CAJON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HOST TEDX CONFERENCE ON JUNE 3

East County News Service

June 2, 2017 (El Cajon) -- Cajon Valley Union School District will host TEDxKids@ElCajon on June 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Greenfield Middle School. Themed “PowerUp,” this year’s event will showcase student speakers from various backgrounds exploring current and relevant topics affecting El Cajon’s young people and their power to change the World.

Talks will range from working through the challenge of ADHD, End Sexual Harassment, Saving Sea Turtles, and Life as a Hijabi. Small group activities and workshops will be held in the LiveStream Lounge. Performances, inflatables and exhibitions will share in the fair like park outside. The event is open to the public and tickets are available at https://tedxkidselcajon.eventbrite.com. 

More information about TEDxKids@ElCajon can be found at http://www.tedxkidselcajon.com. 

Innovation Park and LiveStream Lounge: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Theater Session 1: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

• Aneeta – Building People Up
• Jordan – Scoliosis
• Isabella – ADHD
• Banaowsha – Moving to the USA from Iraq
• Haneen – Appreciation for Teachers
• Reese and Reagan – Twins
• Marcus – Donating Hair for a Cancer (SPANISH)
• Alyssa – Believe in Yourself
• Ruqiya – Life as a Hijabi

Theater Session 2: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

• Noah – Autism and Down Syndrome
• Nate – Troubled Kids Getting Back on Track
• Ellie – Stop Sexual Harassment
• Rashid – What Dog Shelters Could Improve
• Isabella – Littering
• Jayden and Preston – Bullying
• Marlena – Starting a Club
• Arlin – Hope

Theater Session 3: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00pm

• Kaylie – The Magic of Reading 
• Paziano – Kindness
• Melody – How Music Affects Us
• Jose – Overcoming Bullying
• Joshtyn – Paleontology
• Talia – Saving Sea Turtles
• Cameron – Education Around the World
• Tyler – Ocean Pollution Solution
• Tajianna – Why Everyone Should Be Vegetarians
• Joshua – The Power of Legos

Theater Session 4: 2:30 p.m. – 3:45pm

• Tina – Gender Stereotypes
• Bradley – Football Will Help Me in School
• Masar – Peace and Kindness
• Elaina – Saving Children
• Ephram – Clean Energy
• Aaron – Youtube
• Zahara – Brain Games
• Kai – Video Production

About TEDx, x = Independently Organized Event

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or fewer) delivered by today's leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED's annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, and made available, free, on TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Philippe Starck, Sal Khan, Elon Musk and Daniel Kahneman. TED's open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from thousands of volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; the annual million-dollar TED Prize, which funds exceptional individuals with a "wish," or idea, to create change in the world; TEDx, which provides licenses to thousands of individuals and groups who host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

TEDxKids@ElCajon seeks to bring a part of all that TED has to offer to our students in San Diego County.