by Nelson Graves | 22 Jul 2022 | News Decoder Updates
An experienced educator and journalist, Marcy Burstiner will become News Decoder’s Educational News Director and help lead our nonprofit forward. Marcy Burstiner She loves mentoring. She’s a teacher, journalist and published author who understands nonprofits and...
by Nelson Graves | 1 Jul 2022 | News Decoder Updates
Each month, News Decoder spotlights unique stories on big issues. The Educators’ Catalog helps teachers spur students to dig into tough topics. Jeffrey Mo’s story followed Ukrainian émigré Dmytro Shelukhin (shown in photo) as he hauled war matériel to his...
by Maria Krasinski | 17 Jun 2022 | News Decoder Updates, Tatnall School
The school in the U.S. state of Delaware becomes News Decoder’s 23rd academic partner with a focus on building 21st-century global skills. Faculty at The Tatnall School in Delaware gather for a News Decoder information session. The Tatnall School in the U.S....
by Nicole DiSante | 17 May 2022 | News Decoder Updates
Crimped by COVID-19 restrictions for two years, News Decoder is connecting in person again with donors, correspondents and schools. News Decoder donors, correspondents and staff join trustee Faith Abiodun at luncheon in London. With COVID-19 restrictions on the wane...
by Nelson Graves | 9 May 2022 | African Leadership Academy, Contests, News Decoder Updates, Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich, Thacher School, Transylvania College, Youth Voices
Kai Lengwiler of Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich examined Switzerland’s fight against drugs, winning News Decoder’s 11th Storytelling Contest. Winners of the 11th News Decoder Storytelling Contest A video report by a high school student in Zurich examining...
by Nelson Graves | 30 Mar 2022 | News Decoder Updates
Seven years after its launch, News Decoder is searching for a new Educational News Director to succeed founder Nelson Graves. (Artwork by Sandrine Courau) For everything, there is a season. At News Decoder, it’s time for change. Today we are posting an...
by Nelson Graves | 25 Mar 2022 | Faculty in the Spotlight, News Decoder Updates, Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich, Students in the Spotlight
Zurich’s oldest high school wins News Decoder’s Spotlight award for its creative engagement and its students’ exemplary, multimedia work. Martin Bott (far left) with RGZH students from his Media Week class (L to R): Lucy Beckenbauer, Aruna Steineck...
by Nicole DiSante | 23 Feb 2022 | Faculty in the Spotlight, Gimnasio Los Caobos, News Decoder Updates
Growing numbers of students and faculty are using News Decoder at a school in Colombia thanks to a resourceful teacher, Maria del Rosario Silva. Maria del Rosario teaches Biology at Gimnasio Los Caobos and is Global Education Coordinator at the school in Bogotá,...
by News Decoder | 28 Jan 2022 | News Decoder Updates, School Year Abroad
Three graduate students in Paris have joined News Decoder, bolstering staff and adding new perspectives to the nonprofit’s governance. A new intern and two new advisors have joined News Decoder, strengthening front-line staff as it enters the busiest time of the...
by Maria Krasinski | 13 Dec 2021 | African Leadership Academy, News Decoder Updates, St. Andrew's, Thacher School, Youth Voices
In a first, two students from Sierra Leone enrolled at the African Leadership Academy have won the top prize in News Decoder’s Storytelling Contest. Two students from Sierra Leone enrolled at the African Leadership Academy (ALA) in South Africa have won first...