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There are over two billion school-aged individuals
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living in the world today.
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That's more young people
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than any other time in human history.
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That's billions of minds
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teaming with uninhibited creativity.
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That's billions of curious souls.
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The world's youth is the embodiment
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of the world's future,
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and that future has no limits
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because each and every young person
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brings a completely new
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and a completely unique perspective
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to the world around them.
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Ayana is passionately pursuing
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the meaning of life, among other things.
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What will life come to mean to her
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and to her closest friends?
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Will future smartphone owners download
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a student-built mood app,
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and will they prefer iteration number one
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or number two?
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Will Sophia become an Olympian,
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a teacher,
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an advocate for world peace,
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or will she become all three?
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And will Tyler's obsession with space
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and his pursuit of infinity
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lead him to travel beyond the world his ideas
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and the ideas of his peers
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will most certainly define?
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Picture the collective potential and the ideas
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of over two billion passionate young people.
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TED-Ed is thrilled to announce
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a new program that aims to give them
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the space and time
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to pursue those passions
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and to support them
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in presenting those ideas
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in the form of short, TED-like talks.
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The program is called TED-Ed Clubs.
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The mission:
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to celebrate the best ideas
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of young people around the world.
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Here's how it works.
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Visit ed.ted.com
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and fill out the club facilitator application.
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Once approved, you'll receive access
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to a set of free tools
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designed to help you start a TED-Ed Club
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at your school.
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There are 13 suggested meetings.
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Each meeting helps club members
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gain a discrete presentation skill.
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In the final meetings,
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club members present their ideas
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in the form of short, TED-like talks.
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Teachers, you can nominate presentations
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to be featured on TED-Ed
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or at the annual TED Youth conference.
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And students, the world is waiting
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to be redefined
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by your biggest,
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smallest,
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boldest,
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quirkiest,
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bravest,
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most inspiring,
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and most brilliant ideas!
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