Week 1- Minute to Win it Pitch

In week 1 all of the classes competed in an event called "GLPS has got Talent!".  For the event each class came on stage to pitch their ideas for a campaign about 3 topics they chose.  Classes had a minute to win it, only 1 minute to present their ideas and win over the judges.  

Class 24 presented their pitches for the topics: 

1. Violence Against Women

2. Connected but alone: Social Media Dependency

3. Ban Trump

Each group did a great job and Class 24 won the topic: Connected but alone: Social Media Dependency.  Class 24 will create a campaign to raise awareness about this topic and be posting their progress on the blog.  

Stay tuned!

Public Relations Team Introduction

Alex, Ji seung, Jun

Our team is Public Relations on the topic of Social Media Dependency. Our team members are Ji seung Park the leader, Alex Hong the writer, and Jun Lee the researcher and the publisher. Our plan is to look for an non-profit organization that is related to our topic. We will then contact the organization by making phone calls or writing a formal email. In the phone call or the email, we will explain the issue that students face nowadays and ask for their suggestions on how can we, the students, create change. When we get a reply, we will share our ideas with the rest of the class, so that everyone can participate by fulfilling their role.

Campaign Team : Connected, but Alone

Amy Song, Sarah Jeong, Kate Kim, Jason Han 

Our topic is connected, but alone. We're basically trying to raise awareness of social media dependency, even though you may think that you are super popular. We have 4 members in our team - Sarah Jeong, the leader, Kate Kim, the writer, Amy Song, the Blogger and Jason Han, the Researcher. The leader is the organizer and helps everyone else with their roles. The writer does the writing for scripts or brainstorming or ideas, the researcher looks for information about the topic, and the blogger updates the blog and helps to inform the world. What we are going to do is to create t-shirts and wear them in public in order to catch the citizens' attention. Not only that, we will be using a famous pop song but change the lyrics to get it stuck it in citizens' ears.

Art and Design Team Introduction

Minjoo Park, Se-on Park, Jin

Our team is the Art and Design team and our campaign is about Social Media Dependency. Se-on is the leader, Minjoo is the blogger/researcher, and Jin is the writer. We are going to create posters and flyers that shows how serious this problem is. Also we will create props for the presentation and performance that grabs attention and awareness. 

Media Team Introduction

Ashley, JinYoung, Ethan, Hugh

We are the media team, and our campaign is going to be about social media dependency. Our members are Ashley, our leader, Hugh, the researcher, Ethan, the writer and JinYoung, the blogger. Our team will create a Facebook page and a Instagram account for this campaign. We will also make videos and memes. On our Facebook page and Instagram account, we will post pictures of how our class is doing, and other fun facts and videos we create for the campaign. 

Welcome to Global Awareness

Are you ready to have fun and start sharing with the world a topic you think needs attention? Here is your chance to make a difference and create a Global Awareness Campaign to share what you think is important in the world today.

Stop Global Warming!No pollution is the solution!  Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Watch your waste!Stop smoking.Don’t Drink and Drive, Arrive Alive.Just say NO to Bullying. 

The above of some examples of possible Global Awareness Campaign topics.  With your class, you will choose from a list of topics your teacher presents to you. After you have 3 possible topics you will break into 3 groups to make a "pitch" for that topic.  Tell us why your class should have a chance to create a campaign to raise awareness about the topic.  Why is the topic important to you and how will you raise awareness about it?

On Thursday evening, all classes in Global Awareness will attend an event called "GLPS has got talent!" where your class will pitch your 3 topics to a group of judges.  The class that does the best job convincing the judges that they are the best class to raise awareness for their topic will win the topic and get to do it for their Global Awareness Campaign.

Remember, you only have "one minute to win it" so work on creating a pitch that is persuasive and convincing in only 1 minute. 

Ready, set, go!

Remember to work as a TEAM and create a pitch for your topics.