Student Workshop Session 3


People’s Rights With the Police

 Global Connections High School, Seattle WA

 

Peacekeeping                                                                                                        Room #237

Essential Question

What are your rights with police and how can you protect your rights?

Workshop Description

This workshop will shed a light on the problem of people’s rights being abused by police. It will inform participants about what their rights are, and include role playing scenarios to practice what to do when approached by police.

 

 

 


 

Balance the Scales: Nurture

 HYLA Middle School, Seattle WA

 

Gender Inequality                                                                           Room #251

Essential Question

How can we promote gender equality?

Workshop Description

This workshop introduces the issue of gender inequality through an interactive presentation focusing on gender stereotypes and gender inequality in the workplace. Presenters will guide participants through two activities which simulate current gender inequalities. The group will launch their new website, Balance the Scales, designed to educate others about gender inequality and concrete steps to ensure men and women are treated equally.

 

 

 


 

Bog to Bay—Stormwater Runoff Pollution and Solutions

Denny Middle School, Seattle WA

 

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Losses                                                                           Room #271

Essential Question

“What are YOU doing to reduce polluted stormwater runoff?”

Workshop Description

Sixth grade students at Denny International Middle School will present their project called Bog to Bay. This project focuses on one of our largest pollution issues, stormwater runoff. In partnership with Sustainability Ambassadors, students have examined the issue of storm water runoff and how this pollution impacts the health of our waterways. Specific attention is paid to the Longfellow Creek Watershed, which incorporates the neighborhood of Denny International Middle School and runs into the Duwamish River basin and Puget Sound. Students will share simple, neighborhood-based methods of controlling runoff in the hopes of recovering this historic salmon run.

 

 

 


 

Creating A School-Wide Composting System

 Chief Sealth International High School, Seattle WA

 

Climate Change & Environmental Sustainability                                                              Room #273

Essential Question

How do you create a sustainable school-wide composting system?

Workshop Description

This school year, our focus has been re-designing our school’s composting program to be more sustainable. We’ve worked to involve the entire school in helping in the lunchroom so that everyone will be more aware of the composting program. To launch school-wide involvement, we’ve created a website and videos for teachers to show to their study hall classes, and put posters all around the hallways. The result of our project is that the entire student body has the opportunity to contribute to an environmentally conscious campus.

 

 

 


 

Shifting the Power

 Global Visionaries- Pro Justice Team, Seattle WA

 

Sharing Our Humanity                                                                           Room #275

Essential Question

How does race, gender, sexuality, and class affect youth and affect our society?

Workshop Description

In this workshop, the Global Visionaries Pro Justice Team will explain Systematic Oppression and demonstrate how they use theatre activities to teach other students about the role that oppression plays in our society. Please join us in this active and powerful session.

 

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Teens Take Action

 Gates Foundation, Seattle WA

 

Education for All                                                                           Room #277

Essential Question

How can young people tackle big global issues through organizations, other youth groups and media?

Workshop Description

We will each be speaking about our issue that we are focusing on and how we achieved our teen action plan. We will also be talking about what projects we have done in our schools and our community relating to our issue. We will be talking about the different resources students can use to reach out to their peers and their community. We have a couple of worksheets and video clips to make the workshop interactive.