WEBVTT 00:00:01.722 --> 00:00:04.486 There are over two billion school-aged individuals 00:00:04.486 --> 00:00:06.610 living in the world today. 00:00:06.610 --> 00:00:07.799 That's more young people 00:00:07.799 --> 00:00:10.862 than any other time in human history. 00:00:10.862 --> 00:00:12.412 That's billions of minds 00:00:12.412 --> 00:00:15.100 teaming with uninhibited creativity. 00:00:15.100 --> 00:00:17.546 That's billions of curious souls. 00:00:17.546 --> 00:00:19.262 The world's youth is the embodiment 00:00:19.262 --> 00:00:20.844 of the world's future, 00:00:20.844 --> 00:00:22.553 and that future has no limits 00:00:22.553 --> 00:00:24.221 because each and every young person 00:00:24.221 --> 00:00:25.779 brings a completely new 00:00:25.779 --> 00:00:27.718 and a completely unique perspective 00:00:27.718 --> 00:00:29.518 to the world around them. 00:00:29.518 --> 00:00:31.482 Ayana is passionately pursuing 00:00:31.482 --> 00:00:33.976 the meaning of life, among other things. 00:00:33.976 --> 00:00:35.763 What will life come to mean to her 00:00:35.763 --> 00:00:37.929 and to her closest friends? 00:00:37.929 --> 00:00:40.025 Will future smartphone owners download 00:00:40.025 --> 00:00:41.932 a student-built mood app, 00:00:41.932 --> 00:00:44.367 and will they prefer iteration number one 00:00:44.367 --> 00:00:46.203 or number two? 00:00:46.203 --> 00:00:48.594 Will Sophia become an Olympian, 00:00:48.594 --> 00:00:49.536 a teacher, 00:00:49.536 --> 00:00:51.698 an advocate for world peace, 00:00:51.698 --> 00:00:53.681 or will she become all three? 00:00:53.681 --> 00:00:56.694 And will Tyler's obsession with space 00:00:56.694 --> 00:00:58.826 and his pursuit of infinity 00:00:58.826 --> 00:01:01.728 lead him to travel beyond the world his ideas 00:01:01.728 --> 00:01:03.199 and the ideas of his peers 00:01:03.199 --> 00:01:05.771 will most certainly define? 00:01:05.771 --> 00:01:08.244 Picture the collective potential and the ideas 00:01:08.244 --> 00:01:11.839 of over two billion passionate young people. 00:01:11.839 --> 00:01:13.558 TED-Ed is thrilled to announce 00:01:13.558 --> 00:01:15.846 a new program that aims to give them 00:01:15.846 --> 00:01:17.820 the space and time 00:01:17.820 --> 00:01:19.940 to pursue those passions 00:01:19.940 --> 00:01:20.922 and to support them 00:01:20.922 --> 00:01:22.437 in presenting those ideas 00:01:22.437 --> 00:01:26.437 in the form of short, TED-like talks. 00:01:26.437 --> 00:01:28.484 The program is called TED-Ed Clubs. 00:01:28.484 --> 00:01:29.436 The mission: 00:01:29.436 --> 00:01:30.955 to celebrate the best ideas 00:01:30.955 --> 00:01:32.795 of young people around the world. 00:01:32.795 --> 00:01:34.400 Here's how it works. 00:01:34.400 --> 00:01:35.785 Visit ed.ted.com 00:01:35.785 --> 00:01:38.489 and fill out the club facilitator application. 00:01:38.489 --> 00:01:40.040 Once approved, you'll receive access 00:01:40.040 --> 00:01:41.156 to a set of free tools 00:01:41.156 --> 00:01:42.984 designed to help you start a TED-Ed Club 00:01:42.984 --> 00:01:44.424 at your school. 00:01:45.131 --> 00:01:47.443 There are 13 suggested meetings. 00:01:47.443 --> 00:01:49.048 Each meeting helps club members 00:01:49.048 --> 00:01:51.373 gain a discrete presentation skill. 00:01:51.373 --> 00:01:52.396 In the final meetings, 00:01:52.396 --> 00:01:54.473 club members present their ideas 00:01:54.473 --> 00:01:56.980 in the form of short, TED-like talks. 00:01:57.749 --> 00:01:59.868 Teachers, you can nominate presentations 00:01:59.868 --> 00:02:01.395 to be featured on TED-Ed 00:02:01.395 --> 00:02:03.878 or at the annual TED Youth conference. 00:02:03.878 --> 00:02:06.466 And students, the world is waiting 00:02:06.466 --> 00:02:08.277 to be redefined 00:02:08.277 --> 00:02:09.449 by your biggest, 00:02:09.449 --> 00:02:10.068 smallest, 00:02:10.068 --> 00:02:10.708 boldest, 00:02:10.708 --> 00:02:11.389 quirkiest, 00:02:11.389 --> 00:02:11.905 bravest, 00:02:11.905 --> 00:02:12.791 most inspiring, 00:02:12.791 --> 00:02:14.863 and most brilliant ideas!