2025 Spring Academy and Challenge

Since late January One World students have been working intensely on essays, stage presentations, and poster boards, all on social justice topics that matter to them. We have students at two afterschool academies. At our partner UNCF’s headquarters downtown we see students from schools across the city. And in Ward 8 we have a group of students at Friendship Southeast PCS.

 

These students will all come together in one culminating showcase, on Friday, April 25th, when they will present their social justice research findings and solutions to their communities while competing for scholarship awards. Join us to see why the One World Challenge is one of the city’s preeminent education events!

Lola Adams

Grade 7

Lola Adams

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 7

Racism in America

Sekhet Ani

Grade 7

Sekhet Ani

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 7

Inflation

Ian Apollon

Grade 5

Ian Apollon

DC Prep Edgewood PCS

Grade 5

Cigarette Addiction

Iseoluwa Apollon

Grade 6

Iseoluwa Apollon

DC Prep Edgewood PCS

Grade 6

Food Deserts

Daniel Burrow

Grade 7

Daniel Burrow

Washington Latin Cooper PCS

Grade 7

Pollution in the Anacostia River

 

Bobby Cavanagh

Grade 8

Bobby Cavanagh

E.L. Haynes PCS

Grade 8

AI and Cheating

Isabella DeSouza

Grade 7

Isabella DeSouza

Washington Latin Cooper PCS

Grade 7

DC Statehood

Sophia Davis

Grade 8

Sophia Davis

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 8

Gun Violence

Zahra Diop

Grade 8

Zahra Diop

E.L. Haynes PCS

Grade 8

Threats of ICE Deportations

R’Juror Douglas

Grade 8

R’Juror Douglas

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 8

Exploitation of Children on Social Media

Carter Eddings

Grade 8

Carter Eddings

E.L. Haynes PCS

Grade 8

Technology’s Affect on Soccer

 

Simone Eddings

Grade 8

Simone Eddings

E.L. Haynes PCS

Grade 8

Positivity in the Workplace

Mahir Feysel

Grade 6

Mahir Feysel

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6

Middle School Stress

Myrna Feysel

Grade 7

Myrna Feysel

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 7

Gun Violence in the US

Amir Ford

Grade 5

Amir Ford

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 5

How School Only Affects Academic Intelligence

Skailer Freeman

Grade 7

Skailer Freeman

Washington Latin Cooper PCS

Grade 7

Food Deserts in Alabama

Santana Green

Grade 7

Santana Green

Washington Latin Cooper PCS

Grade 7

Price of Diabetes Medication

Jahari Hampton

Grade 5

Jahari Hampton

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 5

Social Media and Mental Health

Santino Hebert

Grade 7

Santino Hebert

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 7

Poverty

Brielle Holton

Grade 6

Brielle Holton

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 6

Unemployment in DC

Nyri Hume Williams

Grade 8

Nyri Hume Williams

Washington Latin Cooper PCS

Grade 8

Student Mental Health

Ryin Hume Williams

Grade 8

Ryin Hume Williams

Washington Latin Cooper PCS

Grade 8

Cell Phones in Schools

Theo Kandik

Grade 7

Theo Kandik

Washington Latin Cooper PCS

Grade 7

Death Penalty

Adorah Lord

Grade 8

Adorah Lord

Jefferson Middle School

Grade 8

Adolescence and the Changes it Brings

Teron McNeil Jr.

Grade 8

Teron McNeil Jr.

Social Justice School PCS

Grade 8

Teen Poverty

Chris Maldonado

Grade 8

Chris Maldonado

Capital City PCS

Grade 8

Immigration

Zuri Ndzana

Grade 5

Zuri Ndzana

Washington Latin Cooper PCS

Grade 5

Fentanyl Use in Schools

Jaleah Nelson

Grade 8

Jaleah Nelson

Perry Street Prep PCS

Grade 8

Grooming and Sexual Abuse

Ikraam Nguo

Grade 7

Ikraam Nguo

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 7

Syrian War

Jahar Norris

Grade 5

Jahar Norris

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 5

Police Brutality

Addison Oxlaj

Grade 6

Addison Oxlaj

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6

Israel & Palestine

Natalie Padre

Grade 8

Natalie Padre

E.L. Haynes PCS

Grade 8

Adult Literacy

Amira Perry

Grade 6

Amira Perry

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 6

Child Trafficking

Janae Poindexter

Grade 8

Janae Poindexter

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 8

Child Abuse

Khloe Reeder

Grade 8

Khloe Reeder

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 8

Human Trafficking

Troy Richards Jr.

Grade 7

Troy Richards Jr.

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 7

Protection Against Gun Violence in Schools

Sophia Robinson DuVall

Grade 7

Sophia Robinson DuVall

Washington Latin 2nd Street PCS

Grade 7

Domestic Violence

Victor Romero-Bonilla

Grade 8

Victor Romero-Bonilla

DC International PCS

Grade 8

Microaggressions in Society

Emilio Rosales-Flores

Grade 7

Emilio Rosales-Flores

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 7

Endangered Species

Kaiden Rucker

Grade 5

Kaiden Rucker

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 5

Air Pollution

Kaiyah Tyson-El

Grade 7

Kaiyah Tyson-El

Jefferson Middle School

Grade 7

Gentrification in DC

Kaiyavah Tyson-El

Grade 7

Kaiyavah Tyson-El

Jefferson Middle School

Grade 7

Climate Change & Migration Patterns

Alexis Ukaegbu

Grade 8

Alexis Ukaegbu

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 8

Affordable Housing

Laila Ukaegbu

Grade 8

Laila Ukaegbu

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 8

DC Representation in Congress

Gabriel Underdue

Grade 8

Gabriel Underdue

Social Justice School PCS

Grade 8

Gun Violence

Isabelle Vann

Grade 5

Isabelle Vann

Washington Latin Cooper PCS

Grade 5

Coral Reef Bleaching

Sadiq Venable

Grade 5

Sadiq Venable

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 5

Police Brutality

Lesja Williams

Grade 6

Lesja Williams

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 6

Virtual Education