by Xenia Minton | 2 Apr 2021 | Economy, St. Andrew's, Student Posts, Youth Voices
U.S. colleges can cost a lot, and many students take on debt. Is it really worth it, financially, to pay all that money for higher education? Let’s see. (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) It’s the time of year when millions of students in their last year...
by Akvile Seleviciute and Auguste Sturlyte | 31 Mar 2021 | Art, Climate change, Contest winners, Contests, Environment, European School Brussels, Student Posts, Youth Voices
Students in Brussels are engaging in an art protest to show the world that it’s time to make far-reaching changes to avert a climate catastrophe. A sketch of “The Writing’s on the Wall,” by Amélie Zimmermann This story was a runner-up in News...
by Nelson Graves | 11 Mar 2021 | Faculty in the Spotlight, News Decoder Updates, St. Andrew's
Linda Rodriguez of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Mississippi stands out for helping her students see beyond the confines of their U.S. school. Linda Rodriguez “I am always looking for ways for my students to find global connections in local...
by Lucy Jaffee | 24 Feb 2021 | Americas, Climate change, Contest winners, Contests, Educators' Catalog, Environment, La Jolla Country Day School, Student Posts, United States, Youth Voices
Most Americans want schools to teach about global warming. But skeptics and lack of teacher training make it hard to implement climate change education. Students learn about water filtration as part of their climate literacy curriculum in Portland, Oregon, 30 January...
Climate deniers have lost the political high ground in the United States, but the struggle to combat global warming has only just begun. Lucy Jaffee of La Jolla Country Day School explores why teaching about climate change can help reduce carbon emissions, but also why U.S. schools are having such a hard time fostering climate literacy. She interviewed a local expert and two teachers in her examination of the challenges schools face in meeting the expectations of parents who want climate change in the curriculum. Ask your students to explore how climate change is being taught in their school, and if not, why not?
by Natalie Jesionka | 31 Dec 2020 | Americas, Health and Wellness, University of Toronto Journalism Fellows
A Honduran nonprofit that builds schools and tackles poverty hopes to outlast the pandemic. Its financial hardship is shared by nonprofits globally. Shin Fujiyama, fourth from left, and colleagues in Honduras (Photo courtesy of Shin Fujiyama) Shin Fujiyama has spent...