Written by Maria Navarro, Junior, Oakland Catholic High School Photographs by Dreya Green, Senior, McKeesport Area High School Additional Research by Ananya Cleetus, Sophmore, Upper St. Clair High School What comes to mind when you hear the words “Edible Schoolyard?” Perhaps you envision a Hansel and Gretel style playground, complete with sweet licorice swings sets and glistening hard candy slides, or a blacktop made of dark chocolate and hopscotch charts outlined in sugary cupcakes. Though Read more [...]

I was given the opportunity to attend the delegate dinner at Assemble, a creative outlet center located in Garfield. This turned out to be a very interesting dinner which included many children, locals, and board members of Assemble. Many conversations were sparked between delegates and the youth reporters. One in particular was One Young World delegate Sinan Hasaan who bonded with the children and some locals by showing them how to write their names in Arabic. The paper they were writing on was Read more [...]

by Maddie Adamczyk, Junior, Hampton On Saturday afternoon after the dismissal of the plenary session on human rights, the delegates picked up boxed lunches and were gathered in breakout groups based upon interest. One group of thirty or more delegates headed to the UPMC sports medicine facility to engage in discussion on developing research to diagnose traumatic brain injuries. Dr. Walter Schneider, a professor of Psychology and Neurosurgery & Radiology at the University of Pittsburgh Read more [...]

by Lily Zhang, Senior, North Allegheny High School “Think about how food issues are affecting your community – NOW,” Jamie Oliver urged delegates to begin the Food Revolution Special Session of the One Young World Summit. While Oliver’s charge was taken up by a panel of experts including UPMC Senior Medical Director Dr. Michael Parkinson and Harvard University’s Department of Nutrition Professor Eilis O’Reily who spoke about the problems facing the food industry and their efforts to Read more [...]

By Elianna Paljug, Sophmore, Fox Chapel Area High School Amid a world of constant conflict, social unrest, and economic uncertainty, One Young World 2012 Summit delegates come together to create change when it comes to the issues of human rights, global health, transparency, the role of global business, education, leadership and governance, and sustainable development. At the Summit, delegates grapple with each of these issues, and attempt to agree upon a single “pledge” which was written Read more [...]

by Jacalyn Sharp, Senior, Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy As civil unrest grows in Syria, so do the number of people fleeing as a result of the turmoil. In Pittsburgh, one local high school student has a plan to restore the lives of the Syrian refugees, but she is in need of support. Laila Soulaiman is a senior attending The Ellis School, located in Pittsburgh's own Shadyside. Her father is a Muslim man from Syria and mother is a Roman-Catholic Irish woman. Laila was born in Dubai Read more [...]

By Sophie Belch, Junior, Riverview High School It is amazing that the One Young World Summit is in its final day; with all the progress made, it seems as though just four days has not been enough for these hungry young leaders.  In many plenary sessions on topics ranging from literacy and education to transparency and corruption, delegates from over 183 countries have been feeding off the ideas produced by the appointed counselors, delegate speakers, and other delegates on the floor. Last Read more [...]

by LaTionna Russell, Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 During the One Young World Summit community break out groups on October 20, I conducted a report on the Environmental Charter School. During the time of my report, a lot of the delegates shared why they felt going to this event would help them. Most of the delegates who attended were from Pittsburgh. Many of the delegates wanted to learn about the effects of unhealthy food on a person. Others wanted to learn about the expense of food, as well as about Read more [...]