Beaconhouse, the country’s largest network of private educational
institutions, successfully hosted its third Learner Agency Paradigm (LAP) Conference,
at Beaconhouse’s Defence Campus in the south region, Karachi. This LAP
Conference 2022 was attended by Beaconhouse School System’s (BSS) learners, teachers
and employees and is the third installment from its series of conferences that were
introduced early last year.
The LAP Conference 2022 was held to cultivate learner agency – a concept gaining momentum in educational
institutions as a way of fostering learners’ abilities to navigate their way
through life in a positive manner, creating a significant impact on their
circumstances. A total of 165 project submissions were received nationwide out
of which 10 learner projects were showcased in the Karachi conference. The
projects focused on various initiatives undertaken by students to become active
contributors to their surroundings.
The session also included a virtual address from Kasim Kasuri, Chief
Executive Officer, Beaconhouse, who stated during the event, “Learner Agency
has quickly become an important aspect of the education being imparted at
Beaconhouse campuses nationwide. The concept gives students responsibility over
their own learning, empowering them to develop a voice and take purpose-driven
initiatives. There is no shortage of students wanting to take charge and bring
a change around them, and as an educator I am proud to see them taking
ownership through these LAP conferences.”
Among the 10 projects, the ‘Taleem Sub Ka Bunyadi Haq’ initiative
was undertaken by BSS students in Quetta to raise awareness and support
teaching programmes for girls in Balochistan in order to tackle low literacy
rates for women. Under the project ‘Charagh-e-Ilm’, students were inspired to give back
to society as active learners and participators, by developing a comprehensive
and high quality education programme aimed to increase the knowledge base of BSS
support staff in schools.
‘The Battle of Multiple Intelligence’ project presented by middle
school students introduced a ground-breaking competition between campuses
targeting multiple intelligence levels of learners such as their visual, research,
analytical, creative, critical, and digital skills. Other project themes included
science, literature, fitness and health, entrepreneurship, cyber currency, and
Covid-19 challenges.
The LAP conferences are an effort by BSS to
empower students, ensuring that learners are equipped with the right skills to
address challenging circumstances, and prepare them to meaningfully influence
their world as global citizens and future leaders. The Beaconhouse School
System has a legacy of 46 years of educational expertise and currently has over
315,000 students.
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