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April 07, 2010 16:55 ET | Source: Global Kids, Inc.

Over 500 NYC Youth Advocate for Children's Rights at Global Kids Annual Youth Conference

NEW YORK, April 7, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hundreds of students from more than 50 public high schools across New York City will come together to discuss and advocate for children's rights at Global...
February 22, 2010 15:33 ET | Source: Global Kids, Inc.

Global Kids to Recognize Sergio Galvis and Craig Hatkoff at Winter Benefit on February 24

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Kids - the premiere non-profit organization in New York City that teaches underserved high school students about international issues and civic...
January 21, 2010 12:37 ET | Source: Global Kids, Inc.

Brooklyn Youth Holding Benefit Concert to Support Haiti Relief Efforts

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the wake of the devastating January 12th earthquake outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, concerned students at the Prospect Heights Campus in Brooklyn...
December 22, 2009 17:10 ET | Source: Global Kids, Inc.

Long Island City High School Students Raise Funds for Youth in Darfur, Sudan

NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over 300 Long Island City High School students packed their school's auditorium last week to support Talent for Darfur, an awareness raising talent show...
December 03, 2009 14:49 ET | Source: Global Kids, Inc.

New Report Reveals Importance of Adult Involvement in Teens' Online Activities

NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Kids, Harvard's GoodPlay Project and Common Sense Media today released Meeting of Minds, a report that highlights the ways in which parents, teachers,...
November 09, 2009 16:11 ET | Source: Global Kids, Inc.

Libraries and Community Centers Use Games to Inspire Youth to Take Action

NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Selen Turka, a doctoral student in the Instructional Technology and Media program at Teachers College, Columbia University, recently prepared an independent...
September 23, 2009 10:54 ET | Source: Global Kids, Inc.

Four Global Kids Youth Selected to Participate in United Nations High Level Summit On Climate Change

NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Four students from Global Kids -- the premiere non-profit organization in New York City that teaches underserved high school students about international...
June 29, 2009 10:00 ET | Source: Global Kids, Inc.

Global Kids Youth Leaders Premiere Animated Film Discovered, Exposing the Global Tragedy of Child Sex Trafficking

NEW YORK, June 29, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On July 1, 2009, fifteen New York City public high school students will premiere their film Discovered (2009, discoveredmovie.com), a digital "machinima"...
June 25, 2009 12:27 ET | Source: Global Kids, Inc.

Global Kids and High School for Global Citizenship Announce Graduation of Second Senior Class On June 26

NEW YORK, June 25, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The High School for Global Citizenship (HSGC), an innovative small high school in Brooklyn, and its lead partner, Global Kids, Inc., announce the graduation...
June 03, 2009 16:22 ET | Source: Global Kids, Inc.

Youth Rally to Promote Student Voices in NYC Department of Education School Policies and Advocate for Educational Justice

NEW YORK, June 3, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over one hundred lively NYC high school students and their supporters will rally at City Hall Park tomorrow, June 4th, from 12 to 3 p.m. to advocate for...