Last weekend, Hewitt hosted our 5th annual TEDxYouth event with based upon the theme of “Worlds Imagined.” Each speaker interpreted this theme differently and focused on …
TEDxYouth@Hewitt 2014: Anticipating the Event
TED is a nonprofit that aims to spread beneficial thinking and powerful ideas usually through short talks and videos. TED was started in 1984 and has left …
Short Takes: TEDxYouth@Hewitt 2013 Performers
As another successful TEDxYouth@Hewitt event comes to a close, it’s time for us to pull from the experiences of the speakers and find our own …
Sparks Fly
The 4th annual TEDx Youth@Hewitt is just around the corner, and our team is hard at work planning the day. But before we get to the specifics, it’s important to understand what exactly TEDxYouth@Hewitt is. TEDxYouth@Hewitt is an event that is a part of TEDxYouthDay, “a series of TEDx events designed to empower and inspire young people worldwide.” The universal theme for the day this year is “The Spark.” If after hearing this, Katy Perry’s passé song, “Firework,” pops up into your head, you already have the right idea.
Technology through TEDx: A Vessel for Change
As soon as this sound is heard, panic sets in. Over headset, Maria Sabater ’13 instructs everyone to remain calm: “It happens,” she assures us. …
TEDx: In the Bistro
I stroll into TEDx Youth@Hewitt at around 11:45am, happy to not have to awkwardly find a seat in the middle of a speaker’s presentation. There …
Maggie Tobin: Art for Social Change
What do you see in the video above? A piece by Maggie Tobin, a speaker at the 2012 TEDxYouth@Hewitt conference. This stop-motion piece of art …
LIVE! at TEDxYouth@Hewitt with Rebecca Aydin
9:57am- Welcome to TEDx@Hewitt 2012! Here is a photo of Hewitt’s decked out front entrance, we’re all anxiously awaiting the start of the event. 10:10am- …
LIVE! at TEDxYouth@Hewitt with Zoe Stoller
[7:45] I have arrived at TEDxYouth@Hewitt to help set up! [8:48] Emma Axelrod and Lo Anderson, two of the speakers, have arrived! [8:50] Rebecca Wallace-Segall …