Upcoming Events
World Oceans Day
Jun 8, 2022 - 12:00 PM-12:45 PM (Eastern)
June 8 is World Oceans Day, the global movement to recognize the importance of our shared ocean, celebrate the amazing plants and animals within it, and consider humanity’s dependence on a healthy blue planet for our survival. Join us as... more
Past Events
International Day of the Girl Child
Oct 8, 2015
The designation of October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child is, according to the United Nations, a day meant to focus "attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the... more
Celebrating World Environment Day
Jun 4, 2015 - 11:00 AM-12:30 PM (Eastern)
Are you interested in helping to make the environment a better place? Are you also passionate about Art? Join us on June 4th to learn about how your two passions can work together!! We will be connected to a professional artist, Edgar... more
Resistance Art: Art – LIVE from the Middle East
May 14, 2015 - 12:30 PM-14:00 PM (Eastern)
DATE TBA This exciting video-conference will connect students with several young artists from a variety of conflict settings in the Middle East to discuss the significance of resistance art in the context of conflict. We will explore... more
Child Soldiers: Caught up in Conflict
May 7, 2015 - 11:00 AM-24:30 PM (Eastern)
The use of children as soldiers has been universally condemned as abhorrent and unacceptable. Yet, over the last ten years, hundreds of thousands of children have fought and died in conflicts around the world. This video-conference will... more
Resistance Art: Poetry of Witness– LIVE from the Middle East
Apr 30, 2015 - 11:00 AM-12:30 PM (Eastern)
This virtual Poetry Slam will connect students with several young poets from a variety of conflict settings in the Middle East as well as with experts in the field. We will look at how poetry has been used in both the past and the... more
LIVE from the UNESCO World Press Freedom Ceremony
Apr 29, 2015 - 11:00 AM-12:30 PM (Eastern)
This video conference will bring your students LIVE to the UNESCO World Press Freedom Ceremony in Latvia, Riga and give them the opportunity to interact, face-to-face, with past laureates of this most esteemed international Journalism... more
Earth Day Celebration with DeforestACTION
Apr 23, 2015 - 11:00 AM-12:30 PM (Eastern)
On April 23rd, join us for an exciting DeforestACTION live event to celebrate World Earth Day. Connect with other schools to hear about their inspiring DeforestACTION projects, share your ideas on how to tackle deforestation, and learn... more
Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
Apr 21, 2015
This two part event will bring youth together from across North America to understand and take action on the issue of violence against aboriginal women and all parties involved. Humanities Event (9:00-10:20 MT) - Students will... more
RCMPTalks: A national conversation on Bullying & Cyberbullying
Mar 26, 2015 - 12:00 PM-13:30 PM (Eastern)
Bullying and cyberbullying are pervasive problems in schools and communities across Canada. Stories of youth unable to cope with bullying in schools and online are increasingly common. In response, many initiatives across Canada have... more
Water: A Global Crisis
Mar 19, 2015 - 11:00 AM-12:30 PM (Eastern)
Join high school students from across North America as they come together, mentored by graduate students from around the world to seek out and build consensus on how our local, national and international governments and communities can... more