end for us to take an action. All of the research that we did, and all of the guidelines that we followed, the end conclusion was meant for us to take an action on the community around us, so that it would be impacted by what we did.
Ayorkor Dua: In a group.
Ayorkor Dua: So, taking action is important because we… we make, like, the air stability, like.
Ayorkor Dua: They know that now… so they can know… they can realize how mental health is an important topic, and that… and that, like, it's…
Ayorkor Dua: People should focus on it and take… and, like, know more about it.
Scott Jamieson: I love it. That sounds fantastic, and exactly right. We want to go beyond advocacy. We don't want to just tell people about something. We want to do something about it, and show how they, too, might be able to be part of that solution.
Scott Jamieson: And I think that's what's really exciting, talking about how we connected with our school leaders, and advocated, even when they weren't sure the first time, continued to advocate, continue to do more research, and show how this work that you guys are doing is going to have a positive impact right in your school community.
Scott Jamieson: Now, this sounds like it was quite a lot of work for you guys.
Scott Jamieson: And it probably happened over multiple weeks as you're working through this process that you've described for us.
Scott Jamieson: What would you tell the Year 5 students who are going to be starting Year 6,
Scott Jamieson: Not too long from now, we're gonna go on holiday the end of this week, we're gonna come back, you guys are off to NYP. These guys in year 5 are gonna be year 6 next year. What's a piece of advice you would give them as they're starting to think about… because as soon as you start year 6, we know we're thinking about exhibition.
Scott Jamieson: What's a piece of advice that you would give them as they start this journey?
Ayorkor Dua: I would tell them that they should plan ahead of time before exhibition starts, so that they know which topic that they're gonna choose, or, like, what they're compassionate about.
Ayorkor Dua: Oh, well…
Ayorkor Dua: I would advise them not to be stressed, they should be relaxed, because, during our exhibition, some of us were… some of our fellow mates were a little stressed, which caused them to make a few mistakes. So,
Ayorkor Dua: I would just say, be calm.
Ayorkor Dua: Rehearse, and… Just try your best.
Ayorkor Dua: I would say, like, they should be more creative, like… like, if you're more creative, that means you get more ideas, too, like…
Ayorkor Dua: Take action and research on your question.
Ayorkor Dua: Dolph.
Ayorkor Dua: So, like I have said.
Ayorkor Dua: I would tell them to choose something that they are passionate about, and they actually want to learn about it, and, like, they want to take action about it, and they want to know
Ayorkor Dua: Like, dig deeper into that topic.
Ayorkor Dua: To say that, they have to choose the topic that they like to take action.
Ayorkor Dua: Technicals?
Ayorkor Dua: Because if you choose a topic you don't…
Ayorkor Dua: You don't really like them, you… You're like…
Scott Jamieson: You're doing good, keep going. You're… I love it. Just try to finish it off.
Scott Jamieson: What happens if you choose a topic you're not really interested in?
Ayorkor Dua: Like, you won't really… Come up with some interesting ideas to take actions.
Scott Jamieson: Yeah, Cedra and Shinka, I think you guys are… you kind of hit the nail on the head. You guys also had some good advice, but I wanted to zoom in, because you guys said something kind of familiar, or kind of similar, I should say.
Scott Jamieson: I'm gonna re-say that. You guys said something kind of similar, thinking about finding a topic you're really interested in, thinking about something you're passionate about, because this is a lot of work, and if you're not.
Scott Jamieson: you're not going to have the same kind of results. And sometimes, you guys had to show some resilience and perseverance. And we think about our learner profile attributes, probably a whole bunch more than we can think of.
Scott Jamieson: But thinking about how we had to go back a couple of times to get your actions to go forward. And if you're not really into your topic, are you gonna put that work in? Maybe not.
Scott Jamieson: So, I think you guys are absolutely right. This is some great advice, and hopefully, a few of our Year 5 students are going to be year 6 soon, maybe they're going to listen to this, and maybe they're gonna take your advice, and hopefully have a fantastic exhibition experience, just like you guys did.
Scott Jamieson: What are you most proud of? Thinking back on, like, let's take the helicopter up to a high level, let's look at the whole thing, from beginning to end.
Scott Jamieson: What part of this exhibition project are you most proud of?
Ayorkor Dua: I'm most…
Ayorkor Dua: Out of our… our presentation at the end, when we, like, did the final thing where we presented to our parents and students from different schools, because we were… we worked as a team.
Ayorkor Dua: And we rehearsed a lot on it, so we were, like, we understood what we were talking about and everything. We finished our board, we made different stations, there was a fidget station, there was a…
Ayorkor Dua: A meditation station, and there was an art station, which are all very good strategies to help you, like, with…
Ayorkor Dua: be really, like, not stressed. Whenever you're stressed, you can do them. So, and we also made some painting… a painting that, that represents good mental health, and some flyers that… that also represent good mental health and different…
Ayorkor Dua: different, different ideas.
Ayorkor Dua: Okay, so, I was most proud of when we were presenting, because
Ayorkor Dua: as I knew, like, it was a lot of work, a lot of research, 6 weeks of work, research, questions, ideas, and…
Ayorkor Dua: I just, I was proud because I knew everything to say, like, I was just confident in myself.
Ayorkor Dua: I… I am most proud of, like, when we were able to, like, find the time to create a movie day, so, like, people would not get, like, so stressed about the academic work, and…
Ayorkor Dua: Homework in general, so that they can find their own peace and
Ayorkor Dua: just to lack of their friends. I am very proud about the action component, which is where we donated the money to the organization, because getting all of it was not easy. We had to work
Ayorkor Dua: -Oh.
Ayorkor Dua: Lord, we have to sacrifice a lot of our free time just to raise the funds.
Ayorkor Dua: I was most proud of my way.
Ayorkor Dua: Because… Regarding.
Ayorkor Dua: I was…
Scott Jamieson: I'm gonna start from the beginning again for me, if you can.
Ayorkor Dua: Go ahead.
Ayorkor Dua: I was most proud of my thing, because…
Ayorkor Dua: I created this. I used a lot of time on it, and… I can finally show them…
Ayorkor Dua: what I made, and…
Scott Jamieson: That's amazing. I am so inspired by all of you guys.
Scott Jamieson: And… I think this is so cool, what you were able to do, to connect to something you care about, right? Lean into your heart on this thing, on this topic.
Scott Jamieson: Think about how we become more informed about a really important issue, engaging our minds, and then not stopping there, but thinking about how we can take action and create an action that other members of our community can participate in as well.
Scott Jamieson: to have a positive impact on the well-being of our community. I think that's absolutely amazing.
Scott Jamieson: I just have one more question before we wrap up and I send you guys back to enjoy your last week of school.
Scott Jamieson: If I was someone in your community who was struggling with mental health, and struggling with thoughts of depression and suicide, what could I do? How could I get help in your community?
Ayorkor Dua: So, ask for mental health.
Ayorkor Dua: I would like to say that don't overthink about it. As soon as you're struggling mental health issues.
Ayorkor Dua: If it's getting out of bounds, I would,
Ayorkor Dua: I would advise you to go to a school counselor, therapist, or a mental health professional.
Ayorkor Dua: So that they can help you, which would, not lead to big thoughts like depression or suicide.
Ayorkor Dua: for mental health, also, like Kian said, I think that if…
Ayorkor Dua: If someone has, extreme mental health issues, they should get some medical help from a counselor, a therapist.
Ayorkor Dua: Or a professional mental health, like… phys… I shouldn't like fishing.
Ayorkor Dua: I… if I was in a mental health condition, the first thing I would do is go to a trusted person, or someone that I know that can help.
Ayorkor Dua: But if you're in a specific condition where there's no one that you can trust that's around you, you… I would have called a mental health hotline.
Ayorkor Dua: to, like, narrate me on what I should do, or who I should go to.
Ayorkor Dua: If your mental health issues is… issue is not that severe, then you could just talk to a friend or a trusted person that you feel comfortable talking to, and maybe you'll feel better that way, and since it's not that advanced, you'll be fine after.
Ayorkor Dua: Okay, so if it was not really a really serious case.
Ayorkor Dua: and, like, you're getting a little distracted during lessons, I would advise you just do hobbies, or talk to professionals, as Debra said. Hobbies that you enjoy, that can just get your mind off of your mental health issues.
Ayorkor Dua: some examples of how maybe you can play with fidgets. You can also, like I said, do meditation, or…
Ayorkor Dua: You can sing, or draw, or paint, whatever makes you be relaxed, and you can even play sports to make you get your mind off of whatever's stressing you out.
Scott Jamieson: Anything to add over on this side of the table, or did we do a good job?
Scott Jamieson: Alright, thank you so much for such great advice. If I can summarize a little bit, but from what everyone's saying here, is even if it's something small.
Scott Jamieson: Don't keep it to yourself.
Scott Jamieson: Recognizing that we all feel this way sometimes, and that even for a small thing, find somebody you trust, find a friend, a parent, a teacher, a counselor, somebody in your school community. You guys are lucky we have so many people in our school community we can turn to with this.
Scott Jamieson: Find someone you trust. Find somebody you're comfortable with.
Scott Jamieson: And, like Arnev said.
Scott Jamieson: you know, if you can't find somebody, you don't feel comfortable in school, we've got people, we've got hotlines, we've got places to go. But the real important thing here is don't keep this to yourself.
Scott Jamieson: Take care of yourself.
Scott Jamieson: And it's awesome that we've got a group of students who are helping and supporting everyone else to make sure they are taking care of themselves, and make sure everybody is feeling good, making sure that everyone
Scott Jamieson: feels that sense of belonging, and feels like they're in a safe space when they come to ARIS. And I'm so excited to get to meet all five of you guys today.
Scott Jamieson: to hear more about this work, because I think it is so, so important, people often underestimate the
Scott Jamieson: Struggle that some young people are going through with their mental health.
Scott Jamieson: With everything going on in the world, and with school, and there's a lot of pressure to be a Year 6 student, or any student these days. And I love that you guys are not just becoming more aware of this, but looking for ways to take action, and looking for ways to have a positive impact on everyone in your school community.
Scott Jamieson: This is exactly what PYPX is designed to be. Empowering students to really take ownership of their learning, to find something you care about.
Scott Jamieson: and to design actions for positive impact. I am blown away by the work you guys do, and so excited to have had a chance to meet all of you today. I hope that
Scott Jamieson: Wellness Wednesdays continue into next school year. I hope that tomorrow's movie event brings everyone joy as we get closer to wrapping up this school year, and I just want to say thank you to all five of you for sharing your work and sharing your story on our podcast today. You guys were awesome.
Ayorkor Dua: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Pavitar.
Ayorkor Dua: Thank you.
Scott Jamieson: And I'm gonna turn off our recording… oh, sorry!
Ayorkor Dua: purposes, and… Thank you for your time.
Scott Jamieson: Can you say that one more time? Sorry, I interrupted you.
Ayorkor Dua: Beautiful.
Ayorkor Dua: We enjoyed this, and thank you for your time. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you.