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And the winners are…
The winners of the Spring campaign of TGD 2010/2011 and the overall winners are…
The students from New Hope Academy (USA) have won the Spring campaign with 41 650 points and with that they became the overall winners of The Global Debates 2010-2011. The great teamof 9 core debaters and their supervisor Hanna Oh have throughout [...] -
Grover Cleveland High School in voter registration drive
Students Yena Oh, Blessing Jee, Kathryn Hart and Julie Kim write about one of their service projects for this campaign: a voter registration drive!
Each individual, including the Model United Nations students, took several voter registration forms and went out to get people, anyone including high school students, to register. It was a very simple project; [...] -
Tisovec school in the news
The students from the Evanjelicke Gymnazium Tisovec received extensive media coverage of their Global Debates activities.
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The winners of The Global Debates Fall campaign are…
Congratulations to the students and teachers from New Hope Academy from USA and Villa Maria Academy from Chile for collecting most points for their activities in the Fall campaign of TGD 2010/2011 contest!
Topic Information
A man’s 17-month-long journey
The Washington Post’s feature story on Yohannes Michael Tekle’s journey to the United States is a captivating tale of a young school student who, seeing rampant injustice around him and officials abusing members of his family, decided to speak up against what he was seeing around him.
Unfortunately, his classmates cheered the army officers that dragged him [...]
Arab protests and migration
The entire world has been captivated by the recent wave of pro-democracy protests in the Arab world.
Migration to New Zealand in decline
The number of migrants that seek to enter New Zealand continues to fall.
Schools Activities
New Hope Academy gets media coverage
The New Hope Academy, overall winners of this year’s Global Debates, received extensive media coverage of their activities related to the project. Here is one of the TV clips that showcased their work to the wider community – in Korean!
Grover Cleveland HS in voter registration drive
Students Yena Oh, Blessing Jee, Kathryn Hart and Julie Kim write about one of their service projects for this campaign: a voter registration drive!
Each individual, including the Model United Nations students, took several voter registration forms and went out to get people, anyone including high school students, to register. It was a very simple project; [...]
Brother Rice HS posts debate video
Brother Rice High School, from Michigan, U.S.A., has posted a video of their debate for this campaign. Here it is!
News
TGD 2011-2012 contest not taking place
We are sorry to inform you that we will not be organizing The Global Debates contest for high schools in 2011-2012 school year. It has been enriching experience and great honor to see your initiative, activities and your growth. We are currently in the process of developing new concepts and activities for you to join. [...]
And the winners are…
The winners of the Spring campaign of TGD 2010/2011 and the overall winners are…
The students from New Hope Academy (USA) have won the Spring campaign with 41 650 points and with that they became the overall winners of The Global Debates 2010-2011. The great teamof 9 core debaters and their supervisor Hanna Oh have throughout [...]
Deadline extension!
After a number of participating schools got in touch with us regarding school holidays in the southern hemisphere, we have decided to grant all schools an extension of the deadline to submit activities. The new deadline is April 30, so there is even more time for schools to earn points and compete for the big [...]
Uganda
Public debate with former president of Makarere University
On October 9, which is a Day of Independence in Uganda, the students from Namilyango College organized their first public debate within TGD project. The guest of honor was Mr. Mukasa, former president of Makerere university, who among other important speakers delivered a speech after students’ debate. The affirmative team proposed the winning strategy [...]
More in Uganda
- Story of Joseph, a refugee in Western Uganda
- Refugee camps in the East African region face similar economic, social and cultural handicaps
- Full implementation of 2005 Peace Deal would help to decrease the numbers of refugees
- Mitigate the situation that forces people to migrate!
- Migrants in south-western Uganda called names like savages
Chile
Villa Maria Academy submits PSAs
The students of this Chilean high school have uploaded their PSAs to Vimeo. See some of them here!
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China
Refugees are not a threat, or a burden, but people like you and me
“Refugees are not a threat, or a burden, but people like you and me” is an opening quote from the Migrant plan submitted by the YCIS Beijing, China. In their plan the students focus on the refugees from Yemen, who lose many of their rights when displaced internally or migrated abroad. The students advocate that [...]
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Slovakia
Bake sell to raise money for Christmas at a refugee camp
The students from Tisovec, Slovakia bake Christmas cookies for their bake sale.
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USA
New Hope Academy gets media coverage
The New Hope Academy, overall winners of this year’s Global Debates, received extensive media coverage of their activities related to the project. Here is one of the TV clips that showcased their work to the wider community – in Korean!