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News, Updates and Food for Thought from Our Global Education Team and Partners in the field
Breaking News: World Savvy Challenge Knowledge-to-Action Grantees
May 1st 2013
World Savvy is thrilled to announce that the following teams have been chosen to receive funding from World Savvy to support the implementation of their Knowledge-to-Action Projects over the next few months: Health Care Heros, Blake Middle School Zachary MarmetRoxy MatlashewskiLauren ... Read More
World Savvy Preliminary Online Challenge Winners Announced!
World Savvy Admin
April 1st 2013Documentary Junior DivisionFirst Place: Hunger: District 11 – Breck Middle School*Second Place: Highland Park Middle School Super Team, Highland Park Middle School*Third Place: Super Base, Hidden Oaks Middle SchoolWebsite Junior DivisionFirst Place - Energy: NRG, Breck Middle School*Second Place ...
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What Does “Life-Changing” Mean One Year Later?
Laura Klivans
March 28th 2013From December 2011-January 2012 World Savvy youth and educators traveled to Bangladesh for an opportunity of a lifetime- to participate on the first ever American Youth Leadership Program with Bangladesh. In this program, sponsored by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural ...
Read MoreRemembering an Inspiring friend of the Organization: Hansoo Lee
Dana Mortenson
March 28th 2013Earlier this month, we received the terribly sad news that Hansoo Lee had passed away at the age of 35 after a brave fight with non-smokers lung cancer for more than a year. Hansoo was a World Savvy Board member from 2006 until a few months after his diagnosis in 2012, and was an inspiration to ...
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