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TEDxYouth@FHS is just days away! We’re excited to feature 14 Upper School and Middle School students sharing their stories. This year’s theme is Hide and Seek. We’re always observing the world and getting surprised. We seek to find those hidden answers in this continuous game of curiosity.
Join us on Saturday, April 7 at 2 pm in the Upper School Commons.
6th grader Mariya Dempsey shares her experience with giving a Tedx Talk about saving our Ocean Habitats.
Link: https://youtu.be/Nzx4-B9Y2MU
Tyson Zhang is a Junior who runs cross country and plays tennis. He serves on the Inclusive Leadership Council, is a Model UN participant, contributes to the Lit Mag, and is involved with Relay for Life and Clay Club. He also loves to whistle! Truly a Global Citizen, Tyson has lived in Nepal, Pakistan, and Thailand. Tyson thanks his brother and his Dad for their support in preparing for this talk and promises his Mom that he’ll finish cleaning his room.
TEDxYouth events happen all year round in schools and in local communities. Once a year, the TEDx community celebrates young people by hosting local events as part of the TEDxYouth Initiative. These events are designed to empower and inspire young people.
TedxYouth@FHS 2017 will be held in the Student Commons on the Upper School Campus. Sit back, listen, enjoy, and ask yourself … “What Now?”
We are excited to begin the planning process for our fourth annual TEDxYouth event, held February 21, 2016. This year we will follow TED’s lead and encourage speakers to consider the following direction for the event.
At TEDYouth — and at more than 100 TEDxYouth events tuning in live online around the globe — young people will gather to explore the event’s theme, Made in the Future. This theme will provide youth with new perspectives on their own future job possibilities beyond traditional careers, some of which may not yet exist. TEDYouth 2015 is an opportunity for youth to think about the world in 2035, and to engage with experts who consider the corners of our intangible imagination to be the foundation for our potential future reality. Speakers will touch on an array of questions about our future, including:
Together, we will seek to answer these questions from a number of different perspectives — scientific, cultural, technological, educational, artistic, entrepreneurial, environmental and more.
Stay tuned for more information about our event!
Brendan Metz, whose brother was diagnosed with Autism, hopes to educate the Flint Hill audience.
“If you think about it, it’s only when we introduce others into the mix that we realize some people act differently than others”
“What Autism really is, is a big group of disorders. We call it a spectrum.”
“As of very recently, we don’t classify Autism in terms of severity—we classify it in terms of the levels of support that person needs. And I think that’s awesome.”
“A lot of people don’t consider the classic conflict between won’t versus can’t”
“Consider, next time you see someone who’s a little off, consider ‘won’t versus can’t’“
“Everyone has a dream, some just haven’t realized it yet” – Morgan Starnes
“When I go to the movies, I study the actors and try to understand their methods, their secrets to success”
“I became a sponge with all the information I soaked in” – Starnes on visiting Hollywood to learn more about the acting process
“He fought with his words, not his fist, but he fought. He fought long and hard, and only then did he achieve his dream” – Starnes on Martin Luther King, Jr.
“You have to be brave enough to take the actions, even if you might not succeed”
“Everyone has a dream, some just haven’t realized it yet.”
“Do you want your dreams to come true? If so, do you have the courage to make them come to life?“
Nala Duma discusses existentialism and monsters in his TED talk.
“I thought about this very idealistic lifestyle in which existentialism could exist. To me, it’s a lifestyle in which true freedom exists.”
“If we define alternatives to what being human means, then we can define ourselves.”
“The birth of a society’s monsters begins with the gestation of certain fears.”
“A person or thing must also reflect the undesirable characteristics of a society as well to become a monster”
“They are fearful of the threat of these young men’s being to their own quality of life and privilege” – Duma on police officers and black men
“Once we make these people into monsters, other black boys begin to fear their blackness.”
“Our society makes people into monsters. We make these black boys into monsters, then we kill them.”
“When I see myself in boys like Trayvon, I also see myself in the dead body that’s lying face first on the ground.”
“Let’s get started!” – Arnav as he took the stage.
“I see kids here at FHS take their education for granted every day, even me sometimes”
“As Benjamin Franklin once said, time is money. If I spend my effort and time, it’s equivalent to me donating money”
“I speak not for myself, but for those without a voice.” – Boppudi quotes Malala Yousafzai in his TEDx talk.
“I urge everyone here to simply appreciate everything they have. Just show appreciation. Thank you.”
“Technology is a game-changer. Literally” – Neeta Singh
“We have to go beyond injury prevention and reach into the realm of injury research”
“All of this data is sent in real-time to a hand-held device used by trainers on the sidelines”
“Products like these have transformed the technological landscape of every average American” – Singh on Fitbits, Jawbone Up’s, and other devices
“Technology is revolutionizing both personal and professional athleticism“
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