Community Leadership Masterclass - Next Gen Awards 2023

Have you ever wanted to make a difference in your local community? Our Community Leaders masterclass has been designed to show young people how they can do exactly that as they develop a product, service or initiative to support people in their local community.

Whether it’s a robot that delivers groceries to the elderly, or a bin that gives you a round of applause when you put rubbish in it, our community leaders masterclass has been designed to show young people how they can make a difference in their community in some fun and creative ways.

In this masterclass, students will be working to identify challenges in their local community, before then thinking big to see how they can solve these challenges in fun and creative ways. Attendees will be looking around the world to see what other countries are doing to get more people eating fruit and vegetables, using the stairs as opposed to the escalator and even recycling properly. They will be taking inspiration from these quirky innovations as they create their own for their local community.

About Your Presenter:

Sophie is a Program Coordinator at BOP Industries with a background in Arts and Teaching and a passion for inspiring and empowering young people to be creative. After finishing high school, Sophie went straight into studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts Drama (majoring in Film and Production Content), where her creative and organisational skills thrived as she managed many theatre and film productions. From there, Sophie decided to pursue a career in education and completed her Masters of Teaching (Secondary). Sophie is incredibly passionate about student-centred and real-world learning which is a core part of her work at BOP.

To find out more about Sophie, head to: www.bopindustries.com/meet-sophie

About The Next Gen Awards:

This masterclass is being presented as part of the 2023 Next Gen Awards Program. As a national awards program, the Next Gen Awards have been designed to showcase the next generation of top young talent. With award categories recognising young people and educators across the country working to innovate and create, the awards aim to highlight innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders working to make a start on their chosen career pathway early. To find out more and to nominate head to: www.bopindustries.com/next-gen