Welcome to Student Voice
This document was published under a previous government and is available for archival and research purposes.
2018-19 SpeakUp Project funding is now available through District School Boards! Contact your principal or an administrator at your school board for more information.
What is it?
Student Voice aims to promote student engagement and success in Ontario's schools by listening to and learning from students. Student Voice provides you, the students, with a variety of ways to share your ideas with your school, the education community and the ministry about what would help support your engagement in your learning. Student Voice can help you take action to shape your learning environment while you build your skills.
We want all students to be successful, and we need your ideas and actions to make this happen.
Check out this video to get an idea of what's changing for Ontario students!
It all starts with you
Speak up! You have a voice, and we want to hear what you have to say about your education. Your ideas and actions can make a difference in Ontario's publicly funded education system. We want to help you make your school a place where everyone feels welcome and where you are empowered to speak your mind, get involved and become active citizens and leaders.
Students told us that you want to:
- share your ideas with government on how to strengthen student engagement and make Ontario's publicly funded education system even better.
- have a school culture where all students feel and know that they belong.
- work as partners with your teachers, and participate in school decisions that will shape your lives and the lives of other students.
How can you get involved?
There are different ways to get involved:
- Minister's Student Advisory Council (MSAC)
Each year, approximately 60 students in grades 7 to 12 from across the province are selected to form the council. MSAC provides advice on ministry policies and programs and also meets with the Minister of Education to share their ideas and perspectives.
Find out more about the council.
- SpeakUp Projects
SpeakUp Projects can help you, the students, get your voices heard and take action by leading projects that make a difference in your school. To date, thousands of students in grades 7-12 have actively led or participated in more than 10,000 projects in hundreds of schools across Ontario.
Learn how you can start putting your ideas into action. - SpeakUp in a Box
SpeakUp in a Box is a "do-it-yourself" forum kit which contains everything you will need to run a student-led forum for 30 participants at your school. It includes facilitator tip sheets, a step-by-step forum guide and forum supplies. During the forum your peers share ideas about what can help students be more engaged in learning and school life.
Watch a video about SpeakUp in a Box.
Learn more and order your kit today!
This is your education. Speak up and get involved! Let's all work together to ensure Ontario's publicly funded education system remains among the best in the world.
Send your comments and ideas to studentvoice@ontario.ca.
See what students like you are saying and doing on Facebook to raise the student voice. Share your student engagement thoughts and activities by liking SpeakUp Ontario on Facebook and posting there.