2025 Fall Academy and Challenge

Over 60 One World students have been hard at work since the beginning of September on their 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 come together in one culminating showcase on Monday, December 15th, to present their social justice research findings and solutions to their communities, competing for scholarships. Join us to see why the One World Challenge is one of the city’s preeminent education events!

Lola Adams

Grade 8

Lola Adams

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 8

Food Insecurity After Natural Disasters

Eliceo Allen

Grade 5

Eliceo Allen

Watkins Elementary School

Grade 5

Global Warming

Marcel Allen

Grade 5

Marcel Allen

Watkins Elementary

Grade 5

 

Dawit Asua

Grade 5

Dawit Asua

Capitol Hill Montessori

Grade 5

Littering

Adekoya Bayo-Solarin

Grade 7

Adekoya Bayo-Solarin

Center City NOMA PCS

Grade 7

Mental Health for Kids

Malaysia Byrd

Grade 8

Malaysia Byrd

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 8

Human Trafficking

Yacelee Capellan Martinez

Grade 7

Yacelee Capellan Martinez

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 7

Students Taken Advantage of Online

Torrie Chavis

Grade 8

Torrie Chavis

Alice Deal Middle School

Grade 8

Black Rights

A’Zareah Grier

Grade 8

A’Zareah Grier

Ingenuity Prep PCS

Grade 8

Gender Pay Gap

Violet Hardy

Grade 7

Violet Hardy

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 7

Immigration

Kaylee Holmes

Grade 6

Kaylee Holmes

Friendship Southeast PCS

Grade 6

Dangers of Smoking

Ameenah Huggins

Grade 7

Ameenah Huggins

Washington Latin Cooper PCS

Grade 7

Kids Behind in Literacy

Kaleem Huggins

Grade 6

Kaleem Huggins

Washington Latin Cooper PCS

Grade 6

Homeless People Stealing in DC

Keyla Lloclle Pacco

Grade 7

Keyla Lloclle Pacco

Inspired Teaching PCS

Grade 7

 

Martavious Mobley

Grade 7

Martavious Mobley

Center City NOMA PCS

Grade 7

Teen Mental Health

Skylar Randolph

Grade 6

Skylar Randolph

Creative Minds PCS

Grade 6

Autism Bullying

Ella-Rose Smith

Grade 5

Ella-Rose Smith

Watkins Elementary School

Grade 5

Gender Pay Gap

John-Anthony Smith

Grade 5

John-Anthony Smith

Watkins Elementary School

Grade 5

Pollution

Kyden Tate

Grade 7

Kyden Tate

Center City NOMA PCS

Grade 7

Gender Pay Gap

Eve Trujillo

Grade 6

Eve Trujillo

Washington Latin Cooper PCS

Grade 6

US Neglect of Native American Reservations

Caleb Williams

Grade 6

Caleb Williams

Stuart Hobson Middle School

Grade 6

Teen Suicide