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WeRise! Safety Through Self-Defense for JFKS
Charlotte is joined by self-defense coach Gerry Fernandez and Feminist Initiative members Naomi and Iona to discuss the importance of self-defense for young women. Tog...
JFKS Kids On DISOBEDIENCE
Julian and Charlotte interview authors who contributed to our journal on DISOBEDIENCE. First they interview co-authors Addison and Anais, then Maxim. Join the conversa...
Screen Time on Trial: The JFK EMD Policy
Charlotte HATES the JFKS EMD policy! So she picked some friends, then picked a fight with Mr. Rubloff...because Mr. Lazar didn't want to publicly defeat, then wipe the...
Exploring Consumerism (2/2)
Benjamin, Charlotte, and Julian welcome contributors to our latest edition of the IDEAS Journal to discuss their pieces about consumerism. If you support the IDEAS mis...
Exploring Consumerism (1/2)
Benjamin, Charlotte, and Julian welcome contributors to our latest edition of the IDEAS Journal to discuss their pieces about consumerism. If you support the IDEAS mis...
JFKS on Anti-Americanism
Benjamin, Charlotte, and Julian spent their Fun Day handing the mic over to members of our JFK community, offering them a platform to carefully consider the rise of an...
JFKS Girls Are Not Safe!!!
Josie and Charlotte brought a microphone through the hallways at lunch. They asked JFKS girls one question: if you had an experience where you felt uncomfortable, unsa...
Students Reflect on Memorialization in Berlin
After a field trip to the Holocaust Memorial, The Roma-Sinti Memorial, and the Memorial to Murdered Homosexuals by the NSDAP, Benjamin, Charlotte, and Julian offer th...
Hope for Women, Hope for Us All
IDEAS is back with new hosts and a new season! In this episode we speak with Nina and Giselle, both of whom contributed to our new IDEAS Journal. The theme of that jou...
IDEAS Explores Hope!
IDEAS is back with new hosts and a new season! In this episode Benjamin, Charlotte, and Julian speak with Aurica Mosse, Editor-in-Chief of the IDEAS Journal, about the...
Missing Mister? The Gender Imbalance in Elementary Teachers
IDEAS is joined by Dr. Shana Kennedy, Mr. Derek Getschow, and Mr. Sam Kleinman to discuss to what degree and in what ways the lack of male elementary teachers might be...
Hey JFK! What Does Trump's Victory Mean to YOU?
While the results and feelings are still fresh, JFKS IDEAS hit the hallways to ask students one question: what does the Trump victory and the Republican landslide mean...
Checking in with 3 Ukrainian Students
Josie is joined by three Ukrainian students to explore their experiences at JFK, their hopes for Ukraine, their hopes for their futures...and food. This podcast was ho...
Bratwurst, Burgers & Biko: Filipino TCKs at JFK
Josie Riemer is joined by four third culture kids to discuss how they balance their Filipino identities with their German and American identities at our German-America...
The Berlin History Curriculum: Racist, Problematic, or Just Fine Thank You?
JFK students have long debated gender segregated sports classes. At long last, bringing student voices to the forefront, JFKS IDEAS has taken up this issue. Our discus...
Gender Segregated Sport Class?
JFK students have long debated gender segregated sports classes. At long last, bringing student voices to the forefront, JFKS IDEAS has taken up this issue. Our discus...
Digging into Black History Month
Why have Black History Month? How should it be celebrated? How can Black History best be celebrated while not overlooking the travesties endured by systemic oppression...
What's the Value of Class Participation?
Jakob, Josie, James, and Ophelia discuss to what extent class participation should determine a student's grade. We refer to an article in our most recent journal, whi...
The White Lives Matter Mankini Edition
Jakob, Josie, James, Ophelia, and Moss navigate some not-so-hypothetical scenarios, including whether students should feel obliged to interrupt racial (racist?) langua...
Exploring Academic Anxiety at JFK
Jakob, Josie, James, Ophelia, and Moss explore academic stress and anxiety. We refer to the data published in our most recent journal, which we heartily endorse. If y...