Class Representative
Hertfordshire school councillor/class representative in Grade 6
My primary and early part of secondary education was done in the UK.
Towards the end of Grade 5, I aspired to become the school councillor and make a positive impact in the school. For those who are unaware, a school councillor is like a class representative, and helps the school move forward by giving the students a voice.
When the elections and campaign process began in Grade 6, I started working on my speech immediately. It took a long time, but after many drafts I had created a great speech, which projected the best version of my ideas, intentions, and myself, to create a strong point in my campaign.
My efforts paid off and I had convinced the majority of Grade 6 to vote for me and I became the school councillor. I closely worked with the principle, teachers, and even the mayor, to help not just our school, but all schools in our Hertfordshire district.
One of my key points during my campaign was recycling. In the UK, schools use tons, and tons of paper, other paper based resources, plastic bottles, old stationary, food waste and also biodegradable waste, all of which was being disposed/recycled incorrectly.
I helped my school, and a few others, create a system for recycling garbage, so that less trash ends up in landfills and the sea.
So different coloured bins were planned for white paper, coloured paper, food waste, garden waste, recyclable plastics and items and general waste that could not be recycled.
This was one of many projects I achieved during my time as school councillor, and there are too many to cover here right now. Depending on when you read this, you might be able to find me on the Hertfordshire Council website, and how I worked with the mayor of Bishops Stortford to help make a change.