by Akilah Wise | 15 May 2020 | Health and Wellness, University of Toronto Journalism Fellows
Because the COVID-19 pandemic can be traumatic, young people need to set self-care plans to manage stress and keep their immune systems strong. Two young people practice yoga in front of the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany, 5 April 2020. (J’rg...
by Barry Moody | 15 May 2020 | Health and Wellness
A sense of exceptionalism served Britain well in world wars, but COVID-19 has exposed the dangers of going it alone. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and quotes from her COVID-19 speech pictured in an empty Piccadilly Circus in London, 9 April 2020. (AP Photo/Kirsty...
by Colin McIntyre | 14 May 2020 | Health and Wellness
COVID-19 has prompted different responses in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Will the pandemic make eventual reunification of the island more likely? A man walks his dog in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 30 March 2020. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) It was religion...
by Sage Silberman | 13 May 2020 | Chadwick School, Health and Wellness, Student Posts, Youth Voices
Thousands of homeless in Los Angeles are finding it hard to shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic despite authorities’ efforts. Camper vans for homeless in Los Angeles County (photo by Sage Silberman) While millions of people in California are sheltering...
by Angela Gu | 13 May 2020 | Chadwick School, Contests, Friends Seminary, News Decoder Updates, School Year Abroad, Thacher School, Youth Voices
Students tackled topics from homelessness to hip hop. Entries on COVID-19 and the environment copped the prizes in our storytelling contest. Charles Gorrivan of the Friends Seminary school in New York and Claire Wang of School Year Abroad France have won first prize...