Hacking My Education
When 13 year old Logan LaPlante grows up, he wants to be happy and healthy. He discusses how hacking his education is helping him achieve his goal. A great way to spend 11 minutes and remember Logan is 13!
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"This is a Story of a Mother's Love For Her Baby."
Photographer and videographer Benjamin Scot of Columbus, Ohio, documented his son's first days in the neonatal intensive care unit all the way to the moment when Ward Miles Scot celebrated his first birthday at home. Very moving!
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Little Girl Shares Her Wisdom About Having an Adopted Brother with Down Syndrome
Five-year-old Ace Eicher shares her feelings on why she loves her adopted brother with Down syndrome.. Even thought she doesn't understand everything, she knows enough to impart words of wisdom that will bring tears to your eyes. Beautiful.
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Why We Procrastinate
Vik Nithy is the founder of 3 companies at the age of 20 including his own marketing consulting firm. His life after school Vik has been extremely successful despite being diagnosed with ADHD after finishing his school exams. Developing his passion for cognitive neuroscience, educational reform and the potential of young people
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Band of Elementary Schoolmates Rally Around Boy to Stop Teasing
After the group of fifth-grade football players from Massachusetts found out their 6 year old water boy was being teased for his attire and speech, they played great defines and showed their support in a novel way.
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Children's Fitness Levels Declining Worldwide
A new study analyzed 50 studies on running fitness involving 25 million children ages 9 to 17 in 28 countries from 1964-2010. In looking at how far children could run in 5 to 15 minutes and how quickly they ran distances ranging from half a mile to two miles, researchers discovered today's children are about 15% less fit than their parents were at their age.
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Something somewhere is waiting to be known...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
This is Brilliant... "How to Change the World"
Kris Bronner is 18 years old and is also the innovator of the world's first levitating food. Kris is a co-creator of UNREAL ™ Brands, a mission-based company dedicated to proving that junk food, a leading contributor to the diabetes and obesity epidemic, can be "unjunked." This past summer, UNREAL ™ launched with five reinvented versions of America's favourite candies in 25 000 stores nationwide. These candies are sold side by side with the originals, cost the same, and we think tastes as good. Such an amazing presentation. Don't miss it.
TEDxYouthOttawa
During the 2011 reading of the throne speech today, a young page by the name of Brigitte Depape was yanked from the Senate Chamber as she tried to hold up a stop sign placard reading "Stop Harper." A few months earlier Brigitte was a speaker at TEDxOttawaYouth, the first TEDx youth conference in Canada. Watch a slightly different Brigitte in action.
And Then at TEDxTeen
Young Jacob Barnett, tells you to "Forget what you know." Jacob is autistic and was 13 when he made this presentation.
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More About Jacob
Read more about Jacob and the Canadian connection in this fascinating recent MacLeans article.
Doing The Splits Like You May Have Never Seen Before
Jean-Claude Van Damme does the splits between two reversing trucks. It's only a minute but it's a fascinating one.
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Excellent Website
Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) ignites young peoples Creative Confidence - the ability to harness creative skills to solve problems - using advanced digital media tools and tested storytelling techniques. AYV is the Adobe Foundation's global initiative to increase creativity. Youth develop original media that highlights an issue they care about, identify solutions, and in the process foster critical creative skills and a passion to make a difference.
Visit Youth Voices
Sask. Government Wants Kids to Report Bullying Online
The government says it will create an anonymous online reporting tool for the reporting of bullying incidents. It's part of an anti-bullying plan unveiled thursday by Education Minister Don Morgan.
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B.C. School Bans Kindergarteners From Touching Each Other
A Langley elementary school has banned kindergarten students from touching each other at recess, a policy some parents think is both unnecessary and unworkable.
Read More.
Kris Bronner is 18 years old and is also the innovator of the world's first levitating food. Kris is a co-creator of UNREAL ™ Brands, a mission-based company dedicated to proving that junk food, a leading contributor to the diabetes and obesity epidemic, can be "unjunked." This past summer, UNREAL ™ launched with five reinvented versions of America's favourite candies in 25 000 stores nationwide. These candies are sold side by side with the originals, cost the same, and we think tastes as good. Such an amazing presentation. Don't miss it.
TEDxYouthOttawa
During the 2011 reading of the throne speech today, a young page by the name of Brigitte Depape was yanked from the Senate Chamber as she tried to hold up a stop sign placard reading "Stop Harper." A few months earlier Brigitte was a speaker at TEDxOttawaYouth, the first TEDx youth conference in Canada. Watch a slightly different Brigitte in action.
And Then at TEDxTeen
Young Jacob Barnett, tells you to "Forget what you know." Jacob is autistic and was 13 when he made this presentation.
Watch Here.
More About Jacob
Read more about Jacob and the Canadian connection in this fascinating recent MacLeans article.
Doing The Splits Like You May Have Never Seen Before
Jean-Claude Van Damme does the splits between two reversing trucks. It's only a minute but it's a fascinating one.
Watch Here.
Excellent Website
Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) ignites young peoples Creative Confidence - the ability to harness creative skills to solve problems - using advanced digital media tools and tested storytelling techniques. AYV is the Adobe Foundation's global initiative to increase creativity. Youth develop original media that highlights an issue they care about, identify solutions, and in the process foster critical creative skills and a passion to make a difference.
Visit Youth Voices
Sask. Government Wants Kids to Report Bullying Online
The government says it will create an anonymous online reporting tool for the reporting of bullying incidents. It's part of an anti-bullying plan unveiled thursday by Education Minister Don Morgan.
For More:
B.C. School Bans Kindergarteners From Touching Each Other
A Langley elementary school has banned kindergarten students from touching each other at recess, a policy some parents think is both unnecessary and unworkable.
Read More.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Amira Is Nine and She Has an Amazing Voice
Watch a star being born. Did we mention she is self taught?
Home Depot Canada Commits $10 Million to Address Youth Homelessness
The Home Depot Foundation has announced a three-year, $10 million initiative to address the problem of youth homelessness in Canada. In addition to matching homelss youth with employment opportunities, the initiative will provide support for drop-in centres, shelters, and infrastructure for permanent housing.
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Baby Girl Gets All Emotional Listening to Her Mother Sing
Ten-month old Mary Lynne Leroux is moved to tears by her mother Amanda's angelic rendition of the Rod Stewart single "My Heart Can't Tell You No."
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A Job for New Graduates: Fix Canada's Education Gaps
Only 40% of First Nations students living on reserves graduate from high school. And their numbers are about to explode. So it might seem counterintuitive to send teachers with zero experience or even a teaching degree - to help boost their educational prospects. But a new organization called Teach For Canada, thinks idealistic young grads are just the leaders these students need.
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Is Our Connected World Behind The Youth Movement in Canadian Politics?
When 34-year old Don Ivesson was elected may of Edmonton earlier this month, many people noted his age with interest. However, Ivesson said that Edmontonians simply saw past his age and voted for thoughtful ideas and his plan for the future. Still, some pundits took his success to signal a "generational shift" in voters.
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Young Business Owners More Ambitious than Older Peers
A new poll has found that business owners under 35 are the most likely to be planning a business expansion, suggesting the group is not only optimist about the marketplace but also experiencing results.
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Canada Post Gives Back to Youth
Groups that have a project that positively impacts kids in the community might want to access funding available through the Canada Post Community (CPC) Foundation. The Foundation has raised over $8.4 million, Canada-wide, since its inception in 2007. This year, $1.5 million in grants went to 109 organizations throughout Canada.
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RBC Committing $100 M Over 5 Years to Help Kids
Canada's largest bank says it's committing itself to provide $100 million over five years to fund donations, sponsorships, youth employment initiatives and other investments geared to the well-being of children and youth.
Read More.
Watch a star being born. Did we mention she is self taught?
Home Depot Canada Commits $10 Million to Address Youth Homelessness
The Home Depot Foundation has announced a three-year, $10 million initiative to address the problem of youth homelessness in Canada. In addition to matching homelss youth with employment opportunities, the initiative will provide support for drop-in centres, shelters, and infrastructure for permanent housing.
For More.
Baby Girl Gets All Emotional Listening to Her Mother Sing
Ten-month old Mary Lynne Leroux is moved to tears by her mother Amanda's angelic rendition of the Rod Stewart single "My Heart Can't Tell You No."
Watch Here.
A Job for New Graduates: Fix Canada's Education Gaps
Only 40% of First Nations students living on reserves graduate from high school. And their numbers are about to explode. So it might seem counterintuitive to send teachers with zero experience or even a teaching degree - to help boost their educational prospects. But a new organization called Teach For Canada, thinks idealistic young grads are just the leaders these students need.
Read More.
Is Our Connected World Behind The Youth Movement in Canadian Politics?
When 34-year old Don Ivesson was elected may of Edmonton earlier this month, many people noted his age with interest. However, Ivesson said that Edmontonians simply saw past his age and voted for thoughtful ideas and his plan for the future. Still, some pundits took his success to signal a "generational shift" in voters.
Read More.
Young Business Owners More Ambitious than Older Peers
A new poll has found that business owners under 35 are the most likely to be planning a business expansion, suggesting the group is not only optimist about the marketplace but also experiencing results.
Read More.
Canada Post Gives Back to Youth
Groups that have a project that positively impacts kids in the community might want to access funding available through the Canada Post Community (CPC) Foundation. The Foundation has raised over $8.4 million, Canada-wide, since its inception in 2007. This year, $1.5 million in grants went to 109 organizations throughout Canada.
For More:
RBC Committing $100 M Over 5 Years to Help Kids
Canada's largest bank says it's committing itself to provide $100 million over five years to fund donations, sponsorships, youth employment initiatives and other investments geared to the well-being of children and youth.
Read More.
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