The most significant aspect of our learning is what we do with it. Speaking intelligently with real people about global conflicts and issues that affect them has substantial educational value for students. This production consists of authentic student work - mistakes and all.
Innovation Diploma is an innovative educational program of The Mount Vernon Upper School in Atlanta, Georgia. Students learn through self-directed investigation and analysis while solving real problems. Students engage and serve their community while working with Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and non-profit partners.
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This team is passionate about learning what is happening in Chad currently.
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In Cape Town, South Africa, there is an extreme water crisis, and people are angry about it. The team chose this protest to learn more about it so they can bring awareness, and see what can be done.
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This team chose to champion the Sudanese people as they protest against corruption and military control in Sudan during the Million Man March.
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This team was inspired by the bravery of the Iranian people to take to the streets to protest the death of Mahsa Amini, knowing such a protest meant risking their own lives. Special Guest: Tara Grammy
This team was thrilled to have a fantastic interview with Canadian-Iranian actress Tara Grammy. Tara discusses the Iranian unrest and her recent viral TikTok on the subject. If you think Tik Tok is only nonsense, this might be the show for you.
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This team highlighted Ecuador's current protests against femicide and human rights violations. The group discusses corruption and culture in Ecuador and neighboring countries.
Special Guest: Chris Byrum
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This team tackles the Russian invasion of Ukraine and analyzes the Russian protests against the war.
Student-led, Student-created
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This team analyzed the current political unrest in Sri Lanka from the bottom tip of India. They analyze the devastating economic impact as well.
Special Guest: Megan Gallagher.
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The team explains and explores the protests/counter-protests about the designated LGBTQ-FREE zones in Poland and whether municipalities have a legal, ethical, or moral right to create these zones, and what is being done about it. Students share their opinions about what is happening with Poland's latest human rights issue.
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Owen interviews Garlic, a high school student in Chile. Garlic explains the basics of the 2021 election and gives his opinions about what might happen going forward.
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The team interviews David Adkins, a young activist, to find out what motivates him to take action.
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The team works to learn more about Venezuela and the Economic Crisis.
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Our team of female teen podcasters chose this topic after researching sexual assault protests in Australia and realizing that they must bring awareness to this protest. Our team was passionate about learning more about Australia's Sexual Assault Protests in the wake of several accusations of prominent Australian officials. We hope you listen as we interview Dr. Blair Williams who helps us make sense of the issue.
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Worldwide, Amazon worker protests have continued to highlight alleged unfair practices in the workplace. The team digs in to find out and bring us up to speed from the history of the allegations to today.
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There is a lot of misinformation surrounding the omicron variant and South Africa's relationship to it. Instead of being celebrated for discovering the Omicron Variant, many reacted unfavorably with travel bans and racist rhetoric. The team takes a deeper look at the relationship between South Africa and the Omicron variant and talks about a breaking announcement from the White House.
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Most people know about the Mexican Drug War, but not too many people know the current state of the conflict. We did the research and were pretty surprised by what we found.
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THE Getting Into Good Trouble Podcast - explaining world conflicts and protests since 2019
Thank You for listening to THE GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE PODCAST, a project of the Innovation Diploma program of The Mount Vernon Upper School in Atlanta, Ga.
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THE Getting Into Good Trouble Podcast - explaining world conflicts and protests since 2019
Thank You for listening to THE GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE PODCAST, a project of the Innovation Diploma program of The Mount Vernon Upper School in Atlanta, Ga.
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THE Getting Into Good Trouble Podcast - explaining world conflicts and protests since 2019.
Thank You for listening to THE GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE PODCAST, a project of the Innovation Diploma program of The Mount Vernon Upper School in Atlanta, Ga.
learn more
THE Getting Into Good Trouble Podcast - explaining world conflicts and protests since 2019.
Thank You for listening to THE GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE PODCAST, a project of the Innovation Diploma program of The Mount Vernon Upper School in Atlanta, Ga.
learn more
THE Getting Into Good Trouble Podcast - explaining world conflicts and protests since 2019.
Thank You for listening to THE GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE PODCAST, a project of the Innovation Diploma program of The Mount Vernon Upper School in Atlanta, Ga.
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