TEDxWCMephamHigh 2019 Lineup
Emma BhansinghStudent
Sanford H. Calhoun High School Not interested in the pink girls' aisle in the toy store? This talk takes a look at how our high speed world labor division became so unequal. Emma wanted to even out the playing field. Co-founder of a TEDed club at Calhoun High School in New York, sophomore Emma Bhansingh helps other students amplify their voices while building her own passion for activism and social justice.
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Vanessa CafieroOwner
Emerge Yoga and Wellness Studio The mind is a powerful thing. It gives your body the energy it needs to get out of dangerous situations and the energy it needs to heal, even when all else fails. Vanessa was told to get used to her new life -one of pain, one of limited capability- after a car accident resulted in several brain traumas. Instead, she got quiet and still and allowed her body to do what it was built to do.
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Meghan CorlessAlumna ('14)
Wellington C. Mepham High School Meghan Corless teaches us how she overcame her depression and anxiety by using humor and re-framing.
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Scott Joshua DereAdventure Photographer
Amazing Photo Alert!!! Wildlife photographer Scott Dere takes us on a photographic journey into the wild skies and the National Parks as he discusses the urgency to protect our winged and furry animals. Scott has been pasionate about photography ever since a kid. He was only 5 years old when he picked up the skillset of working with a 120mm fim and only 13 years old when he got his first job as an assistant.
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Nicole FarinaStudent
Wellington C. Mepham High School Ever wonder who you are and where you fit? Mepham High School Poet Laureate explores identity and self in this brief poem that she wrote.
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Hafsa IkramStudent
Wellington C. Mepham High School Hafsa Ikram talks about finding the confidence to listen to the voice in your head that says, "I got this!" Hafsa has a passion in motivateing and helping others. This is just one of the reasons she wants to pursue a career in the medical field. In an effort to realize her dream she currently volunteers at Nassau University Medical Center
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Aidana MaitekovaStudent
New York City Perspective is Important. Aidana Maitekova talks about America's misconceptions about Central Asia and her own misconceptions about America.
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Jennifer SapirEducator
John F. Kennedy High School Jennifer Sapir passes down important wisdom from her father. Her father would always tell her to work hard for the things you want most in life.
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Christine StevensEducator
Wellington C. Mepham High School Artist and high school teacher, Christine Stevens draws as a way of documenting her life. Christine opens her sketchbooks and shares her most intimate drawings in an effort to get even the untalented among us to start making marks to make meaning. Her sketchbooks cover more than 20 years of her life. This talk will have you breaking out the colored pencils!
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