IAS held its first TEDx Youth event on the theme of “Powershift”. Around 150 students, parents, teachers and administrators attended. Students in Grades 6 to 12 took part as speakers and organisers.
Grade 12 students Aleksandra Iwanczak and Milena Dederko led the event with TEDx organiser Ms. Karuna Finch. Talks explored changes in social, cultural and economic power.
Student speakers
Yu Ling in Grade 6 spoke about empathy. Aleksandra Wiktoria Krol in Grade 8 discussed social media, cyberbullying and mental health. Glynnis Balakrishnan in Grade 9 spoke about storytelling and social change.
Grade 11 speakers included Aaditi Malhan on resilience, Asya Ece Azgin on inclusion, Giulia Ellero on human connection and mental health, and Nikitas Raphael Bouras on music. Milena Dederko and Aleksandra Iwanczak in Grade 12 discussed education.
Organising the event
Ada Azgın, Ling Long, Jessica Sharma, Drishti Roy and Egemen Basoglu worked on the organising team, with support from Mr. Mehdi Syed. Thank you to the speakers, organisers and staff who prepared the event.
Watch the video and see the photographs below.
