Lincroft Student to organize TEDxYouth event for Lincroft School

MIDDLETOWN (April 25, 2019) - Lincroft Elementary School 5th grader, Maximilian Miele Oster, has been selected by TED, a non-profit organization, to host Middletown Township’s first TEDx Youth event called TEDxYouth@LES.

Max was challenged to engage in a long term Genius Hour project. Max’s first goal was to submit an application to TED that outlined his vision for a TEDx Youth event at his school. His proposed theme was, “Changing the way we think about school.” Max’s application was approved by TED in February and he has been planning the event with support of his teachers, Mrs. Alpaugh and Mrs. Dewolfe, and his principal, Mr. Daniel Imbimbo.

Max’s planning has included creating a website and Twitter account for the event, recruiting speakers, setting up an Eventbrite account for ticketing, and promoting the event in the community. Max has also reached out to Middletown High School South’s TED-Ed Club Advisor, Mr. Seigel whose students will be helping to facilitate the event.

Max’s TEDxYouth@LES event will take place on May 30, 2019 from 4:00-6:00 pm at Lincroft Elementary School. More information and tickets can be found at https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/33463.

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, often in the form of short talks delivered by leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED conferences, including our annual gathering in Vancouver, as well as TEDWomen, intimate TED Salons, and thousands of independently organized TEDx events around the world. Videos of these talks are made available, free, on TED.com and other platforms. Audio versions of the talks from TED2019 will also be published to TED's podcast, TED Talks Daily, available on Apple Podcasts and all other podcast platforms. TED's
open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; TEDx, which licenses thousands of individuals and groups to host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities; the Audacious Project, which surfaces and funds critical ideas that have the potential to impact millions of lives; TEDSummit, which gathers the most engaged members of the global TED community for brainstorms, discussions, performances, workshops and an eclectic program of mainstage talks; and the educational initiative TED-Ed.TED also has a library of original podcasts, including The TED Interview with Chris Anderson, Sincerely, X, and one of Apple Podcasts’ most downloaded new shows of 2018, WorkLife with Adam Grant.
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In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)