Small Schools Think Tank Videos

Imagining the Futures of Small Secondary Schools

This short film create by ubcotv highlight the annual Small Secondary Schools Think Tank hosted by UBCO in collaboration with the Rural Education Advisory Committee. The Faculty of Education is working with educators from BC’s small schools to learn and share ideas of how they can continue to evolve through innovation. Initiatives like the Small […]

The Small School Think Tank

Each year the Faculty of Education at UBC’s Okanagan Campus hosts the Small Secondary School Think Tank where educators come together for two days of collaboration, inspiration and innovation. Teams from small, primarily rural, secondary schools and school districts participate in an empathetic design process to support a case study school. In May 2018, the […]

Collaborating for Equity for Indigenous Learners in Rural Schools

This short film highlights the learning that occurred at the 6th Annual Small Secondary Schools Think Tank at UBC Okanagan in May 2019. Based on interviews with students, the case study school is working to foster a sense of belonging for their Indigenous learners. Through an empathetic design process participants, rural educators from across British […]