Thousands of world leaders can’t seem to get a handle on climate change. But gather a group of young people together and they’ll show you how to do it. In the month of December, News Decoder is focusing on ways we can bridge divides through the power of...
We asked young people from five countries this question: Is it time for young people to take charge? The answer is yes. They showed us different ways do it. (Credit: Sensvector via Canva) Journalism and activism can be powerful tools for change. Each week in our News...
In a Decoder Dialogue webinar, News Decoder gathered five teens from three continents to share their thoughts and experiences around mental health. The Decoder Dialogue on Mental Health featured Marcy Burstiner, Maria Krasinski, Kingsley Onydikachi Aaron-Onuigbo,...
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,...
An old man and his great-grandson look out over a city—devoid of trees. Is this nature as our offspring will know it? Claude Monet, “Weeping Willow” (1918), Columbus Museum of Art, Wikimedia Commons Santiago Riveros Crosby is a student at News Decoder...
Climate change poses an existential threat to humanity that hangs like a dark cloud over students. Add to that a pandemic that has killed millions and turned students’ lives inside out, and you have a one-two punch to the mental well-being of even the most resilient students. Santiago Riveros Crosby of Gimnasio Los Caobos has both climate change and COVID-19 in mind in his very short story that takes us to the year 2060 and a landscape devoid of trees, viewed by a masked boy and his great-grandfather. Writing tightly is tough, but in just a few words, Crosby evokes a young generation’s angst. Ask your students to express their feelings about global warming and the pandemic — using the medium of their choice.
Street dogs often suffer abuse. Some people find them a nuisance and a public health risk. We discovered a solution in an animal shelter in Colombia. A street dog at a temporary home at Voz Animal Animal abuse takes many different forms. Think of casual, intentional...
By Camilo Santamaria, Paola Rodriguez, Mariana Romero and Maria Paula Ulloa Urban art is controversial in our country, Colombia, because there are people who like and support it and others who dislike it. Urban, or street, art allows artists to express themselves. It...