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Inspiring Women: Frida Kahlo and Malala Yousafzai
Marta, , Gender Equity (Women), Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Berkeley High School, Strong women, woman rights, 5Today I would like to introduce Frida Kahlo and Malala Yosuafzai, and I would like to give you some...
Dying From My Past
Raniyah, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Short story, The U School, 2*TRIGGER WARNING, STORY INCLUDES SUICIDE* Here I was in Chicago, Illinois. As I pass the big green bushes, I...
What’s Next?
Jaylen, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Black wall street, The U School, 2Executive DirectorAtlantic VenturesThe AtlanticATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Brad Girson: I’m writing...
Questions about “The Massacre of Black Wall Street: Graphic Novel”
Aaron, , Art, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Black wall street, Racism, The U School, 3Brad Girson, Executive Director Atlantic VenturesThe Atlantic ATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Developers and...
Hate Crime
Raniyah, , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Crime, History, March for Our Lives, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, This is America, Youth Activism, #hatecrimes, Activist, black history, Black Lives Matter, black power, Black wall street, justice, The U School, Tulsa Race Massacre, 14The Hate caught my attention.But white folks say it was the eventthat took place that caused them to make that...
Harry T. Moore
Guadalupe, , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2021, Questioning and posing problems, Raise Your Voice, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Taking responsible risks, #activism, black history, black power, Civil Rights Movement, Orange Cove High School, 4Pioneer leader of the Civil Rights Movement and Educator February is Black History month; an annual celebration of African...
Positive comments
Monica, , Media, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2022, Orange Cove High School, Youthvoices, 18In the article, “Paying for Compliments”(upfront, login needed) I learned that social media is often blamed for making people...
Black Wall Street
Sianni, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Black Wall Streer, The U School, Tulsa Race Massacre, 4Hello, my loyal listeners, I’m back today to talk to you about one of America’s most horrific events. This...
White Rhinos
Joseph, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Life on Land, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Orange Cove High School, Rhinos, 7In the Article, “White Rhinos transported in historic flight”, I learned that white rhinos are an extremely endangered species....
Tokyo Fire
Jason, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Creative Writing, Crime, Fall 2021, Guns, Police, Responding with wonderment and awe, short fiction, Showcase, Stories, city, crime, Fiction, fire, Okemos High School, tokyo, 5Mitsu Hamada. The name runs through my tongue like a lemon with hot sauce. Mitsu was a trained military-grade...
Clementines
Lilly, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Habits of Mind, Happiness, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Okemos High School, winter, 8the season of oranges i smell the scent of clementines and i see a window of white and all...
Maritza’s Show Way
Maritza, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), inspiration, LUTE-STEM, 6Tap left to go back, right to go forward
My Time
Albara N, , Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Immigration, Journey Poems, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 530 boys in a small room, 3 kids at one desksitting in a row, some in fancy jacketsthe sounds...
To an owl
Ella, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Life on Land, Nature, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, cinquain, Inklings, magazine, man vs nature, Nature, poetry, Silver Creek High School, 17Warm nestDowny feathers, soft mossThe owl’s old bones shake asAxe seeks heartwood and the world falls fromAtlas’s shoulders Owl...
Raised in the City of Sana’a
Abdulrahman A, , Immigration, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), Thinking flexibly, family, Park Slope Collegiate, sanaa, yemen, 0My name is Abdul. I was born and raised in Yemen in the city of Sana’a. I lived in...
A Possible Cure for Alzheimer’s
Karen SI, , Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Science, Showcase, Alzheimers, health, Orange Cove High School, 3In the article, “Stuff You Should Know: A Vaccine for Alzheimer’s?” (McGraw Hill) I learned that there is another...
Blue River
Ella, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Nature, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Inklings, magazine, Nature, poetry, Silver Creek High School, 0There is a strong riverOver the hill from my grandmother’s houseAnd although she does not know my nameShe knows...
Am I Somebody?
Yniyah, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, The U School, 7my body, tormentor of my dreamsscars that decorate the outsidebut formed from the misery on the insideAm I Somebody?...
Growing Up
Emily, , Fall 2021, Family, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), Orange Cove High School, tough love, 5Growing up is a big change in a child’s life because they have to get used to real-life situations...
My Life in Sanaa
Albara N, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Family, Immigration, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 1Yemen is not only significant to me; it represents me. Yemen for me is my country and all of...
The Biggest Change of My Life
Kerly D, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Immigration, Journey Poems, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, change, magzine, Park Slope Collegiate, 6It was 7 in morningWalking to my school in Ecuador, the last day for meAll my friends in class...
Kyle
Isiah G, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Family, Finding Humor, Journey Poems, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, magazine, NYC, Park Slope Collegiate, 5Sitting in the waiting room, next to my fatherOut the window, cars driving through Sunset ParkPeople sitting in chairs...
War hurts people tremendously
Sarah, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Listening with understanding and empathy, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking flexibly, War, #2021, global issues, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, War, 3The war sacrificed countless lives and caused tremendous physical and mental trauma to the survivors. Many people know that...
Medical Marijuanas
Arlette, , Drugs, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Research Help, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, medical, Orange Cove High School, 0There is an epidemic running rampant throughout our country. This disease and crisis have claimed the lives of at...
Overpopulation
Atticus, , Abortion, Environment, Fall 2021, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, abortion, earth, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 4I believe that Earth is becoming extremely overpopulated, and due to that, we will experience many issues in the...
Civilian Space Travel
Neftaly, , Fall 2021, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Space, Orange Cove High School, space travel, 2In the article “You Decide: Civilian Space Travel” I learned that people are traveling to space. A CEO, a...
Darkness
Dawning, , Bullying, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, fear, include others, listening and understanding, magazine, Okemos High School, 0Darkness, The definition of shame and fearall feelings in which was driving through my mindMy fears unravel one by oneas...
The First-Ever Native American Put Forward For The National Parks Service
Ruendi, , Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Nature, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, National Parks, Native Americans, Nature, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article, “First Native Americans Nominated To National Parks Service”(McGraw Hill), I learned that Chuck Sams is a...
COVID Vaccine for Younger Children
Maria Z, , Community, COVID Around the World, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Media, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, COVID-19, kids, Orange Cove High School, 4In the article, “COVID Vaccine Approved for Younger Children” I learned that Up until now, children under twelve have...
COVID Vaccine Authorized for Children
Karen SI, , Coronavirus, Fall 2021, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, #children, #COVID-19, #Vaccine, Orange Cove High School, 7In the article, “Stuff You Should Know: COVID Vaccine Approved For Younger Children”(McGraw Hill) I learned that as of...
Addressing Issues
Christopher, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Media, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, #TealPumpkinProject, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article, “The Teal Pumpkin Project” (BTW) I learned that food allergies are a real thing, affecting one...
Saudia Arabia Builds Unusual Amusement Park
Israel, , Arts & Entertainment, Fall 2021, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Technology, Orange Cove High School, Saudi Arabia, 0The article “Saudi Arabia builds unusual amusement park” discussed how a 150,000-square-foot oil rig in Saudi Arabia is being...
Sunset Park
Jefferson P, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, brooklyn, Park Slope Collegiate, 0I’m heading to this park called Sunset Park, its a pretty interesting place, and I heard that there’s a...
Brooklyn
Victor P, , Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 1A place that represents me is Brooklyn because it’s really quiet and has nice people around where I live....
My Neighborhood
Estrella R, , Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 1I live in a neighborhood called Sunset Park. Sunset Park is like my hometown. Most of the time I...
Motivating College Athletes
Ashley M, , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2021, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sports, College Sports, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article, “College Athletes: To pay or not to pay”, it discusses how college athletes bring in recognition...
School Media
Arlette, , Bullying, Fall 2021, Friendship, Quality Education, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Orange Cove High School, school, 1In the article, “School media free speech case” I learned that students upload thoughts in social media. This is...
Coral Reefs
James, , Environment, History, Life Below Water, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Orange Cove High School, 2In the article, “Coral Reefs Show Damage From Climate Change” (McGraw Hill) I learned that Coral reefs protect coastlines from...
Different life with education
Leah, , Fall 2021, Gender Equity (Women), Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Bangladesh, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “I am already having a different life because of education” (Upfront) I learned that in Bangladesh...
Veterinarians
Madai, , Career & Job Readiness, Fall 2021, Life on Land, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, #ProsandCons, #Veterinarian, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article “CAREERS: Veterinarian” I learned that a veterinarian is an animal doctor. Their job is to prevent...
Coral Reefs are homes too
Madai, , Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking interdependently, #coralreef, Orange Cove High School, 2In the article, “Coral Reefs Show Damage From Climate Change” I learned that Coral reefs are important for many...
African American Music in Nashville Museum
Natalie L, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Community, Fall 2021, Music, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, #BenefitsofMusic, African American History, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “New National Museum of African Music Opens in Nashville” (BTW) I learned that in Nashville Tennessee...
Sunset Park
Dominick M, , Gathering data through all senses, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, brooklyn, minerva, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 2I was born in a neighborhood called Park Slope, but when I was nine years old I moved to...
Can Money Buy Happiness?
Hannah F, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Responding with wonderment and awe, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, #happiness, RHS, 1Can money buy happiness? This question has been thought over and analyzed by hundreds of sources and people. Everyone’s...
Helping the community
Araceli, , Fall 2021, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Zero Hunger, COVID-19, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Feeding the Community” (upfront) I learned that a school in Sanger, Texas has found a way...
Colors and Dirt
Ruby, , Art, Beauty, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, #identities, #poemlife, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 0I see this any many of them now,all about their body of how it glistens,how it glows and showing...
Black Female
Donyae, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, magazine, poetry, The U School, 5This is my body,An african-american female,Light skin eyes shaded brown,This is my body,Spirit and might full of confidence,Mind and...
Tatted
Shania, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 10This is my body tatted ButterflyBeautifulBoldCaterpillarsThis is my body Like a caterpillar Grow, eat , sleepThis is my bodyMy heartIt represents beauty,...
The Pressure of Falling in Love
Julia, , Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Love, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Thinking flexibly, #RHS, RHS, 6During our high school years, the center of attention, without fail, is drama from relationships and the pressure that...
M6y body
Iajanay, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, body shaming, magazine, The U School, 1From being 196 to 223 it’s horribleFrom the name calling to the body-shaming To the depression to the loving myself,From...
i love my skin….
Samyah, , Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 9This is my body… my body came a long wayin the eye of everybody else watching it.Being judged about being “too...
Talking to the Previous Life
Daniel C, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, family history, magazine, The U School, 0A FOREIGNER IN THE STATESMY ANCESTOR WOULDN’T BELIEVE ITWAS BORN HERE AND STILL GET LOOKSJUST LIKE THEMYET I’M DIFFERENT.BUT FOR...
Dealing with the Hate
Jupree, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 7This is my bodyBorn in the cold month of Januaryraised in South Philadelphia and now MY BODY is just a...
Misunderstood from the Hood
Imeria, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, #poem, magazine, The U School, 5This is my body.I got the strengthStrength from my motherThat came from my mother That came from the struggleThis is...
Hidden Emotions
Raniyah, , Community, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Poetry, Psychology, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, #emotions, #TheTruth, magazine, The U School, 12This is my body. In it are hidden emotions. Emotions from a dark place with a burnt dust smell....
Wildfire
Jaylen, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, magazine, poems, The U School, 1This is my body and I’m not sure how to explain it My head is a wildfire imagination but I...
Master Strength
Byron, , Bio, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, magazine, struggle, The U School, 2This is my body. I got the strengthStrength from my brother That came from my father That came from...
A Better Life for the Invisible Man
Tristan, , Books or Plays, Questioning and posing problems, Questioning and Speculating., Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2021, invisible man, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 1Invisible Man by Ralph Ellision is a book that I particularly like because it shows social discrimination, racism, looking...
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