Austin Public Libary - Youth and Teen Virtual Art Exhibition

Austin Public Libary

"What do you wish for you and the world after COVID 19?"

Austin Public Library presents virtual exhibition of artworks and written words by youth and teen of the Greater Austin. In response to the theme, "What do you wish for you and the world after COVID 19?", students express their wishes, hopes and feelings through visual images and thoughtful words. Faced with this difficult time, it our pleasure to share their positive thoughts and innocent wishes to the public.

For more details, please visit: https://www.showandtag.com/exhibition/view?key=478

Girlstart STEM at Home

 

STEM AT HOME

Let’s have some hands-on STEM fun at home! Here you will find engaging activities, engineering challenges, Starry Nights at Home, and other STEM experiences that you can do at home with the whole family. We hope you and your community enjoy being brave, creative, and curious as you discover STEM is everywhere.

At Girlstart, we cultivate a culture where intellectual risk is rewarded, curiosity is encouraged, and creativity is expected. Girlstart girls are connected, brave, and resilient. 

 

Through its comprehensive programming, Girlstart provides a year-round, intensive suite of STEM education programs for K-12 girls. Girlstart’s core programs foster STEM skills development, an understanding of the importance of STEM as a way to solve the world’s major problems, as well as an interest in STEM electives, majors, and careers.

For more details, please visit: http://girlstart.org/stem-at-home/ 

YES2Best Youth Summit

The Yes2best Youth Summit is soon. Have you registered yet?

We invite our youth of ages 14 to 24 years to register to attend the free and virtual youth summit to be held on February 6th, 2021 from 10 am to 2:00 pm.

We will have entertainment, a special keynote speaker and giveaways. Did I say the Summit is free and virtual? You can join us from the comfort of your bedroom, your kitchen, living room and on the go. The Summit will be hosted on the Whova platform. Check it out here.

C-SPAN Student Cam 2021 - Documentary Contest

StudentCam is C-SPAN's annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think critically about issues that affect our communities and our nation.

This year students in grades 6-12 are asked to create a short (5-6 minute) video documentary on a topic related to the competition theme, "Explore the issue you most want the president and new Congress to address in 2021."

With cash prizes totaling $100,000 each year, C-SPAN awards prizes to the top 150 student documentaries, and over 50 teacher advisers. Since 2004, C-SPAN has awarded over $1 million dollars in cash prizes to past-winning students and teachers.

"Explore the issue you most want the president and new Congress to address in 2021"

Students are asked to analyze the current and/or historical significance of their chosen issue, and include differing points of view.

 Have you finished working on your video submission for this year's StudentCam competition? If so, you can now submit your video and complete the Entry Form here.

Looking for C-SPAN videos to download for use in your documentary? We've added new clips, including reactions to the presidential and congressional elections, on our C-SPAN Downloads page.

Also, former competition participant Ella-Grace Rodriguez shares her newest tutorial with tips on how to approach researching your StudentCam topic. To watch all of her video tips for students, check out our Getting Started page.

For more details, please visit: http://www.studentcam.org/