Students are at the core of all we do. All our conversations on Silver Lining for Learning are about innovative ways to help students grow and learn. We have talked with many experts, teachers, and school leaders on our show. So we return to students on our next episode. We want to know from students what they have been working on, what they have been thinking, and what they expect from educators. We want to share their courageous and innovative actions and their inspirational educational experiences during and post COVID-19. We have invited students as young as 12 year olds to join us on our show on Saturday Oct. 3rd. More about our guests below the video.
Emanuelle is a high school senior in Lexington, KY. She co-directs the Prichard Committee Student Voice Team, enlisting young people, as partners, in improving schools. Emauelle is also an organizer with Future Coalition, a founding member of the Education Justice Collective and its Move School Forward Campaign, and an editor of a Jewish feminist art & literary magazine. 
Kanoa Hirschmann is a high school senior at the Mid Pacific Institute in Honolulu, Hawaii. Raised in Hong Kong through middle school, Kanoa attended a local school that taught primarily in Mandarin Chinese. Beyond learning a second language, Kanoa developed a deep-rooted interest in Chinese culture and had the chance to frequently travel across Mainland China. Right before high school, Kanoa relocated with his family back to Hawaii. At Mid-Pacific, he took full advantage of the school’s innovative approach to learning by enrolling for his freshman and sophomore MPX program, a two-year immersive project-based learning integrated curriculum. For his last two years, he enrolled in the International Baccalaureate program, focusing on Design Technology. Beyond coursework, Kanoa is a serial entrepreneur, launching on his own a half dozen different businesses. He is a committed tinkerer, designing and building his own solutions to problems he find around him. After he graduates, Kanoa plans to attend university with an engineering or international business focus.
Tex Mikkelsen is a year 7 student at Murwillumbah High School. This is his first year of high school. Tex attended a small primary school (Burringbar) with about 60 students. Tex has embraced high school and is a keen participant in all our school has to offer. He was part of the “game changer” project where his team developed the concept of a virtual reality app to bring the community together during and after the COVID pandemic. He has participated in ccv’s (collaborative classroom visit) as a student rep. Tex has travelled quite extensively as an infant he lived in America. His family returned to visit friends last year. He has also been to Canada and the south pacific. Interests-sports, coding and electronics, reading and writing, mathematics