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Students gather in Paris for Model UN Conference
PARIS — Students from around the world are gathering for PAMUN XV, the 15th annual Model UN conference in Paris, which begins on Feb. 13. Scheduled to take place last November, PAMUN XV was delayed due to the Nov. 13 terror attacks in…
“Radical Raskolnikov” points to “next wave” of youth activism
What if Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, the politically-minded student at the heart of "Crime and Punishment," had a Tumblr page? It might look something like "Radical Raskolnikov," the blog that a team of Sequoia students created to showcase their growing interest in…
What censorship looks like: Dostoevsky and Russia’s ‘blogger law’
With more and more people around the world going online, governments around the world have been pushing back against youth and citizen journalism, particularly the type of coverage, commentary and community that exists on social media. Russia's "blogger law," which went…
New environmental science course coming to American School of Barcelona
Our newest correspondents, from The American School of Barcelona, belong to an international learning community that began in 1962 during Franco's rule. But since then the school has grown, with more changes in store for next year. Correspondent Darya Podgoretskaya reports.…
From Redwood City to Russia: New project explores youth media and international baccalaureate education
Approximately 100 students in Justine Rutigliano's International Baccalaureate English classes at Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, are kicking off a three-month multimedia project on Russia, the country that Winston Churchill once called "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside…
Say hello to our newest contributors — the student journalists of Chadwick International School, South Korea
What does it mean to be a global citizen? Does world news matter? Can media cross cultures? Students from the Chadwick International School in Songdo, South Korea, Skyped with GSS executive director Beatrice Motamedi and answered these and other questions in…
