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...
by Nelson Graves | 17 Nov 2021 | European School Brussels, Future of Democracy, Government, La Jolla Country Day School, News Decoder Updates, Transylvania College, Youth Voices
In a public webinar, a leading UK youth advocate and students from News Decoder’s network discussed challenges to democracy around the world. Democracy might be in trouble around the world, but it will survive the challenges it is facing in the early 21st...
by Nelson Graves | 18 Oct 2021 | News Decoder Updates
The funding drive will help News Decoder reach more young people around the world and offer new resources to educators. Consider a donation today. Dear News Decoder Supporters, Today News Decoder is launching our new Making Connections campaign to raise funds so we...
by Nelson Graves | 23 Sep 2021 | News Decoder Updates
Faith Abiodun, a News Decoder trustee, has been named head of United World Colleges International, a vast network of 18 schools on 4 continents. United World Colleges is made up of 18 schools and colleges on four continents. News Decoder Board Member Faith Abiodun has...
by Leila Roker | 17 Sep 2021 | Contests, Human Rights, Media Literacy, News Decoder Updates
Innovative educators from Bolivia, the U.S. and Nigeria have won awards for teaching why news matters and about threats to journalists. An international jury has singled out educators in Bolivia, the U.S. and Nigeria for innovative teaching about why democratic...
by Nelson Graves | 3 Sep 2021 | News Decoder Updates
Two new academic partners expand News Decoder’s community to 15 countries, and new staff bring fresh ideas as our non-profit starts its 7th year. News Decoder’s team recently enjoyed a mini-retreat in rural France to plan the coming year. New partners. A...
by Christina MacCorkle | 1 Sep 2021 | News Decoder Updates, Student Posts, Thacher School, Youth Voices
Students from The Thacher School in California, a News Decoder partner, gained first-hand experience in nonprofit, fashion and television journalism. Elena Townsend-Lerdo interviewed Jonathan Chiu, an editor for the only prison-run newspaper in the United States, for...