by Thea Lacey | 21 Nov 2022 | News Decoder alumni, News Decoder Updates
From living in a refugee camp to starting a nonprofit while at the African Leadership Academy, this News Decoder alumnus aspires to be a writer. Varlee S. Fofana speaking to the Liberian Youth Foundation after receiving a Community Service Award for contributions to...
by Marcy Burstiner | 18 Nov 2022 | African Leadership Academy, Gimnasio Los Caobos, Health and Wellness, Hewitt, News Decoder Updates, Tatnall School, Youth Voices
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,...
by Thea Lacey | 14 Nov 2022 | News Decoder alumni, News Decoder Updates
She has launched a nonprofit and researched democracy in Zambia, all while studying in the U.S. This News Decoder alumna has set her sights high. Lughano Bupe Kabaghe takes a selfie with students and a member of parliament after a workshop in Kitwe, Zambia facilitated...
by Nelson Graves | 30 Sep 2022 | News Decoder Updates
When leading educational publishers look for articles that decode complex issues for youth authoritatively and clearly, they turn to News Decoder. Tira Shubart turns cosmology into understandable stories about the importance of space to humankind. (AP Photo/Stocktrek...
by Nelson Graves | 16 Aug 2022 | News Decoder Updates
Jessica Strickland and Stefani Aleksandrova join the ranks of interns who infuse our nonprofit with energy and ideas before tackling global challenges. Jessica Strickland Stefani Aleksandrova They spearhead communications with News Decoder’s global community....
by Nelson Graves | 22 Jul 2022 | News Decoder Updates
An experienced educator and journalist, Marcy Burstiner will become News Decoder’s Educational News Director and help lead our nonprofit forward. Marcy Burstiner She loves mentoring. She’s a teacher, journalist and published author who understands nonprofits and...
by Nelson Graves | 1 Jul 2022 | News Decoder Updates
Each month, News Decoder spotlights unique stories on big issues. The Educators’ Catalog helps teachers spur students to dig into tough topics. Jeffrey Mo’s story followed Ukrainian émigré Dmytro Shelukhin (shown in photo) as he hauled war matériel to his...
by Maria Krasinski | 17 Jun 2022 | News Decoder Updates, Tatnall School
The school in the U.S. state of Delaware becomes News Decoder’s 23rd academic partner with a focus on building 21st-century global skills. Faculty at The Tatnall School in Delaware gather for a News Decoder information session. The Tatnall School in the U.S....
by Nicole DiSante | 17 May 2022 | News Decoder Updates
Crimped by COVID-19 restrictions for two years, News Decoder is connecting in person again with donors, correspondents and schools. News Decoder donors, correspondents and staff join trustee Faith Abiodun at luncheon in London. With COVID-19 restrictions on the wane...
by Nelson Graves | 9 May 2022 | African Leadership Academy, Contests, News Decoder Updates, Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich, Thacher School, Transylvania College, Youth Voices
Kai Lengwiler of Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich examined Switzerland’s fight against drugs, winning News Decoder’s 11th Storytelling Contest. Winners of the 11th News Decoder Storytelling Contest A video report by a high school student in Zurich examining...