World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and Global Minds Initiative to Merge, Increasing Access to Global Education Opportunities for Young People FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Thomas Walters January 13, 2021 Sr. Director, Development + Communications thomas@worldpittsburgh.org Pittsburgh, PA – World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and Global Minds Initiative announce they are merging, effective immediately.…
by Luke Chinman- Communications Fellow As a student at Taylor Allderdice High School—the school that Global Minds was born—I’m excited to introduce the new student board. This collection of students in 10th and 11th grade are more diverse than ever before. As the Communications Director on the Global Minds board during the past school year,…
Alexis Alarcon- Research and Evaluation Fellow Like many across the globe, the spread of COVID-19 has resulted in the immediate closure of schools, and interruptions to our day to day lives. Fortunately, at my school, teachers and school administrators worked tirelessly to ensure that students could still receive a quality education from home. At first,…
By Madeline King Every year, sometime around March or April, I start to feel the spring cleaning itch. As I wake up from winter and the world feels clean and new, I want my house to feel clean too. I like to open all the windows to let in the fresh air, go for long…
Greetings! My name is Peyton Klein and I am 15 years old. I am a highschool student at Taylor Allderdice and the founder of Global Minds. From a young age I have been fascinated with social justice issues and the idea that cultural understanding all starts with youth. When I was 11 years old I…