Why the pen
A pen is what every student in this school already carries. It writes the notes, the answers and the complaints nobody reads out loud. Put it on the ballot and it does the same job for the whole school — it writes things down, and it makes sure someone acts on them.
That is the promise. Not louder speeches. A record of what students actually asked for, and what got done about it.
What I will do
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A voice for students
An open suggestion box and a fixed time every week when anyone can bring an issue to me directly. Every item goes on a list, and the list gets read out at council — including the things that were turned down, and why.
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Ideas worth trying
More clubs run by students themselves, a proper inter-house calendar published at the start of term, and one new event each term that the school has never done before. Small things, actually delivered, beat big things that never start.
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Committed to change
Cleaner and better-stocked common areas, fairer use of the sports ground across year groups, and a canteen that listens to what students want to eat. I will report back on each of these before the year ends, whether or not the news is good.
About me
I am Muhammad bin Asad, standing for the student council at Al Ala International School. I am running because too many good ideas in this school die in a conversation at break and never reach anyone who can act on them.
I am not promising to fix everything. I am promising to show up, write it down, take it to the people who decide, and tell you honestly what happened.
Print it, share it, put it up. The poster is free to use.
The pledge
If I am elected, I will hold a weekly open hour, publish what was raised and what came of it, and stand down from any decision where I would be voting on something that benefits only me or my friends.
If I do not keep this, hold me to it in public. That is what the pledge is for.