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St. Luke's TED-Ed Club Attends International Event
Students participated in the "incredible," invitation-only TED-Ed weekend in NYC
TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design—known by its TED Talks) “believes passionately that ideas have the power to change attitudes, lives, and ultimately, the world.” TED-Ed is TED’s youth and education initiative. TED-Ed’s mission is “to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students around the world.”
Five St. Luke’s students that are members of St. Luke’s TED-Ed Club participated in the inspiring, invitation-only TED-Ed NYC weekend held in November . Club Advisor Mary Frederick (known as Coach Fred) said, “This amazing event brought students from Ted-Ed clubs around the world. I was incredibly excited and proud that the five St. Luke’s members who applied to attend were selected. Only 120 students were chosen out of more than 600 submissions.”
Laura Mercedes ‘20, Ruth Mercedes ‘20, Nick Rutigliano ‘21, Jerry Rutigliano ‘20, and Danielle Nares ‘21 along with chaperones Coach Fred and Jean Cortes represented St. Luke’s at the Ted-Ed weekend. Once there, students spoke with potential mentors, learned valuable public speaking skills, explored new Ted Talk ideas, and attended hands-on media and animation workshops. They even got to see a performance by the cast of Dear Evan Hansen.
Laura reflected that it was incredible getting to know students from around the world and discuss issues important to them. Nick and Danielle shared that they look forward to applying everything learned to their talks.
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A highlight of the weekend was hearing TED Talks from twelve selected students. Coach Fred said, “I was brought to tears by some of the speakers. The theme Show Up and Speak Up included moving messages from being more creative after losing one’s eyesight to domestic violence in Russia to the power of a teacher.”
Coach Fred added, "It’s wonderful to see students get together and share what excites them.”
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St. Luke's is a secular private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5-12. St. Luke's mission is an exceptional education that inspires a deep love of learning, a strong moral compass, the commitment to serve, and the confidence to lead. St. Luke's Center for Leadership advances our mission by helping students develop exceptional leadership ability. Visit today.
