by Giavanna Bravo | 25 Mar 2020 | Greens Farms Academy, Identity, Student Posts, Youth Voices
Spanish is the language of my roots and family. But when given the chance to learn it, I followed my peers and learned French. I know the taste of regret. By Giavanna Bravo At 10 years old, in the midst of an identity crisis, I was asked to make a decision that would...
by Sarah Mende | 6 Dec 2019 | Americas, Greens Farms Academy, Human Rights, Podcasts, Student Posts, The Kids Are Alright, Youth Voices
The crisis in Venezuela has exploded into a global, humanitarian emergency. Giavanna Bravo reports in this episode of “The Kids Are Alright.” Years of political and social instability have forced millions of Venezuelans to flee their country. But where are...
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by News Decoder | 6 May 2019 | Africa, Discovery, Eyewitness, Greens Farms Academy, Student Posts, Youth Voices
(All photos and artwork by Isabella Whelan) By Isabella Whelan This April marked the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, when nearly one million people from the Tutsi community were slaughtered by ethnic Hutu extremists. In the summer of 2016, I traveled to...
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by News Decoder | 12 Mar 2019 | Future of Democracy, Greens Farms Academy, Podcasts, Student Posts
By Giavanna Bravo Recently, I sat down with Abby Everett, a fellow high school student at Greens Farms Academy. Everett is one of the many politically active members of our school community. Abby is in her third year at GFA. She is a member of Model United Nations and...
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by News Decoder | 7 Jun 2018 | Contests, Friends Seminary, Greens Farms Academy, School Year Abroad, Student Posts, Thacher School, Westover School, Women's rights, Youth Voices
These photos were submitted by students participating in News-Decoder’s twice-yearly Reporting and Writing Contest. You can see the winning entries among Student Posts. *** By Yatong Shi (Westover School) In my photo report “Censorship,” I explore...
