World Savvy Press
+ Awards and Recognition + Press Releases
- Festival of Children Foundation News, Summer 2009: A Moment with... Dana Curran
- Contra Costa Times, Matt O’Brien – March 14, 2009: Students try to solve the perils of global migration
- American Canyon Eagle, Kerana Todorov – March 13, 2009: AmCan students in world affairs contest
- Global TeachNet – Summer 2009: 450 Middle and High School Students Tackle Global Human Migration Topics (p.5)
- Connecting, Howard Stateman, May-July, 2009: Judging the World Affairs Challenge at SF State (p. 7)
- Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Dana Curran Mortenson – May 7, 2009: Big World. Big Need for Global Education
- KSTP TV/5 Eyewitness News, Elena Kibasova - April 25, 2009: Students meet for World Affairs Challenge
- Twin Cities Daily Planet, Scott Russell - April 23, 2009: World Affairs Challenge launches in Minnesota: Will National Cultural Awareness Day fly?"
- MinnPost.com, Scott Russell - October 10, 2008: New youth competition: World Affairs Challenge
- Kids Can Make a Difference, Kelly Korenak, Winter 2009: Preparing Students to be Global Citizens...
- Community Arts Network, Dana Edell, August 2008: Mapping a Creative Path to Education
- Accesf features World Savvy!:
Bryn discusses the World Affairs Challenges.
Dana talks about World Savvy on Newsdesk. - NBC News, June 21, 2008 - New Program Embraces Diversity
- City Limits Weekly, Michelle S. Han - June 16, 2008: Paths More Traveled: Youths Distill Migration
- New York Daily News, Nicole Lyn Pesce - June 15, 2008: NYC Thru Their Eyes
- Hora Hispana, Edurne Uriarte - June 13, 2008: Arte, inmigración e identidad: Un festival muestra el trabajo realizado por jóvenes que recién enfrentan una nueva cultura
- City Star, Jack Muse - June 5, 2008: Students, Officials Discuss Challenges Schools Face
- The Richmond Review, Paul Kozakiewicz - April 10, 2008: Washington students take top honors: Largest academic event in City
- The Argus, HomeRoom, Linh Tat - March 31, 2008: Kennedy High students win world affairs kudos
- CBS News, March 15, 2008: Bay Area H.S. Students Speak Out On Education Cuts
- Edutopia, February 21, 2007, "World Savvy: A new program is globalizing San Francisco classrooms".
- Pirate Cat Radio 87.9FM, February 2007, An interview with Dana Curran, World Savvy's Executive Director.
- San Francisco Guardian, December 2006, "Global Youth Media and Arts Festival".
- San Francisco Weekly, June 28, 2006, "School's Out for Summer: Be a kid again when you share some time with local youngsters".
- San Francisco Examiner, Monday, August 21, 2006, "Profile Dana Curran: Guiding rebranding for own non-profit".
- San Francisco Chronicle, Friday, December 9, 2005, "Students use art to examine violence at home and abroad"
- BeyondChron.org, Thursday, August 11, 2005, "World Savvy helps Local Youth Grasp Global Issues".
- San Francisco Chronicle, Friday March 11, 2005 in School Notes by Heather Knight.
- Santa Cruz Sentinel, February 15, 2005, "Waldorf High team to compete at global issues event" by Jeff Tobin.
- Rudolf Steiner Foundation's Newsletter, June 2004, World Savvy.
- Global Degree, Spring 2004, "Child Sex Tourism in Thailand: A Solution" by Amanda Conroy, Alex Manter, Damiano Marchetti, Katy McCarthy, and Kara Shurmantine.
- San Francisco Chronicle, Friday January 30, 2004, "Northern California students gather at Washington High for debate" by Heather Knight.
- Kids Can Make A Difference Newsletter, Winter 2003, "California Students Take The Hunger Challenge" by Kerry Ruetenik.
- Volunteer Center, April 28, 2006, "Nominee, Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Volunteer Management"
- Representative Nancy Pelosi applaudes the World Affairs Challenge, March 18, 2006.
- Representative Nancy Pelosiapplaudes the Global Youth Media and Arts Festival, December 9, 2005.
- Congresswoman Barbara Lee applaudes the Global Youth Media and Arts Festival, December 7, 2005.
- World Affairs Challenge, January 22, 2009, "Innovative academic event for San Francisco and Minneapolis-St. Paul students prepares middle and high school participants for responsible global citizenship".
- Media and Arts Festival, October 30, 2006, "World Savvy Presents 'The Global Youth Media and Arts Festival 2006-2007'".
- World Affairs Challenge, February 13, 2006, "SF-based nonprofit develops students' academic skills and social responsibility".
- Media and Arts Festival, November 8, 2005, "Arts and Media Festival to Feature Work Created by Local Youth on Issues of Peace and Conflict".
- World Affairs Challenge, October 13, 2005, "Bay Area Students Tackle Global Conflict in Fourth Annual Academic Competition".
- World Affairs Challenge, January 10, 2005, "Bay Area Students Tackle World Energy in Third Annual Academic Competition"