The BOLT Student Voice Program at Disney has reached capacity for June 2022.
Please contact us if you’d like to be alerted if a space opens up.
The BOLT Student Voice Program at Disney has reached capacity for June 2022.
Please contact us if you’d like to be alerted if a space opens up.
An unforgettable program with students from around the country, using the Walt Disney World® parks as a magical classroom!
Sunday June 26th – Wednesday June 29th at Walt Disney World Resort
Important HEALTH/Safety information and forms for BOLT Student Voice Program participants
The BOLT Student Voice Program is part of the 2022 Education Summit at Walt Disney World and is open to students in grades 5-12. The program utilizes the Disney theme parks as an engaging and magical classroom to explore the importance of student voice and agency in education, and it provides opportunities as well for students to provide important input during the education summit. The BOLT experience also includes the “Disney Imagination Campus” that offers students an opportunity to engage in “imagination powered learning” in Disney’s real-world learning laboratories and performance venues.
The overall goal is for students to develop or expand their own leadership skills, to increase their own collaboration and communication skills, and to experience how to use their own voice to make a positive difference in their communities and in their own education.
What is student voice? What is most important to you about having input into decisions regarding your school and your education? What types of school or classroom environments allow you to learn most effectively? What leads to powerful learning? What does it mean to feel safe and supported in being yourself? Is this connected to learning? If student voices and experiences had more influence on decisions in school, how might things like curriculum, instruction, assessments, or schedules be the same or different? How does voice and agency connect to leadership?
Sign up today and take advantage of early registration discounts. An opening night dinner is included, breakfast/lunch are provided each day, and 3-day “Park-Hopper” passes are included with each registration!
By connecting and collaborating with students from different schools and regions, the BOLT Student Voice Program provides a memorable experience. And by empowering student voice and engaging students as integral partners in all aspects of their own education, we hope as well to provide students a collaborative experience that also inspires them to be lifelong learners and engaged citizens.
“The BOLT program isn’t just a trip to Disney World, it is a thoughtfully constructed and expertly facilitated leadership experience. Our son was the youngest student in the group and he was transformed by it. He went from quite nervous and unsure to confident – both in himself and his ability to try new things and his capacity to build strong relationships. When he got home we joked ‘Who is this kid?’ as he proudly announced that he was ready to try other new things because he is a ‘BOLT kid.’ People talk a lot about the magic of Disney, but in our family we talk more about the magic of BOLT!”
– Parent of a BOLT participant