By Khanya Stroman, age 13 Gardens are not just for the good for the way they smell and look, but they can also improve the long-term health of kids, a new Texas-based education program has found. Elementary and middle school kids from low-income backgrounds have participated in the Texas Sprouts program. The students learned about …
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Rosa Parks will forever be remembered for refusing to give up her seat to a white lady on a bus in Montgomery, Ala., in December 1955. However, a name most of us do not know is Claudette Colvin. Nine months before Parks remained seated, 15-year-old Colvin said “no” first.
By Isabelle Pierre, age 13 and IndyKids staff
Activism is all about advocating for something you’re passionate about and feel deeply for. Young people in particular have often been at the forefront of movements, because, well, we are the future, and we should have a say in how that future is shaped!
By Mila Dorsey, age 10
Monarch butterflies are now endangered, says the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Scientists predict that monarch butterfly populations have decreased by between 20 to 90% in the last few decades.
By Aimen Zehra, age 12 and IndyKids staff
Fracking is a method used to extract fossil fuels from hard-to-reach places underground. However, researchers at Yale School of Public Health have now found that children living within a mile of a fracking well are twice as likely to develop leukemia than other children.
By Gibran Williams, age 11 and IndyKids staff
In August, more than 60 foreign workers employed for the World Cup preparations were arrested, and many deported, for protesting unfair working conditions and unpaid wages.
By Lucia Mejia Cardenas, age 14
This year’s goals are predictable: mitigation, adaptation, finance and collaboration, according to the official COP27 website. The hope is that by the end of these 12 days, the entire world will have a plan that reduces our carbon emissions, provides protection against a worsening environment and has sufficient funding to achieve this all.
By Zahra Latheef, age 12 and IndyKids staff
Summer 2022 was a season of extremes, from Pakistan’s devastating floods to scorching heat waves impacting much of the planet to severe droughts across Europe. Heat waves are getting hotter, droughts are becoming drier, and storms are growing stronger.
Jamaica, a country that, like so many others, was pillaged by British colonialism and subject to years of slavery, is demanding an apology. In late March, Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton arrived in Jamaica for a week-long Caribbean tour and were met with anti-colonial protests.
Samuel’s Food Gardens presents: How to regrow store-bought food at home!
