Students Leading Education

Empowering students to lead & affect their own education

Student Advocates WIN the 2018 Virtual Competition! 
Click on the picture below to see the video submission!

Belvidere Student Advocates were on the radio!
​Thank you WRNJ for hosting us on November 9, 2017!
Click here to hear the interview!

The Belvidere Middle & High School Student Advocate Program empowers students to model, inspire and facilitate change in our district.


Projects include:
  • Identifying problems, developing plans and implementing solutions.  Examples include: High School Cafeteria Redesign Project, Weight Room Redesign & Addition of Cardio Room, and Installation of new water fountains with bottle fillers.
  • Running a Tech Help Cafe at Back to School night for parents.
  • Community Outreach: working with Alumni on the Wall of Fame project, visiting the Community Lunch program to assist community members with tech needs.
  • Tackling technology problems in our school to bring about change (i.e. Wifi Connectivity issues, Use of Google Classroom by teachers & students, etc.)
  • ​Working with Third Street Students to teach them how to solve problems, troubleshoot, and use a variety of digital tools.
  • Assisting teachers in learning how to use digital tools in the classroom.
  • Creating tutorials and fliers to assist parents, teachers and students in learning to use digital tools.
  • Presentations to Board of Education, Teaching staff and in Community to communicate and build support.
  • Testing new technology initiatives and systems.
  • Troubleshooting and fixing technology problems in classrooms throughout the district.
  • Mentoring students in working toward solving problems and making change.
  • Advocates learn how to become effective communicators and leaders to inspire change.

Current Advocate Projects:

Our SLED program is open to Belvidere High & Middle School students in grades 5-12. 
​To apply, please fill out the application form: ​https://goo.gl/forms/8dyrz8YQKAfi502C2

For more information, please contact Mrs. Caralee Gately at cgately@belvideresd.org.