New digital platform supporting young people's participation in global 
conversations about the future of education launched by Big Change in 
partnership with the LEGO Foundation. 'The Big Education Conversation' was 
launched at the United Nation's Transforming Education Summit 
[https://www.un.org/en/transforming-education-summit ] in New York.

The platform, www.bigeducationconversation.org, has been launched to support 
intergenerational conversations on the transformation of education, encouraging 
inclusive public dialogue between young people, communities, and decision 
makers across the world.

Many countries have education systems that do not work for all children or 
fully prepare them for their futures. The Big Education Conversation supports 
people and communities to talk about what education is really for so it can 
change for the future. By hosting conversations and adding views through the 
platform, participants create a shared vision, one of the most important first 
steps for change.

The Big Education Conversation guides and resources are published in English, 
Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Swahili. They will be available in all 
UN languages by the end of 2022.

A live Big Education Conversation, hosted at the Transforming Education Summit, 
marked the beginning of Big Change's aim to inspire one million conversations 
on the future of education all over the world.

Inés Yábar from Restless Development [https://restlessdevelopment.org/ ], who 
co-facilitated the first conversation said: "This is such an exciting 
opportunity for young people to be the true drivers of change! The Big 
Education Conversation platform will allow us to take control of the 
conversation on education and help shape the global education agenda."

The initiative has been supported by the LEGO Foundation 
[http://www.learningthroughplay.com/ ].

About Big Change 

We want to see a society where every young person is set up to thrive in life, 
not just exams. So that even in times of constant change, every child will feel 
emboldened to contribute positively to the world around them. All parts of 
society, including parents, employers, and civil society, need to work together 
to support young people and schools. big-change.org

About the LEGO Foundation

We know that children develop skills for life when they learn through play. 
Together with partners around the world, we call for global learning system 
reform to raise the quality of education, lower inequality and exclusion and 
make life for children everywhere more joyful and meaningful by promoting 
access to learning through play for all children.


SOURCE: The LEGO Foundation and Big Change