Our group is focusing on LGBTQ+ Youth and Coming out. Many kids don’t have a safe place to be themselves and their parents throw them out of their houses when they come out to them because they don’t accept them so we are trying to figure out ways to help the increasing number of homeless…
Our group is dedicated to researching and fighting against the incredibly unrealistic beauty standards in the fashion industry. Many models fight against sexualization and body shaming in the modeling industry. This is not only uncomfortable and rude to the models it also creates unrealistic images for anyone who sees these ads. This leads to unhealthy…
Our group is committed to making social media a more body positive place for teen girls to use. Social media has a large negative effect on many girls’ body image because they are constantly seeing unrealistic body standards. A developing brain is easily molded and the younger kids hear a message, the more it sticks…
Our group is dedicated to stopping racial and gender stereotypes in sports. So many players and kids can’t stand up for themselves without getting a label that isn’t true. We believe that race does not define anyone and it should not. We are all super passionate about the Colin Kaepernick movement. We believe that Kaepernick…
Our group is devoted to helping teens in NYC break the treacherous cycle of poverty. It has been proven that the number one reason that teens leave school in some areas is that they need to make money for their family to survive. Leaving high school leads children into having the same kind of life…
Our group is dedicated to solving the problem of plastics in our ocean and drinking water. This is a problem because if a plastic is small enough it can enter your cells, and plastic can contain many harmful chemicals. Our group is studying how to repurpose plastic using technology.
Our group is studying how police treat people of color, different genders, and those with disabilities. Our groups goal is to study the different ways these groups are regarded by the police. There has been so much trouble recently in America regarding police officers using more force then what is necessary when faced with arresting…
Our group is committed to learn about how housing instability affects a child’s education in Public Schools. Nobody knows whether the experience of homelessness makes a child determined to make the best of their situation, or give up. Homelessness is hard to escape if you aren’t going to school. When a child doesn’t receive a…
Our group is focused on Freedom of the press in the US as well as in other countries. We want to find out how the 1st amendment may be flawed, as well as how other countries policies and actions affect press in the US. There have been times where the government directly stops and manipulates…
Our group is studying climate change and the effect it has on marine environments and ecosystems. One specific example of this would be how rising ocean temperatures destroys coral reefs which are home to thousands of fish and plankton. When coral takes on abnormal amounts of heat, it becomes stressed, and it removes the algae…
Our group is kids access to sports in NYC. We believe that every kid should get the same opportunity to play and enjoy sports just as we do. So many kids in low-income schools and under-resourced neighborhoods can’t afford sports programs and therefore aren’t getting any exercise and no place to play sports. We are…
Our group is passionialy studying maternal health. We are trying to help all women have access to the healthcare they need during and after their pregnancies. We want to ensure that all mothers around the world have a safe environment to give birth, and for prenatal care. Every day, 830 women die during childbirth from…
Our group is studying the many kinds of child abuse in America and how to prevent it. Child abuse is very common; 1 in every 6 children will be abused before they turn 18, but many people ignore it or believe that it doesn’t happen in our country. This is a lie, child abuse happens…
Our group is studying sexual assault and trafficking. There are millions of women and girls being trafficked every day. Their minds are manipulated by the pimps in order to believe that they owe something to the pimps. This is a global issue and it’s really important for people to work to prevent it. We hope…
Our group is studying LGBTQ rights. We are specifically focusing on kids and teens. We think it is really important for everyone to be more aware about the problems with our country and people not accepting the LGBTQ community. Everyone deserves to be treated equally in the world. Often people are misjudged just because they…
Our group is helping and learning about kids and adults with disabilities, and the accessibility they have to play sports. Being active is so important for all kids and adults, and no condition should stop someone from playing sports, dancing, and participating in a yoga class. Having a disability shouldn’t be a boundary to what…
Our group is studying Water Pollution and is focusing on how animals in the ocean are affected by pollution, because humans eat animals and are affected too. By eating poisoned sea animals we are poisoning ourselves. Click here to read our work.
Our group is studying environmental racism which is the unfair treatment of people, by putting low income communities close to or in a environmentally unsafe areas. Click here to read more of our work.
Our group is learning about the discrimination that can be found in the Judicial System. We believe that nobody, should be sent to prison because of their age, gender or race and we want to learn about the ways in which people are stopping this from happening. Click here to read more of our…
Our group is studying the unfair discrimination against women in the media. Women are constantly oversexualised in the media. Women who don’t look or act the way society expects them to are ridiculed. As women in society this day and age, we feel that it’s important to prevent to show everyone that we are more…
Our group is studying Women’s Reproductive Rights. Women are not getting the right maternal care that they need. In fact, the U.S. is 60th in the world for women’s maternal care. Women are being turned away from abortion clinics and are not being given a choice. Our group is working with organizations to try to…
Our group is focusing on Freedom of Speech and how it behaves in the world. Journalists, writers, and activists have their unalienable rights violated, and are restricted to speak by their own Governments. We believe that Freedom of Speech is a ubiquitous right; One that should be given to people as a human right. It…
When you feel unsafe, you call the police. That’s what you were told to do. But who do you call when the police make you feel unsafe? Our group is focused on the topic of Police Brutality. Too many citizens, and especially young men of color, are being targeted by the police rather than protected…
Fast food restaurants are everywhere. They portray their food as healthy and good. Most people don’t realize what’s really inside their typical burger. Do you know? Our group focuses on the unhealthy reality of fast foods. Eating too much of it can create sicknesses and diseases and can ultimately shorten your life. Although many people…
We are a group of eighth graders who care about women in the workplace. Why are so few women in positions of leadership in the Fortune 500? Why are women still paid less than men for the same work? We want to learn more about why this issue affects women and how women of different…
Our group is focused on preventing gun violence in America because we do not have strong, clear laws to prevent gun violence in our country. We have been working with many organizations, including Harlem Mothers Save, NAGV and Everytown, USA. Through our work, we have learned how easy it is to get a gun and…
Our group is focusing on the portrayal of women in the media and how it affects young girls and teens. Girls see stereotypical pictures of women represented in many places like ads, television and social media itself. These images are all arounds us but most of us never realize the stereotypes and sexualization of women.…
Climate change is a global issue that each of us contributes to. There are pipelines running throughout the world that could potentially make certain cities uninhabitable for more than 200,000 years! Our group is focusing on the effects of climate change and what we can do to keep our planet green. Remember, there’s no planet…
Our group is studying hunger in the United States. Hunger is a fast growing problem in our country. Over 48 million people are food insecure in the United States and 1 out of every 7 people have to rely on soup kitchens, food pantries and federal assistance to feed their families. People may think that…
1 in 6 people in the U.S. are impoverished. 500,000 children in New York City alone live below the poverty line. Growing up in poverty can make it difficult to make choices and escape the cycle. Once in poverty it is extremely difficult to create a sustainable future. Our group is learning about the difficult…
Public schools in New York alone are owed over 5 billion dollars. Important programs, like art and music, are being cut. The schools that are affected by these cuts are not providing them with an education that sets them up for success, many kids are left to continue the cycle of poverty and inequity. Click…
We are a group of three passionate eighth graders devoted to ending wrongful stop and frisk as well as racial profiling. To read our group’s work, click here.
We are a group of four Eighth Graders that are working to end rape on college campuses. 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted in their college time; this needs to be acted on. Women are being silenced as college authorities refuse to take action, trying to protect their reputations. To see all of…
We are a group of three eighth graders who are trying to prevent children from joining gangs. These children are forced to murder and steal at such a young age and we believe that the more people know about it, the more we can help. If we help only one child escape from a gang,…
We are a group of four 8th graders who are interested in helping Veterans, especially those who return home and become unable to work and live in poverty and even homelessness. These Veterans are a group of people who really need our help and it’s unfair for them to return home from war and be…
We are the group Pretty in Pink. We are five 8th grade girls at LREI. Our group is focusing on women’s portrayal in the media. We hope to raise awareness of the injustices towards the image of modern women, and ultimately change the way the women view themselves, and each other. To read our work…
We are four eighth graders who feel strongly against the ways in which child abuse robs innocent youth of the pleasant, carefree childhood that they are entitled to. 80% of child abuse cases go unreported, and we believe that no child should live in a situation where they feel unsafe in their very own homes.…
More than 46 million people live below the poverty line in the United States. That’s 15% of the American population. To see our work so far, click here.
We are a group of four eighth graders trying to stop sexual trafficking. In New York City alone, 11,268 females (6,280 of them minors) were trafficking victims between 2000 and 2010. This means approximately 4 people in Manhattan are sold into slavery each day, their average age being 13. Our mission is to take the…
We are a group of three eighth graders who are passionate about water conservation. We are especially interested in the topics of water pollution, overfishing, and coral reef bleaching and destruction. To see all of our work so far, click here.
We are a group of three passionate eighth graders devoted to ending wrongful stop and frisk as well as racial profiling. Click here to see all of our work so far.
