Post by Kyle Shahan

Hosting the Bridge to Impact Changemaker was a three year journey and a dream come true. Many beliefs are confirmed about teaching and learning, but perhaps it all boils down to this: we no longer need to show students how to lead, follow, and flow. We only need to let them. To student lead planners Julia Pucklitzsch Melania Mikiewicz Gabriela Okoniewska congratulations on seizing the opportunity and fulfilling its promise so fully. Your ownership, decision-making, and clarity of vision was strong and it has been a privilege to work with you. To the 70+ ISD students on planning teams, thank you also for your authentic agency around live-streaming, food, welcome committees, hype, and more. It was a joy to trust you so fully. To the 200+ students from 25 visiting schools, thank you for the enthusiasm and engagement. Be patient, resilient, and kind to yourself when pursuing your We Will Statements, and let us know how it's going. To keynote speakers, thank you for joining the Bridge. Your messages contained meaningful hope and relevant resources around Changemaking mindset and action. Thank you to Adrian Ireland and Mike DeHart for your friendship and collaboration. You are both brilliant changemaker educators and agents. So....what's next? Michael Friedrich Wilhelm Koch Romi Dagan Javier Ergueta Suji DeHart Andrea Legaspi @keshabacharya Sophie Peccaud Duncan Painter Dom Verwey Shei Ascencio Chris Larsen MBA , FIoL Institute for Humane Education Sustainability Education Docathon by MAD Courses Inspire Citizens NeuroPack Leap76 Bridge to Impact website: www.changemakers.earth Seeds of Change 'zine https://lnkd.in/emsX3vbX #BridgetoImpact2026 #ChangemakerConference2026 #ISDGoBeyond #InternationalschoolofDüsseldorf International School of Düsseldorf