It was a night to remember at Carbone! We were thrilled to screen a rough cut of our newest BYkids film made by a 12-year-old in Nicaragua who’s coffee growing family is being devastated by climate change. Pulitzer Prize-winning Robert Semple of The New York Times joined us to talk about these issues over dinner. Thanks to the generosity of these 33 supporters we are well on our way into Season Two on PBS.
Year: 2016
BYKIDS HOSTS A FUNDRAISING DINNER AT CARBONE
June 14, 2016
DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED FEATURED AT CHICAGO’S COOK COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER
June 11, 2016
Congratulations to Maria Ceballos and mentor Susan Hoenig! DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED was featured at noon on Saturday, June 11th as part of the 2016 Global Girls Festival. The event was curated by female residents of the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center who “found the film truly compelling.”
BYKIDS’ AFTERNOON WITH HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARTNERS
June 7, 2016
BYkids is thrilled to be chosen by the Harvard Business School Community Partners to work with us to measure impact in new ways and maximize fundraising. Thanks to Bettina Klein, Richard Kane and the brilliant volunteers who came to work with us.
PS 290’S THIRD GRADE CLASS INVITES BYKIDS FOR A SCREENING OF FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
May 20, 2016
Big thanks to Lisa Cahill and Tess Peress for organizing the event to the third graders of PS 290. Jayshree Janu Kharpade and her mentor, Joyce Chopra, are blown away to hear how their film made you feel grateful for YOUR school and teachers.
BYKIDS ATTENDS THE UN GENDER EQUITY EVENT
May 17, 2016
We were thrilled to be included at the United Nations at the Gender Equity event organized by UN Women with our intern, Sofia Maranto, from the Garrison Forest School. We are grateful to Trevor Mullineaux and Sam Mcguire for the invitation.
University of Missouri School of Journalism
April 1, 2016
Students at the University of Missouri School of Journalism manage and optimize a Google Grant AdWords campaign that helps connect people with BYkids
Clinton Global Initiative
April 1, 2016
Membership in the Clinton Global Initiative helps BYkids to find and fund five new films for Season Two.
BYKIDS ATTENDS UNAOC CONFERENCE
March 18, 2016
Big thanks to the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) for including BYkids at the “Energizing Social Inclusion through Youth-Produced Media”. We were honored to share our work on stage with inspired colleagues including Tribeca Film Institute, National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), Scenarios USA, Children’s Media Association, Global Nomads Group and Global Kids.
FILMS BYKIDS BROADCAST IN 155 CITIES ON PBS
March 7, 2016
Not only is the FILMS BYKIDS national broadcast continuing on the World TV channel through March, but the series is coming to an additional 150 cities on Public Television!
BYKIDS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PENPAL SCHOOLS
February 15, 2016
We have an amazing partnership with PenPal Schools, a global learning community, where over 70,000 students in more than 85 countries can connect and reflect on each of our Films BYkids episodes through curriculum-guided online exchanges each week.