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Summer Howarth discusses the importance of meaningful participation in education and how it requires more than just good intentions.

In this episode of the Education Vanguard Podcast, host Justin Hardman sits down with Summer Howarth, founder and director of The Eventful Learning Company and a leading voice in student agency and educational innovation. Summer shares why meaningful participation requires more than good intentions. Drawing from her experience designing events and learning experiences across international schools and education systems, she explains how clarity of purpose, authentic roles, and thoughtful stru...

People in this episode

Host: Justin Hardman

Guest: Summer Howarth

Topics covered

• student agency
• educational innovation
• meaningful participation
• learning experiences
• clarity of purpose

Keywords

• student agency
• educational innovation
• learning experiences
• meaningful participation
• clarity of purpose

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Eventful Learning Company

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