The students decided to focus on 3 major issues that affect the youth in the South Bronx: Police Brutality, Teen Pregnancy, and and Bullying/Cyber Bullying. We created a school wide event to educate/inform the rest of the school (ages 11-18) for 4 hours on 4/8/16. We also brought in three organizations that deal with the different issues (Breast Cancer Research Group, Planned Parenthood, Community Connections for Youth).
3. We figured out that Bronx teens need to
be AWARE of conflicts they encounter
everyday such as teen pregnancy,
bullying, and police brutality that have
been spoken about globally in order to
ADDRESS these conflicts.
6. A simple school project
...Turned into one of the most
informative days for most
students at Bronx Letters.
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8. We weren't the only ones who participated. Non profit
organizations that revolve around teen pregnancy, women's
health and social justice were a big help.
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12. While revolving our project around 3 key
controversial issues, we were able to inform Bronx
teens from 6-12th grade on these topics and how to
address them properly..
13. Reflection
From the first day of our Skype session, our class was unsure of
what to expect. The last thing we thought that could be a “take-away”
from this project is that the same conflicts that affect you in small
ways affect others on the other side of the world. Although there are
differences from a local to international level on these issues, two
things they all have in common is: Lack of awareness and the
addressing of issues that as teens we notice, yet we do not hear of
by world leaders. It's our responsibility as young adults to advocate
on real issues that affect small communities and teens globally.
