The weekend of February 26-27 was a whirlwind trip to Washington, DC, where youth from the Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy and Seattle's Youth Media Intitute, participated in the Department of Education’s Youth Summit, performing the song 20/20 Vision for a live audience at Howard University. The weekend included an opportunity for the students to connect with other young leaders from across the country, a Q&A session with the U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, as well as plenty of sight seeing around the nation’s capital.
The weekend of February 26-27 was a whirlwind trip to Washington, DC, where youth from the Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy and Seattle's Youth Media Intitute, participated in the Department of Education’s Youth Summit, performing the song 20/20 Vision for a live audience at Howard University. The weekend included an opportunity for the students to connect with other young leaders from across the country, a Q&A session with the U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, as well as plenty of sight seeing around the nation’s capital.
A story about the importance of reforming our educational systems so that students develop common sense and life skills, not just the knowledge and test-taking skills used in exams.
Demonstrating the power of technology to engage middle- and high school-age youth, Adobe Youth Voices provides breakthrough learning experiences using video, multimedia, digital art, web, animation, and audio tools that enable youth to explore and comment on their world.
This powerful PSA on the issue of immigration is addressed, specifically the Dream Act, which is a bill in Congress that would give undocumented students a path to becoming citizens. The video features student who in compelling short quick statements explain and ask for s…