Dallas Winning Teams Inspire Movement for Change
Dallas Independent School District students have once again earned the opportunity to present at this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival. Knights MPowering, the team from Justin F. Kimball High School, [...]
Should Your Gender, Zip Code, or the Color of Your Skin Determine Your Health?
By Jennifer Valenzuela and Tigee Hill How does one respond to a teenage audience when a girl asks why the neighborhood her friend lives in, just four miles away, [...]
Ready to Lead: Watch Louisville High School Students Take On the Aspen Challenge
February 28, 2019, Louisville, KY - A new city, a new opportunity to make change. This year, The Aspen Challenge partnered with the Jefferson County Public Schools to launch [...]
No Challenge, No Change: Watch Dallas High School Students Accept the Aspen Challenge
February 8, 2019, Dallas, TX - For the second year, Dallas Independent School District students are taking charge as leaders and changemakers. At Fair Park’s Briscoe Center, over 150 [...]
Dallas Independent School District and School District of Philadelphia Students Present Solutions to Immigration Crisis, School-to-Prison Pipeline, and Equitable Development at Aspen Ideas Festival
July 30, 2018, Aspen, CO — It’s been almost six months since high school students from Dallas and Philadelphia heard challenges and began working to positively impact their communities. In [...]
Solution Using Art to Raise Awareness About School-to-Prison Pipeline Awarded Top Prize in Aspen Challenge Philadelphia Competition
PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 12, 2018 — Students from the School District of Philadelphia’s John Bartram High School are headed to this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival after claiming first place in [...]
Begin With Beauty
By Jane Golden When you find yourself inside a Philadelphia school, as I often do, it’s easy to forget that you’re standing in a structure that was originally built [...]
Teams Fostering Empathy and Support for Immigrants and Tackling Mobility Solutions to Increase Community Cohesion and Promote Equitable Development Win the Day in Dallas
DALLAS, TX, March 27, 2018 — High school students from Dallas Independent School District’s (Dallas ISD) Emmett J. Conrad, Moisés E. Molina, and Sunset High Schools are headed to [...]
Challenge Accepted: Watch Philadelphia High School Students Hear Challenges to Community-Based Issues at the Aspen Challenge Opening Forum
February 22, 2018, Philadelphia, PA - Year two of the Aspen Challenge: Philadelphia saw eight new schools and 152 new students step up to the Aspen Challenge. Providing inspiration, tools, [...]
2017 Aspen Challenge Teams Present at the Aspen Ideas Festival
July 6, 2017, Aspen, CO — After an engagement with Chicago Police Department, City of Chicago employees, and fellow Aspen Challenge Chicago competitors-turned-partners at City of Chicago Public Safety Headquarters [...]
