It's my last day at Global Kids. I don't even know what else to say.
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Thanks and Farewell to Global Kids
As a reader of this blog you know that in a few weeks I am moving back to my hometown in Bay Area California in order to be closer to my family and pursue other interests. After three years at the youth development nonprofit Global Kids, I thought it would be useful to recap how…
Christmas Giving 2010: Supporting Peace and Justice in Brooklyn, DC, and around the World
In these times, contributing to charities and causes is more difficult for many people, who often are struggling to make ends meet and worrying about the future. I'm more fortunate than many, in that I don't have to worry about how the rent is getting paid, putting food on the table or healthcare. (Well, at…
CNN: Global Kids Teen Leader Addresses the Security Council (video)
Here's a neat video from CNN of a group of young people from around the world who got to attend the UN Security Council during a special session. More than 100 Global Kids teen leaders were among the youth who were at the session, called for US Ambassador Susan Rice. A highlight for us was…
Global Kids’ Online Leadership Program is Hiring a Program Associate
The Online Leadership Program at Global Kids is looking for another program associate to add to our crack squad of educators and technologists. If you think you have what it takes to make a difference in the lives of marginalized teens using cutting edge tech and innovative pedagogical techniques, than you should apply. Global Kids…
Appeal from Our Teens to Support Global Kids
Here's some of our rockstar teen leaders urging folks to support my organization Global Kids. Please give whatever you are able to support our teens to be community activists, successful students and future leaders in the world. Thanks! [Link: Global Kids contribute page.]
Teaching Kids about Mass Extinction and Capoeira
Today I had a group of Brooklyn high schoolers do research on the Permian-Triassic mass extinction 250 million years ago and then do a demo of capoeira for a group of Chicago teens over Skype. I have the best job in the world. More about my day here.
Awesome Picture of the New Global Kids OLP Team!
I love this photo of the new Online Leadership Program team at Global Kids! It was taken last Friday during our staff retreat up at the beautiful Dia Center for the Arts in Beacon, NY. That's of course our fearless leader Barry on the left, then Daria with one foot in the air, followed by…
Check Out Global Kids Shiny New Website!
Have a look at the the brand spanking new website of the youth development nonprofit I work for Global Kids. I particularly like how it showcases our main programs, our impact on the youth we work with, and how to connect with us over a variety of social media and social networks. Plus, it even…
Global Kids in DC: Tasty Fundraiser on December 6!
Some exciting news from my group Global Kids. After more than twenty years of pioneering work with underserved teens in New York City, Global Kids is launching projects at two high schools in Washington DC. As the seat of the US federal government, brimming with foreign policy, nonprofit and cultural resources, and with a large…