The Power of Young People

Join us as we delve into the incredible stories of individuals who have created a lasting legacy through their practice of service learning. In each episode, we'll introduce you to remarkable individuals like Dan Sokolovic, a retired food service executive, husband, and father. Discover how Dan has impacted the lives of young people and empowered them to make a difference. Through Love a Sea T...

In this episode, we speak with Gui, Zern, Karan, and Miya from the Singapore International School of Bangkok. They are members of the Youth, Service, and Leadership Council and discuss the significance of service learning, their ongoing projects, and their individual motivations for assisting others. They also share their personal experiences while growing up and how those experiences have influen...

In this episode, we speak with Narisa, the Head of School, and two students, Ash and MJ, from the Singapore International School of Bangkok. They are members of the Youth, Service, and Leadership Council and discuss the significance of service learning, their ongoing projects, and their individual motivations for assisting others. Ash and MJ also share their personal experiences of facing difficul...

In this episode, we dive into the world of Sage Prosthetics and their incredible service learning program. Tanya, the founder of the program, shares her experience working with the Enable Organization and how it led to the creation of a chapter at Sage hill. The program has now evolved into a full-blown course where students learn to use 3D printers and design software to create customized prosthe...

It’s easy to lose steam mid-year. Reflective practice can get lost in the shuffle of programming. Join in as we learn from  quickly revisit how important reflecting is, then dive into a couple of new tools to spice up the mid-season slump.

Join us as we explore the intersection of finance and technology and how programming can advance financial literacy. Our guest today is Nikita Agrawal, the founder of FinPro World, a student-run organization supported by volunteers who not only teach financial concepts but also demonstrate how to program these concepts and visualize their impact in real life.

What would you do to save the lives of your friends and family? The students at Urbana High School have taken on this challenge through Project Ignition. Project Ignition engages teens across the country to create change. The impact is profound. The experiences are emotional. The lessons are unforgettable. Car crashes remain the number one cause of death for adolescents. Join us this week to hear...

While many educators were embarking on online teaching for the first time this past year, three high school girls in rural Minnesota were already running a virtual platform to strengthen girls intellectually as well as emotionally. Working with “sisters” in the U.S., Afghanistan, India, and Togo. Join this week's show and meet the “Dynamic Champions of Sisterhood” (DCS). A youth-led nonprofit tack...

Chanting "End Jim Crow" and "Education is a right, not just for the rich and white," roughly 300 students walked out of one of New York City's most prestigious public schools to protest its admissions policies and demand desegregation. Join us for an in-depth interview with one of the youth leaders who is tackling the public school system policies, Beacon High School student Carmen Lopez Villamil.

What does it take to help students succeed academically, empower them to become engaged leaders, and responsible citizens, and foster healthy living? On this week's show, we will learn how Youth Service America is supporting expanded opportunities for students in afterschool programs like those at Kid Power Inc. We will meet 4th grader Keith who will share how he is leading change in his own commu...

What happens when you equip students to take action on issues that impact their education? This week's show will explore the power of youth voice and its impact on creating meaningful change in schools and communities. Guest Merrit Jones, Senior Advisor at Student Voice will share their recommendation to the newly appointed Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona on how student voice can change the...

What happens when a group of informed and engaged youth comes together to tackle state government? Tune in Thursday, March 18 at 5 pm CST /6 pm EST to hear how Bridgemakers, a youth-led grassroots organization, in partnership with the Minnesota-based nonprofit Youthprise, took on the state of Minnesota. Meet change-maker, founder, and Executive Director Walter Cortina as he shares how he is amplif...

While service-learning has long been recognized for its strengths as an experiential inquiry-based process, it can also be a vehicle for social change. When students integrate diverse community perspectives into their identification of local assets and needs and involve a range of community partners in their actions, service-learning becomes a powerful strategy for anti-racist and culturally respo...

On this week's show, we will be joined by service-learning expert Julie Rogers Bascom, the Director of Learning and Leadership for the National Youth Leadership Council, and Bella Wren, college student, and youth change-maker. Join us for a lively discussion on the power of youth voice, opportunities for building shared leadership, and more!

On this week's show meet Harry Hurst Middle School teacher Barry "the Alligator Man" Guillot and 8th-grade students Laila Gurley and Holly Avocato. The trio is part of The LaBranche Wetland Watchers, a service-learning project which was started many years ago as a way to utilize the beautiful Louisiana wetlands as an outdoor classroom where students could be fully immersed in science while learnin...

This April students across the globe will join forces to tackle literacy and numeracy loss through a Global Call to Action service-learning project. The project is a partnership between the students and teachers at Study Alternative Center and Missouri State University in Springfield, MO, and St. Paul, MN-based National Youth Leadership Council. Join us this week to meet Study school teacher Eliza...

"In a world where you can be anything, be kind." We have all heard this saying many times but how do we support the development of kindness, caring, respect in today's young people? Join social-emotional learning expert and Senior Director of Practice with CASEL (the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning) Karen VanAusday along with the students from the Edina 212 Leadership gro...

What do sustainable fashion and taking action on gender-based violence have in common? Tune in to this week's show to meet two students from the American International School of Johannesburg, and their teacher, Beatty Sekizenge. We will explore how they are addressing challenges facing their community through the power of service-learning and discuss what ice hockey looks like in South Africa.

What would you do to save the lives of your friends and family? The students at Urbana High School have taken on this challenge through Project Ignition. Project Ignition engages teens across the country to create change. The impact is profound. The experiences are emotional. The lessons are unforgettable. Car crashes remain the number one cause of death for adolescents. Join us this week to hear...

Would you use something for 15 seconds if you knew it would take it more than 500 years to fully decompose? This is just one of the questions that today's guest will ask you in her quest to combat climate change. Listen in this week to meet Chloe Johnson, a high school environmental activist who is passionate about progress and solving problems for world betterment.

How are young people empowering communities to lead their own way to permanently rise out of poverty? Join us on this week's show to learn how educators and students are taking action through Global Brigades – an international nonprofit that is working systematically in communities across the world to empower volunteers and under-resources communities to resolve global health and economic disparit...

“Mental Illness Needs to be Destigmatized.” This was the founding idea of M.I.N.D., a service-learning project started by five high school students to address the urgent lack of conversations around mental health in their community. Recently, their impact was duly recognized by a national Youth Leadership in Service-Learning Excellency Award. Join us this week to hear from Tracy, Nomy, Nina, Fabie...

The large political divides in America might feel like an unsolvable problem to some. Not Rachna Shah, our guest this week on “The Power of Young People to Change the World.” Rachna is the founder of Youthquake, a civic engagement program that exposes young people to differing political views and guides them toward creating change. Join us this week to hear how Rachna has turned passion into actio...

How do you recognize youth as partners in decision-making? How do you actively build shared leadership that creates space for each person to take ownership and affect change? Join us this week to hear from Youth Advisory Council mentor Isabella Sullivan, as she shares her knowledge and expertise on youth voice and youth/adult partnerships that is the stepping stone to changing the world.

We have all heard the saying “teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” But how can we apply this lesson to empower youth for a lifetime? EarthForce is an organization engaging young people as active citizens who improve the environment and their communities now and in the future. Join us this week with EarthForce President, Vince Meldrum, and youth leaders Bridget, Ben, and Veronica t...