“The Future of Schooling”

with input from FutureSchool Case Studies - Katherine High School, Emmanuel Catholic College and Warakirri College

We find ourselves in a unprecedented moment to reimagine and remake our education systems. What are the conditions that can finally unlock the human potential that exists in our classrooms, schools and organisations? How might we lead a future where the capacity to learn, unlearn and relearn in multi-dimensional ways underpins our journey towards thriving people and places?

In this session, Louka Parry will share the latest global thinking for how we might move beyond reform and efficiency conceptions toward the conditions in which learners, educators and communities can truly thrive. This session will weave together the conceptual with the concrete, hearing from three inspiring school leaders who are embracing key learning design principles in their communities. These three school leaders will share key messages from their ongoing journeys with an opportunity to engage with audience questions. These schools were selected through their alignment to the recently released FutureSchool, the work of global thought leader Valerie Hannon and the Australian Learning Lecture, which details the key Learning Design Principles required to shift our schools for this new era.

LOUKA PARRY

Louka Parry is a learning strategist, education futurist and social entrepreneur working at the global forefront with schools, systems and organisations to help them adapt for the future. As a school teacher, he was promoted to Principal at 27 years old and was named Inspirational Public Secondary Teacher of the Year for South Australia. Now as Founder and CEO of The Learning Future, he works internationally (in English and Spanish) to support positive change with a focus on innovation, future skills, leadership, wellbeing, technology and organisational culture.

Louka also serves as a Founding Executive of Karanga: The Global Alliance for Social Emotional Learning and Life Skills that seeks to inspire and equip practitioners, policy makers and researchers from across the world to promote quality and equitable Social Emotional Learning and Life Skills through initiatives that connect, coordinate, and drive action.

A rapid learner, he holds two Masters degrees, speaks five languages, has visited over 80 countries and recently completed a fellowship at Stanford’s d.school. You’ll normally find him nerding out on ideas, running marathons and trails, playing music and generally exploring with a rather insatiable and problematic curiosity.