Last updated by RenegadeTay on Tue, 08/07/2007 - 12:03.
Imagine a high school or college student taking a class on twenty-first century globalizing trends. Imagine that student turning on a computer to carry on class discussions with students on the other side of the world.
The World Classroom Project aims to establish a system by which secondary students in the U.S. and other countries interact in class together. Using videoconference and Web-based communication technology, students and teachers on opposite sides of the world will be able to come together and discuss the contemporary social and cultural issues their countries face.
Last updated by Grant Winner on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:55.
James is an Anti-Bullying advocate and Literacy Ambassador who wrote an Anti-Bullying book "Superheroes Don't Have Dads" and is writing a whole Anti-Bullying series for school boards across Canada and the United States. So far, he has spoken to over 15,000 children in Canada as well as over 1,000 educators and decision makers to spread the word about literacy. James also wants to set up a free online writing program and literacy conferences in major US and Canadian cities.
Last updated by BRICK Winner on Wed, 07/25/2007 - 15:12.
1998 BRICK Award winner Dennis Lluy won for his work as Director of Koo's Art Center in Santa Ana, CA. The Koo's Art Center provides opportunities for young people to perform music, literature and poetry in a drug-free and alcohol-free environment. Dennis has organized more than 500 benefits that have supported social and environmental causes. Since the inception of Koo's, crime in Dennis' neighborhood has dropped more than 80%, and vandalism has dropped by nearly 100%.
Last updated by Dfajgenbaum on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 11:10.
The National Students of AMF (Ailing Mothers & Fathers) Support Network is a national, nonprofit organization whose mission is to support all grieving college students, empower all college students to get involved in the fight against terminal illnesses, and raise awareness about the needs of grieving college students.
Last updated by Talia Leman on Tue, 06/26/2007 - 22:47.
Who are we? We are 70 kids, ages 10-16, from 20 different countries, who formed our own UNITED NATIONS of kids during the summer of 2006. We have one delegate from almost every U.S. state and one from each of our 20 different countries. We are mighty and we are growing. We come from Canada, the United States, England, Taiwan, Argentina, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, South Africa, Iceland, Germany, Nigeria, Italy, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Korea, and Denmark.