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 [...]
Challenge Accepted: Watch Dallas High School Students Take Up the Aspen Challenge
February 5, 2018, Dallas, TX - Never too young to lead, 160 Dallas Independent School District students packed into Dallas’ Union Station to hear challenges to issues of local and national [...]
In the Name of Real Community Change: Aspen Challenge Teams Turn Competition into Collaboration
June 8, 2017, Chicago, IL — Before the Aspen Challenge team from Wendell Phillips Academy High School placed their focus solely on their trip to the Aspen Ideas Festival, they [...]
Solution for Improving Trust Among Chicago Police and Teens Awarded First Place in Competition
April 6, 2017, Chicago, IL — A team of inspiring high school students from Wendell Phillips Academy High School claimed the top prize during the Aspen Challenge competition in Chicago [...]
Solutions for Healthy Living and Food Waste Reduction Win the Challenge in Philadelphia
March 29, 2017 Philadelphia, PA — Three groups of inspiring students from Northeast High School, Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter High School, and George Washington High School claimed the top prizes [...]
Empowering Students and Spotlighting Their Success is Good for Chicago
This year I had the privilege of coaching eight amazing Chicago Public School (CPS) students for a competition called the Aspen Challenge. An arm of the Aspen Institute, the [...]
MoneyLYFE Tells the Story of Valuable “LYFE Decisions” in Graphic Novel
MoneLYFE Lindlom Math and Science Academy Chicago Public Schools Aspen Challenge Lindblom Math and Science Academy's 2016 Aspen Challenge Team, MoneyLYFE (Leading Youth in Financial Education) strives to teach [...]
