GELP was founded over ten years ago to support public education leaders facing the challenges of the future.
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What lessons will you learn from 2020 and put to good use in 2021?
At the start of the 21st century, teams of leaders from every continent came together to consider the impact of societal, environmental and technological change on our school systems, in terms of why, what and how we educate. Those in leadership positions need spaces where they can confidently explore the challenges we face; but beyond that, they need to see how to pursue the transformative change that is needed in the practical context in which they seek to lead. GELP has made this possible by creating a series of meetings in over 14 locations around the world, and now virtually, where this can be done in the context of expert facilitation, global analysis, participatory engagement and networking between meetings. A particularly dynamic GELP chapter exists in Australia; and from 2020, GELP is partnering with Learning Planet to reach more managers, develop its vision and build better tools for change engineering.
Why celebrate learning?
Celebrating learning is vital, because in the face of multiple global challenges, we are beginning to create human-centered learning systems, strengthening our individual and collective capacity to solve complex problems and make ethical decisions - to be responsible local and global citizens. The purpose of learning and the what, how, where and with whom we learn is the dominant international dialogue. It is fueled by advances in the learning sciences, by eco-systemic thinking and action, by new forms of assessment and credentialing, and by new measures of success. It's a dialogue that produces new design principles for tomorrow's learning systems. Celebrating Learning helps educators, allied professionals and key stakeholders join forces to set an apprenticeship agenda for a prosperous future.
What are you most looking forward to at the #LP Festival?
The #LP Festival will be an extraordinary snapshot of the world learning together at a critical moment: 200 partners on a single platform, asking how individuals, communities, societies and the planet can thrive through learning. GELP will support the festival's central aim: to showcase and celebrate innovation in education, with a global community catalyzing, pioneering and debating change. But as leaders in education, we also value the festival's broader commitments, both to ensuring that educational change serves the Covid-19 generation, and to finding effective approaches to extending that change, through workshops, the launch of new initiatives and a range of partner events. In these challenging times, the #LP festival offers hope and fresh thinking to this generation and the next.
