“Developing both of those languages well is very important for immigrants and for any kids of color," said Cynthia Garcia Coll, Brown University professor and developmental psychologist.
"When I first came, I was scared. There were many people from different countries, talking in their native languages, and like I didn’t really understand what’s going on."
Young journalists typically begin work on a radio project with enthusiasm and a basic idea for a
story.
But where can they go for help to rein in an idea, find the right interviewees, develop questions
or refocus a story idea that didn’t go in the direction planned?
Allison Correll, 18, likes to help people. She also likes to take photographs. When she joined Neutral Zone, she got to do both. Neutral Zone is an artistic teen center that gives teens opportunities to take up new hobbies and find new...
DreamYard is Chelsea John’s outlet. She became involved in third grade when the organization came to her school to teach art and she’s now a high school junior bringing art to others.
Onstage, the intense lights glared and the five seconds seemed like an eternity. My body tingled. I was nervous and perspir- ing from the hot lights. Glancing to my left and right, I saw the girls I had practiced with for the past week. I...
When you skip a rock across a lake, the rock creates small ripples each time it hits the water. The rock gets the ripples started, but each ripple that is spawned goes farther from the original point of impact than the one before it. For...
B right lights, challenging scripts, lavish costumes, an empty stage -- a lot of kids like to act, but not everyone gets the opportunity. VSA arts of Indiana tries to give everyone a chance at being center stage, especially people with...
"T his whole experience has given me the confidence that what I'm doing is actually good," said Ben Clark. Ben, 15, is a Project XL winner. He received best of show and first place in original music for his song "30 a Day," about gun...
What do a group of Indianapolis boys and Wade Robson have in common? The answer is dancing. (Wade Robson is the guy you see on Gap commercials, and he has worked with such stars as Britney Spears.) Y-Press recently spoke to members of...
To figure out the 14th letter of the alphabet, most of us would have to recite it from the beginning while counting on our fingers. Instead of reciting, some of us would sing the alphabet in the tune we learned as children. But what makes...
Dancing is a highly competitive activity that requires great amounts of physical and mental stamina. Young dancers in particular have to make many sacrifices in order to pursue their goals. Y-Press interviewed six young dancers from Ballet...
They practice so much that they often have to give up outside activities. Their coaches are demanding and expect a lot out of them. They perform under hot lights for audiences who sit comfortably in air conditioning. And they love it. They...