TEDx Makes Learning Fun
How to describe TEDx? Inspiring. Educational. Fun. According to the New York Times, also “sexy”. A good example encompassing all these adjectives? Ashoka and Ashoka U TEDx events! In late September, the New York Times wrote an article about the power of TEDx, and we are thrilled that Ashoka U’s past...
The Night Clinic
At 4pm, the market building begins to close. By 5, all the stalls have cleared out and the shops windows are shut, and so is the clinic. At the same time, new stalls are beginning to take over the open spaces outside the building, encroaching on anywhere that can take a stall, the street, the...
Announcing the Finalists of the @15 Community Impact Challenge
Ashoka’s Youth Venture and Best Buy Co., Inc. today announced the finalists of the second @15 Community Impact Challenge. Five teams of young social entrepreneurs will each receive $5,000 and five teams will be selected to receive $1,500 each from the @15 Fund to expand their local ventures. “Best...
Sidcot School
“Live Adventurously” is the mission statement at Sidcot School. This saying translates into an approach that encourages individual thought, questioning and exploration. The school’s education is as much about nurturing the spirit as it is about outstanding academic success. There is a real sense of...
Cadoxton Primary School
Cadoxton Primary School is a community school with an ambitious vision for the future of education captured in its motto – “Learning and Growing Together, Being our Best Forever”. The school is at the forefront of integrating digital technology into education and it is a leader for the new changes...
Studio School Liverpool
Operating in a different way from other schools, Studio School Liverpool focuses on equipping young people with the skills, knowledge and practical experience they need to succeed both in life and work. The school specializes in coding, creativity and entrepreneurship and delivers these through its...
Eating the Elephant
Ashoka Fellow Andrés Martínez Fernández’s organization, Enlace Hispano Americano de Salud (EHAS), is group of brilliant engineers committed to using technology to improve health outcomes for people in very remote parts of Latin America. I have spent the better part of my first month tying to...
Voyager Academy Elementary
Voyager Academy Elementary School’s curriculum envisions the creation of nurturing and respectful classrooms full of learning, where children care about the world around them, embrace and value diversity, and inspire curiosity beyond the school day. Voyager’s core values are Confidence, Curiosity,...
Academy for Global Citizenship (AGC)
The Academy for Global Citizenship is a Chicago Public Charter School, located on the underserved Southwest side of Chicago. AGC’s innovative and holistic approach to education aims to foster systemic change and inspire the way society educates our future generations. AGC is producing a replicable...
Belmont-Cragin Elementary School
Belmont-Cragin has built a culture and climate where problems are brought forth to be solved and challenges are viewed as opportunities. Belmont-Cragin was chosen to be at the forefront of social and emotional learning, creating a strong sense of community. One reason being, the dedicated staff and...