I will start off this blog by simply telling you about a summer enrichment program in Canada that strives to inspire the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation in the next generation of high-potential youth: this program is known as Shad Valley. Before your eyes start drifting away as you scan below at blocks and blocks…
Born in the small town, Clavering, Essex, of England, Jamie Oliver is a English chef with a vision to change the way we eat. For the past decade, Jamie has launched numerous campaigns in United Kingdom raising awareness about the importance of eating healthy food. Now, he has extended his vision to change people’s habit of…
Remember your childhood of folding paper airplanes and shooting them across the classroom, or maybe you still do now. That is origami. Origami comes from two Japanese words, ori and gami, and literally means ‘fold paper’. This is an art form that takes ordinary paper to a whole new level, but origami is not restricted…
Now that March is almost over, things are beginning to be wrap up. Places that I’ve been through, things that I’ve seen are all so memorable to me. These are the things that I see, yet so hard to recapture off the top of my head. I wanted to keep them. Some say, “there will always be…
I wrote a poem about the ongoing genocide in Darfur; let me know what you think in the comments section! If you want to learn more on what you can do to help or need more information, see 24 Hours for Darfur. Innocence taken, Righteousness faken, The G-word mentioned not the enemy will not be…
Last time, I showed you a dance called “sorry sorry_super junior” danced by the E.L.F at the Churchill’s Got Talent contest at Sir Winston Churchill High School. This time, I’ve got two very talented singers for you to take a look at, and, amazingly, they only practiced the morning before the contest! The connection that existed between them was…
During winter break, I had done a week of hot yoga classes and found them to be so relaxing, calming, and fun. I recommend a hot yoga class to everyone! Hot yoga gives you an amazing feeling after each class. It’s perfect for getting away from everything and having some ‘you’ time. If you ever…
Be More Chill is a novel by the author who wrote It’s Kind of a Funny Story. Ned Vizzini reminds me of John Green -another great author. I noticed a lot of similarities in their novels, but Ned Vizzini’s novels have a more original plot. This novel follow Jeremy, and – like most teen novels about guys –…
Cross Country by James Patterson is a recent novel of the “Alex Cross” series. I had never read a novel from this series until I came across this one, but have heard a lot of good things about the series and of all the novels written by James Patterson. The first thing I really appreciate about this novel…
Since September of 2008 the fantastic American public radio network, NPR, has been offering early listens to select upcoming records on their website. It’s called First Listen. For a period of time (up to the date the album is officially released) you can stream an entire album from NPR.com. It’s a pretty awesome service. Available…
I love taking photos and I love taking awkward family photos. Whenever I go through my families photo albums I laugh so hard when looking at a photo and asking “what’s happening” or “why is this happening”. Well I stumbled upon a new website titled Awkward Family Photos. It’s basically a website displaying peoples awkward…
While doing research for a project on virtual identities this year, I spent a lot of time over at the Daedalus Project. Nick Yee, a research scientist at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), dedicated about five years of his life to study Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs). He’s the expert in the…
Every school has hosted talent shows before, and even though it’s just for fun, most of contestants take it very seriously. Churchill’s Got Talent is a talent show hosted in Sir Winston Churchill High School and for everyone’s entertainment I will post some of the special performance. [youtube P6YPoIlG2uY] This performance is a song called “Sorry Sorry”…
Earth Hour: what started as an initiative to stop climate change in the city of Sydney, Australia quickly spread internationally and became a ‘global sustainability movement’… …giving people a voice on the future of our planet and working together to create a sustainable low carbon future for our planet. Why should you care? Think about…
I recently received an e-mail about this intense national youth competition in Canada known as Impact Microcredit. I like to think of Microcredit as a war of entrepreneurs. Teams of youth across Canada are given a small amount of $100 from Impact – hence the microcredit – and you invest it in a business venture…