by Karolina Krakowiak | 4 May 2023 | Ecologues, Environment, News Decoder Updates, Writing's on the Wall
Half of the world’s habitable land is used to produce our food, while the other large areas are contaminated by fertilizers, pesticides and sewage. How can we feed the world without causing harm to the planet? Alice McCrum, Emma Heiling and Sébastien Treyer at...
by Karolina Krakowiak | 6 Apr 2023 | Ecologues, Environment, News Decoder Updates, Writing's on the Wall
Four experts exchanged perspectives on how to tackle the energy sector and its 40 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions per year. Emi Bartoli, Golnoosh Mir Moghtadaei and Maria Krasinski at the third meeting of Ecologues, 30 March 2023 (Photo: Emilie Biggs, American Library in...
by Joyce Yang | 29 Mar 2023 | Faculty in the Spotlight, News Decoder Updates, School Year Abroad
Daniele Gatti of School Year Abroad in Italy wins this month’s Faculty Spotlight award for his commitment to youth literacy and News Decoder’s local-global mission. News Decoder’s SYA Italy faculty point person, Daniele Gatti. (Daniele Gatti) Daniele Gatti is a...
by Maria Krasinski | 23 Mar 2023 | Ecologues, Environment, News Decoder Updates, Writing's on the Wall
With an emphasis on solutions to the environmental crisis, Ecologues creates a much-needed space to debate and educate. Speakers from the first Ecologues meeting with staff members from The American Library in Paris and News Decoder. If you follow the headlines, the...
by Joyce Yang | 6 Mar 2023 | News Decoder alumni, News Decoder Updates, Thacher School
Equestrian, artist and writer Li Keira Yin is finding her footing in Boston after graduating from News Decoder partner school The Thacher School. Former News Decoder Student Ambassador, Li Keira Yin. (Li Keira Yin) When a student has four stories published on News...
by Maria Krasinski | 2 Mar 2023 | Ecologues, Environment, News Decoder Updates, Writing's on the Wall
The second of six monthly climate conversations, the event brought together three voices from education, activism and storytelling. Floriane Marié, Marie Cohuet and Maria Krasinski during Ecologues at the American Library in Paris, 23 February 2023. (Credit: American...
by Maria Krasinski | 2 Feb 2023 | Ecologues, Environment, News Decoder Updates, Writing's on the Wall
Three experts discuss solutions to climate issues from the perspective of education, activism and journalism. Ecologues with Matthew Pye, Rahmina Paullete and Alice McCrum at the American Library in Paris in Paris, France, 26 January 2023. What are schools missing in...
by Thea Lacey | 30 Jan 2023 | News Decoder alumni, News Decoder Updates
Her professional experiences run the gamut from working in refugee camps to international think tanks. News Decoder’s first summer intern has traversed the globe since her time on staff. News Decoder’s first summer intern, Emma Bapt. (Emma Bapt)....
by Nelson Graves | 16 Dec 2022 | Journalism, Media Literacy, News Decoder Updates, Personal Reflections
News Decoder has been a return to roots for me — a startup with slim financial returns that belie both its social worth and the joy of working with youth. The author is the founder of News Decoder. This month he is turning over management of the educational nonprofit...
by Marcy Burstiner | 13 Dec 2022 | Contests, Environment, European School Brussels, News Decoder Updates, Writing's on the Wall
News Decoder has launched a series of projects, funded by the European Union, to help teachers integrate climate change into the classroom. Students at the Climate Academy designed and created a mural in the grounds of their school evoking the rights of young people...