PLASTIC FREE BOY CHANGE - MAKER DAY

Plastic Free Boy CHANGE-MAKER Day for Students     Empowered Students as Agents for Change “Let’s supercharge your Students to the next level  as Global Citizens for a Sustainable Future”

LIVING YOUR MISSION - MEET THE FUTURE  

COST:

  • Full Day in-person Changemaker Day presentation/workshop,      4 - 8 hours available at the school:                                                      CHF 2,300 (including travel cost) 
  • Half day In-person presentation/workshop                                       up to 4 hours available at your school:                                              CHF 1,600 (including travel cost)
  • End of Year Speech in-person,                                                                     1 - 3 hours available at your school:                                                             CHF 1,500 (including travel cost)
  • Zoom presentation:                                                                                    CHF 350 for up to 2 hours
PLASTIC FREE BOY CHANGE-MAKER DAY
Outline for Swiss Schools
Changemaker Day at Schools

Carla Marshall  CEO/Director, Dresden International School:  "I highly recommend the visit and spread the news of being an agentic and change-making Empowered Student for the future. It is so important for our students to see what change-making looks like today. We are so pleased that Arlian was able to come and explain not only the actions he has done but also why he has decided that those are the most appropriate ones for the communities that he has been part of in Australia and Austria.

IB Schools Primary School PYP Young Changemaker Day
IB Schools Secondary School Changemaker Day

2ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Cost: CHF 2,300.00 for a full day (including travel costs)

18-year-old Arlian aka Plastic Free Boy has been on a mission for 7 years to inspire young generations In schools to make a difference!

Arlian’s input will unlock the student’s full potential in the design of their learning, and personal projects by sharing his journey relating it to the IB program.

Our full-day program fits into IB PYP, MYP program form Grades 1 - 12:

  • 1 assembly-style presentation to Primary and Workshop to Grade 5 or 6
  • 1 assembly-style presentation to Secondary school and workshop to Grade 10

Arlian shows his 7-year journey and shows what a passionate 11-year-old student can create as a global citizen in their community tackling global problems with local solutions one at a time. 

Arlian started his student agency project ‘Plastic Free Boy’, supported by his filmmaker mother, who has documented his learning experience from the age of 11 years old. He has been presenting his journey over the past 7 years to over 300 schools and shares his changemaker program PLAN B - MEET THE FUTURE - Full of Solutions from Coral Reefs to Glaciers showcasing collaborations with local and global Organisations, Universities, Government, and Corporations to create positive Impact for Future Generations.

He has received International Awards and has been recognized on world stages as a plenary speaker for future generations. 2019 Asia Pacific Cities and Mayor’s Forum 

IB Schools Changemaker Day Australia representation
School education with full power to students!
Arlian at Dresden International School
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Image of Changemaker workshop of SIS international school

Carla Marshall  CEO/Directo, Dresden International School 

"I hope that our teachers can take some of that enthusiasm that they see in him and be able to find ways for our students to experience agency in their learning."  

 

 

Anna-Marie Renes Yr 5 Teacher, Dresden International School

"Arlian was very engaging and the students loved listening to him. He did a fantastic job. I am a 5th-grade teacher and we have a PYP exhibition there is a big push for us to find a local connection that will impact the world globally, and that has been done. 

The presentation was exactly that and very relevant to what the kids are aiming to achieve."

 

James Elliot - PYP Coordinator, Grade 5 Teacher, Assistant Head of Primary School

Amadeus International School Vienna

Your work and activism supercharge our Grade 5 Students on their project about community and global Impacts. Your advocacy against plastic pollution is very inspiring and your stories and tips connect with students and excite them to take action."

Nora Ackerman, Student Council SIS Zürich International School

"After experiencing your presentation at the SIS Student Leadership Day, Thomas and I were truly inspired, and we believe it would be wonderful to share that inspiration and experience with our entire school community."

 

Alison Wright - Division Manager, Swiss International School

‘It was great to be surrounded by such enthusiasm, knowledge, and thoughtfulness at our SIS Student Leadership Day.’’

 

WORKING WITH BUSINESSES

Encouraging change in customer behavior to reduce single-use coffee cups. 

Filming our Involvement on a local level working with cafes and restaurants, and having conversations about how we can support them encourage their customers to bring reusable coffee cups. They started displaying my posters. Students who had seen me present at their schools also reminded their parents to bring their cups. Schools then initiated their posters in their communities. Local Action with Global Impact. 

 

JOINING ORGANISATIONS IN TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA 

Filming our involvement with Rainforest Rescue Organisation on a Community Tree Planting Day. Rainforests are a critical ecosystem for our planet. Rainforest filter our air and supplies half the oxygen we breathe. They also are in a symbiotic relationship with the largest ecosystem on the planet - The Great Barrier Reef. Being part of a community tree planting day provides a local solution with a global impact.

 

VIENNA, DANUBE CLEAN UP

Filming the involvement of the public and organisations on a Danube Dive Clean Up, showcaing community lead action to students as part of solving problems on a local level with global imapact.

 

PALMA MALLORCA AQUARIUM

Filming my learning experience, interviewing Scientists about their important Conservation Projects, and collaborations with community groups and Universities i.e. how to get involved in Beach Clean Ups, reduce turtles, and find out about shark and sea horse breeding programs. I showed the films at local International Schools in Mallorca, involving them in local action with global Impact.

 DAINTREE RAINFOREST - James Cook University Research Station

Filming our learning experience, collaborating with James Cook University promoting University programs, and engaging in learning activities such as civic science projects showcasing how students can create senior biology data in High School leading into University studies with purpose.

 

 

Media:

2023 Feature in 'That's Life Magazine'

2023 Austrian TV and print magazine

2022 Port Douglas Magazine

2022 Australian Geographic Explorer
2021 Newsport Media

2021 Channel 9 Current Affairs Story
2019 Channel 9 Current Affairs Story

2019 Sydney Morning Herald Article

2018 ABC BTN

2019 ABC online

Channel 10 'The Project'

Channel 10 'Totally Wild' on Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Channel 10 'Totally Wild' feature on Plastic Free Boy

Awards and Nominations: 

2018 NSW Department of Environment Green Globe Awards Nomination

2019 NSW Department of Education Student Award

2019 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards NSW

2021 Tidy Towns Award - Keep Australia Beautiful

Clean Up Australia Youth Ambassador

2020 World Clean Up Day Ambassador

2021 NSW Tidy Towns Award

2022 Internet Stars Person Of The Year Award

Speaker at:

2022 Atlassian Leadership Day

2022 Learning Festival, Vienna

2022 Adidas Day of New Ideas, Vienna

2021 Ipswich Sustainability Summit to 85 schools

2022 Mumbrella360 - Leading Marketing Conference Australasia

2021 Innovation Day at Lismore University 

2019 Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayor's Forum

2019 Ipswich Sustainability Youth Summit

2020 Kids Teaching Kids Conference to 65 schools

2019 Circular Economy Forum in Brisbane

2018 Eco Expo in Brisbane

2021 Speaker at Innovation Day at Lismore University

https://zerowastevictoria.org.au/what-we-do/zero-waste-festivals/zero-waste-festival-2020/festival-presenters-2020/

Nominations: 

2019 NSW Department of Education Student Award

2018 NSW Green Globe Awards

2019 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards NSW

Testimonies:

Ipswich Youth Sustainability Summit was organized by the Ipswich Council in August and last year's speaker at the
Please watch the Testimony, which shows kids from different schools responding to his presentation at Ipswich Youth Sustainability Summit.

Aaron Wood, founder of 'Kids Teaching Kids:

“We are so honored to have Arlian as a Kids Teaching Kids Youth Ambassador. Arlian is an incredibly inspirational example of young people making a big difference by becoming environmental leaders and having their voices heard.  He is also an exceptionally mature and gifted public speaker and was a perfect addition as a keynote speaker at our 2020 Kids Teaching Kids Conference. Our students loved hearing from someone their own age and left energized, motivated, and poised to tackle plastic pollution and other environmental initiatives in their own communities.”

 

Quotes from Principals:

- Margo Carwardine, Principal of St.Peter Chanel Primary School, Brisbane: The students and staff at our school were inspired by the film. As a community, we will be following up with a school-based Initiative that works toward a plastic-free environment. Thank you for sharing your passion with us.

- St. Oliver Plunketts in Victoria: You have really inspired all of us to try and reduce the amount of plastic we use and also to convince our families and other members of our community to do the same.

- Silvia Atzori EDUCATIONAL LEADER Beacon Hill OOSH" We have booked this for our program for Term 1 supporting the Plastic Free Boy with this amazing project.

It’s a great opportunity to empower the students to be a part of the solution and create a sustainable school and community. "

- Meg Sutcliffe, Director of International School Rheintal, Switzerland:

I have had a lot of positive feedback about the film and the discussion with Arlian. We showed the film to the students and then had Arlian on Skype answer questions and tell them about his project - we recommend this to every school.