STUDENT VOLUNTEERING

Changing children’s lives doesn’t begin and end with our medical volunteers and our missions. The compassion, energy and selfless service of our students are important to ensure they become the next generation of volunteers needed to carry on our work.

Under the umbrella of our International Student Executive Committee, which is led by students themselves, our Student Initiative is targeted towards secondary schools and tertiary institutions.

Our Student Initiative aims to develop students along the following four pillars:

• Service
• Leadership
• Education
• Volunteerism

We have Smile Asia Student Chapters across various schools in Asia that instil our core values of commitment, leadership and volunteerism among student volunteers as well as raise awareness about cleft. Through participating in service-learning projects, they experience first-hand how they can impact the world.

Long-term student volunteers also have the opportunity to join our medical missions to assist specialists in the following areas:

• Child-life
• Education
• Medical Records
• Film and Photography
• Speech Therapy

Interested in starting your own student chapter? To find out more about our Student Initiative, please write to student@smileasia.org.

ASIA STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 

The Asia Student Leadership Conference (ASLC) was initiated in 2012 and has been held every year since then. It aims to give students a platform to develop and strengthen their leadership skills and character, to receive training on becoming creators of change, and to enhance inter-cultural awareness.

The student-led conference has attained much success over the years. Student leaders from 20 countries converge in Singapore to join hands with their counterparts here to build awareness and learn about core values of service, leadership, education and volunteerism. When students help children in need, they learn first-hand how they can make an impact on the world and help heal humanity.

The conference recognises and celebrates diversity among the participants as students play a vital role in the future of the world.

ASLC 2025

The theme this year is Leading, Learning, Loving.

Given the scale of change and disruption sweeping society today, adaptability is paramount in empowering youths to make a tangible impact on our global community. Equipping youths with the necessary versatile skills and resources is integral to their development as innovative leaders.

Through ASLC 2025, our objective is to provide a platform for future-ready youths to establish networks with those who are like-minded in their causes and beliefs and to create feedback loops that serve to innovatively improve social contribution regionally and globally. They will be the ones emerging as new leaders, ready to embrace oncoming changes and tackle challenges in a whole new way.

PROGRAMME

Day 1 | 12 July Saturday

0930 – Welcome & Icebreakers
0950 – Conference Module & Targeted Sharings by experts
1130 – Panel Discussion
1220 – Lunch
1335 – Fireside Chat
1435 – Bonding Activities
1515 – Case Study
1810 – Dinner & Cultural Night

Day 2 | 13 July Sunday

0900 – Breakfast & Checkout
1000 – Service Learning Module
1030 – Activity
1230 – Lunch
1500 – Debrief
1600 – Presentation
1700 – Ends

VALUES IN ACTION

The conference aligns with schools’ Values in Action (VIA) Programme and seeks to educate and inculcate a sense of volunteerism in students. Through the forum, participants are encouraged to contribute meaningfully to the community by applying values, knowledge and skills.

Students who have participated in the conference extensively will be rewarded with VIA hours.

REGISTRATION FEE

There is a registration fee of S$15.