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About TEDxYouth@GAA
TEDxYouth@GAA is a 3 hour livestream happening Saturday, March 20th, 2021 at 2PM on the TEDx Youth At GAA Youtube channel with several speakers from the school community.
At GEMS American Academy Abu Dhabi, we are strong believers in the power of collaboration, critical thinking, and the promising potential of our youth. “We Inspire. We Challenge. We Innovate. We Care.” This event is being independently organized by the students of Gems American Academy. We hope to spread and celebrate the spirit of ideas by bringing people together to share a TED-like experience.
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The theme for this year’s annual TEDxYouth@GAA event will be “The Ball Is In Our Court”. All about making and managing our decisions, this conference will provide insight on other peoples struggles and how they were able to overcome them. Making the most of our situations is an important skill to have, and when someone is confronted with harsh decisions, they need to know which one to make and how it will affect themselves and others.
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Empowering our youth will allow them to express new ideas and opinions on the subsequent topics: Culture, Globalization, Modern Society, Pop-culture, Predictions for the Future, Advancement and Progress/ Innovation, and Youth Empowerment. “The Ball Is In Our Court” is an idea that impels today’s youth to grow and integrate in a worldwide network of ideas that will one day be a part of the change.
For more information please visit: https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/32254
About TEDx
x = independently organized event
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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, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. 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. Started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
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The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world get help translating their wishes into action; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self- organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
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For information about TED's upcoming conferences, visit www.ted.com/registration
Follow TED on Twitter at twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TED