By Viviana Nadal-Villano, Age 13 Paradise in your mind Your perfect world A place where light spins and hope dances Free. But sometimes a touch of reality dims that place It becomes repressed Forgotten A fictitious dream that distracts Where has the hope gone? Why does fate seem to wield its blade with such merciless …
By Grace Stevens, AGE 13 Spring is when the leaves start to appear When the end of school is soon and near When the flowers blow in the wind passing by And there are lots of different kites in the sky Spring is when the bees buzz buzz buzz And the birds chirp chirp chirp …
By Farzad Wahid, AGE 9 Cats are one of the most interesting species on Earth. Did you know that cats can jump up to six times their own length? Domestic cats share 95.6% of their genome with tigers. Cats are similar to tigers because they also scratch, prey play, prey stalk, pounce, chin, and urine …
By IndyKids Reporters Lara Bergen is the founder and director of Press Pass NYC, which is an organization that helps New York public schools create and keep school newspapers. In the past 2 ½ years, Press Pass NYC has helped create 19 school newspapers in middle and high schools. This interview was edited for brevity …
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By Luca Cantagallo, age 14 I had a feeling I would get in trouble when I headed to school that day. I go to a Catholic school, and this was supposedly not acceptable. I was wearing a pro-Palestine sweater, but I had no clue how far my teachers would go to get me to take …
By IndyKids Reporters Have you ever experienced a farm and a school put together? IndyKids reporters interviewed Jessenia Preciado, the Far Rockaway regional coordinator at Teens for Food Justice. Teens for Food Justice fights food insecurity by growing leafy greens including lettuce, cilantro, basil, parsley, Swiss chard and bok choy in hydroponic farms located inside …
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By Farzad Wahid, AGE 9 Maryam Henderson-Uloho describes her experience in prison as “dehumanizing,” noting, “You see, in prison, you’re broken—mentally, emotionally, and physically.” Maryam spent 13 years in prison with more than half of that time spent in solitary confinement. When she was released from prison, she encountered numerous barriers, including difficulty opening a …
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By Chelsea Coley, AGE 9 Do you think it’s possible to grow plants on the moon? Scientists have planted chickpea seeds in synthetic lunar (moon) soil. Moon dust is a type of fine dust found in the moon’s soil. The idea is to reduce the need for packaged food for people living on the moon …
By Viviana Nadal-Villano, AGE 13 Since Oct. 7, 2023, living in Palestine has become unsustainable. Palestinians suffer under Israeli occupation, facing limited access to aid and isolation from the world. The most recent Israeli assault on Gaza has led to 2.3 million starving Palestinians, according to a United Nations report in December. Organizations like Middle …
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