by Tendayi Chirawu | 18 Dec 2020 | Friends Seminary, News Decoder Updates, Youth Voices
A former Student Ambassador, Malik Figaro was News Decoder’s first intern from a partner school. Here are lessons he has drawn in his gap year. Malik Figaro, News Decoder’s most recent intern, was nervous before he decided to take a year off between high...
by Nelson Graves | 14 Dec 2020 | African Leadership Academy, Contests, Hewitt, La Jolla Country Day School, News Decoder Updates, Youth Voices
Stories about West Africa, by Africans, dominated News Decoder’s latest Storytelling Contest, which showcases original work by young authors. Winning stories looked at West Africa and freedom of speech in the United States. Three students from the African...
by Tendayi Chirawu | 11 Dec 2020 | Contests, News Decoder Updates, Youth Voices
A three-person jury of professionals has judged entries in News Decoder’s 8th Storytelling Contest. The winners will be announced next week. For Tim Agnew, a juror in News Decoder’s 8th Storytelling Contest, reading the submissions was a learning...
by Nelson Graves | 28 Sep 2020 | Government, Miss Porter's School, News Decoder Updates
How is democracy faring around the world? What effect is it having on girls? News Decoder is teaming up with Miss Porter’s School in a global seminar. Miss Porter’s School, a News Decoder academic partner, is offering a four-week global seminar on democracy...
by News Decoder | 7 Sep 2020 | Friends Seminary, News Decoder Updates
News Decoder’s first intern from a partner school, Malik Figaro has an enriching gap year ahead of him. Malik Figaro Malik Figaro, who recently graduated from News Decoder partner school Friends Seminary in New York, has joined our educational news service as an...
by Nelson Graves | 20 Aug 2020 | News Decoder Updates
News Decoder and a publisher in Cambridge, England have teamed up to explore contemporary social issues and encourage critical thinking among youth. A British publisher has included two News Decoder articles in books on drug use and domestic violence, extending our...
by News Decoder | 31 Jul 2020 | News Decoder Updates
To reach more young people, we’re redesigning News Decoder’s website so it’s cleaner, faster and better looking. Deadline? End of August. (Joy Matéo of Digit’all Communication) News Decoder is overhauling its website so it is faster, better organized...
by Nelson Graves | 29 Jul 2020 | News Decoder Updates
Correspondents, trustees and advisors held a virtual birthday party to celebrate News Decoder’s 5th birthday and to look to future challenges. News Decoder has just turned five years old, so we held a birthday party. COVID-19 oblige, it was a virtual party, over...
by Nelson Graves | 20 Jul 2020 | News Decoder Updates
As News Decoder celebrates its 5th birthday, our communications manager tackles new challenges while her successor will help position us for future growth. By Nelson Graves News Decoder is starting its sixth year with a changing of the guard. Our longest serving staff...
by News Decoder | 2 Jul 2020 | News Decoder Updates
News Decoder empowers youth around the globe, and our Student Ambassadors make it all possible. Meet the team for the coming academic year. Monica Lau has travelled to 80 countries. Marouane El Bahraoui is a human rights activist and member of Amnesty...