• Video Presentation

    Nothing About Us Without Us: A Conversation With Young People on Learner-Centered Education

    Listen to SMASH 8th grader Kam speak to 1,000 educators in New Orleans in October 2024 at the Aurora Institute about the power of being at SMASH as a learner-centered school.  Kam was one of three students on the panel.

    If you want to fast forward to Kam, here are the time markers:

    • At minute 36:45 Kam is introduced
    • At minute 47:15 Kam answers the question: How has growing up in a learner-centered environment shaped the way you think and imagine your future
    • At minute 49:33 Kam tells about a project he's done at SMASH that has a lasting impact on him
    • At minute 52:45 Kam answers how SMASH prepared him for the future
    • At the one hour, 7 minute mark Kam says what he would say in a conversation with the President