Student-Led Learning: Empowering Play, Voice, and Leadership in Action

What happens when we let students take the lead? In this active, movement-based workshop, participants will experience and design games that shift the focus from teacher-led instruction to student-driven learning. Through cooperative challenges, reflection, and playful leadership activities, educators will explore strategies to build autonomy, problem-solving, and voice in any learning environment—indoors or out. Come ready to move, collaborate, and leave with new tools to make learning more engaging, authentic, and student-centered. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this session, participants will: •Experience hands-on activities that promote student leadership and teamwork. •Learn simple strategies for transferring responsibility and choice to students. •Explore how play-based learning supports curriculum, well-being, and community. •Leave with practical frameworks for creating student-led games, reflections, and challenges.