Global Student Square is a youth-led initiative to globalize and democratize journalism.
By connecting student journalists all over the world, GSS is working to bring youth voices into global news. Using emerging platforms for online collaboration and transmedia group storytelling, GSS operates online, producing high-quality journalism in a virtual newsroom that includes teams of student multimedia teams, plus online training and mentoring by journalists in mainstream news organizatio
08/08/2020
New post (Bollywood actor’s death shines spotlight on unfair hiring practices) has been published on Global Student Square
Bollywood actor’s death shines spotlight on unfair hiring practices The news has added a new dimension to Rajput’s story, highlighting the cultural barriers that exist for Indians who seek help, no matter how famous they are.
07/17/2020
New post (Tackling mental health in a virtual world) has been published on Global Student Square
Tackling mental health in a virtual world By Charlotte EhrlichWLL Senior Writer Student Mary King studies in the blue light of her laptop screen in this long-distance portrait taken by FaceTime in late April. Photo by Dustin
07/17/2020
New post (What Learning Looks Like) has been published on Global Student Square
What Learning Looks Like Lost and confused, yet resilient and open to change, teens describe how coronavirus has changed their lives, learningBy Gracie SandmanWLL Senior WriterPASADENA, California — Their b
07/07/2020
New post (Matthew Asuncion) has been published on Global Student Square
Matthew Asuncion Matthew Asuncion (Web Designer and Editor) is a rising junior at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Matthew attended NBTB 2017 as a Year 2 student and has returned every year since. Matthe
04/28/2020
New post (Solitude: Stories of being transgender in China) has been published on Global Student Square
Solitude: Stories of being transgender in China By Jin Yinuo, Liu Zhuoer, Li Yuting, Ma Yang and Pu Jun, Singapore Hwa Chong International School, Shanghai High School International Division and Shanghai Experimental Foreign Language SchoolDes
04/24/2020
Our mission: To publish the best writing from the geeks among us, including this piece by GSS webmaster JJ Hennessy on the happiness helmet, a remarkable experiment that fuses AI and psychology: https://bit.ly/3cR8weJ
New post (Skating into the future: The growing sports scene in Nanjing) has been published on Global Student Square
11/01/2019
New post (Lost at the starting line: China’s left-behind children struggle in school, life) has been published on Global Student Square
Lost at the starting line: China’s left-behind children struggle in school, life By Hannah Yvonne Zhou, Jessie Wang, Katelyn Kuo, Moru Park Hyo Jeong, Sammi Liu and Yolanda Ooi, Shanghai High School International Division Tenth-grade students in an English class at Pinhua Hi
10/29/2019
New post (Living on the edge of the megacity: The female migrant workers of Shenzhen) has been published on Global Student Square
Living on the edge of the megacity: The female migrant workers of Shenzhen By Zhang Hanyue, Shang Siyu, Zhuang Min and Liang Xinyue, Shenzhen College of International Education Student journalists interviewing workers at the Donkey Hotpot restaurant in Shenzh
10/18/2019
Student journalists in China document the lives of migrant workers in this piece, with reporting on the ground in Kunshan, Jiangsu province: https://bit.ly/32sB8pP
A Floating Life: The Migrant Workers of Zhonghuayuan By Hao Yang, Hongxuan Huang, Tianwei Lin, Shengxiang Jin, Hao Xu, Siruo Wang, Lu Chen and Wuxi Jia, Kang Chiao International School, East China Campus Two young workers unable to find indoor
06/12/2019
New post (Finding the Other Half: How Chinese Parents are Matchmaking) has been published on Global Student Square
Finding the Other Half: How Chinese Parents are Matchmaking By Heying Wang, Rui Li, Xinyi Cao, Yi Feng, Zhongrui Li, Ziming Yuan, and Chunyang TaoThe International Department of Shude High SchoolSpecial to GSSNote: Students at the International Department