Book Creator and Planet Classroom Network Announce Winner of Global Writing Contest for Youth
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Youth entries from 25 countries across the world including Guatemala, Thailand, Poland and Egypt raise Creative Storytelling to a new high. NEW YORK (PRWEB) May 24, 2021 And the winner is Cate Cole, age 11 from Marblehead, Massachusetts in the United States, who won 1st Prize for her powerful short story, As Flames Rise.
The Book Creator global competition, Write a Story in One Page, targeted youth aged 11-18. Book Creator, in association with Planet Classroom Network, came up with a challenge that would work easily for young people across the world, in any language. Youth were asked to create a 1-page story book (with a cover illustration) which they had to read aloud.
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Major global organizations including UNESCO, OECD, NIE SINGAPORE join CREATIVE VISIONS and PLANET CLASSROOM NETWORK to inspire youth-created arts and media and STEM-based innovations.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) May 17, 2021 At a time when youth around the world are facing an uncertain post-Covid future, Creative Visions, in association with Planet Classroom Network, is launching SHINE, an innovative multimedia project to encourage young people to use their creativity and STEM-based innovations to shine a bright light on solutions that will create a more positive future for all. We hope that young people will feel the power of creative connection through SHINE, explained Pat Chandler, Creative Visions CEO. The expressions of global youth, ages 13 to 25, will be featured in a gallery on Creative Visions Rock Your World and the Planet Classroom Network sites.
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Addiction and Art: Spotlight on Dopamine, The Mess and Throw, now screening on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel, serve as discussion prompts for youth mental health and well-being.
NEW YORK (PRWEB) May 03, 2021 According to the World Health Organization, mental health conditions account for 16% of the global burden of disease and injury in young people aged 10 - 19 years old. Mental health and well-being and the everyday obstacles that make them challenging is the theme of the new Planet Classroom show entitled Journeys to Well-Being. Orb, the show s virtual host, unites the creators of 3 films now screening on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel: The Mess, Addiction and Art: Spotlight on Dopamine, and Throw, along with youth voices to discuss some of the challenges of mental health, violence, poverty, and substance abuse. Audiences will get insights into overcoming adversity via coping mechanisms including the arts and finding one s purpose. Subst
Youth Around the World Confront the Climate Emergency and Present Sustainable Solutions
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In the new Planet Classroom podcast, youth describe how technology, ingenuity, individual commitment and action will address the climate emergency. NEW YORK (PRWEB) March 17, 2021 Eric Simon, Director of the documentary, What to Do About Climate Disruption, now showing on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube Channel, kicks off the new Planet Classroom podcast with a call to action for everyone to play their role in attacking the climate emergency, empowered by their areas of expertise and passion.
Eloise, a student living in Paris, believes “we must all act on a daily basis through simple actions that may seem trivial but which are essential.” Ashlyn from the United States says young people interested in STEM should “pursue a career that’s dedicated to developing green technology.” Anant from India wa