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Hon. Michael Alexander Ang, Honorary Consulate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, took the podium as the first keynote speaker of the morning. Hon. Ang's speech covers a wide range of themes concerning his consular country. His main point being that despite it being a tiny country with limited resources, Jordan remains one of the largest posts for refugees in the world. Hon. Ang relates this to our ideals as student leaders by illustrating that, no matter how small we appear compared to the rest of the world, we have
"the ability transformational change."
to affect that "the only limit is the one you set for yourself."
Ms. Alaiza Joice Guinihin, SSIS-B's English Subject Area Head, concluded the event's talking segment. Ms. Alaiza described how we could "turn our simple ideas into great ones" once we were divided into our workshops later in the afternoon. She discussed the art of public speaking, how to create micro-vlogs, and how to create posters, as well as the critical components that go into making each of these tools an effective advocacy tool.
Plenary speaker Anne Drea Camus, Logistics Officer of Streets to School and current student leader at De Montfort University, followed suit. As a teenager, Anne Dre'a initiated smallscale projects focusing on the United Nations
Development Goals, garnering her multiple youth leadership honors. This quickly led to her volunteering at Ladders to Literacy, a non-profit organization that teaches public school pupils how to read and write and has since developed into a student-led non-governmental organization. Ms. Camus concluded her speech by reminding her audience
Following the renowned leaders' speeches, student delegates took part in workshopcontests that covered impromptu speaking, micro-vlogging, and poster-making.
These activities continued until late in the afternoon.
At the conclusion of the conference, select representatives from the participating schools, recognized for their potential as student leaders, took their oaths to become the next AFSL Officers for AY 2023-2024.