All About Points
You are checking out this page for two reasons, right? You want to go to the Youth Leadership Summit and you want to know how! We are here to help. Below are the different things you can do to earn points to attend the Summit. As always, if you have questions, call us at (202) 887-9040 or shoot us an email at info@thepeoplespeak.org.
Just as a reminder, 10 U.S. schools and 6 international schools will win the trip. The trip pays for four students (your debate team members who had to get up in front of their classmates and debate carbon emissions and water rights!) and two teachers or debate coaches. It'll be fun, you should be there. So get cracking on those points! One final reminder, you should submit all your points for the March debate by May 15, 2008.
You can use our upload form to submit all your activities for points, but please make sure that you include your 4-digit school ID code in the name of each file! If we can't identify what school something comes from, we can't give you points!
What: It can be easy to get press coverage for your event. Newspapers like stories about go-getting high school students who care about the world. What do you need to do?
- Download our Sample Press Release and fill in the specifics about your school. You'll notice what you need to do because it's highlighted for you.
- Send the press release to your local paper. You can find where to send the release by calling the main number for the paper. Ask for the metro or education desk. Explain that you have a press release you would like to send in and ask for their email address.
Try to send the press release about a week before your Global Debate and follow up a day before your event.
How: Upload your press release in the FILE UPLOAD field.
Points: Limit 1 press release per school (100 points).
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What: Did your paper write an article about you? We're not surprised, but we do want to see a copy!
How: If your paper is online, cut and paste the URL of the article into the URL Field. You can also scan a copy into a PDF and upload that in the FILE UPLOAD field. Or, if your paper doesn't have a site, send us an original or photocopy of the article by snail mail at:
The People Speak Global Debates
United Nations Foundation
1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Fourth Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Points: 50 points for each article.
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What: A picture is worth a thousand words, but in this case, 3 photos from your debate are worth 75 points.
How: Upload 3 jpg photos into the FILE UPLOAD field or send them to us in an email (with your school ID number please!) at info@thepeoplespeak.org
Points: Limit 3 photos for 25 points each. (Though if you want, you can send more pics!)
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What: Got media skills? Send us a 5-minute video with your debaters telling us the best arguments they used for each side of the debate. Once you make your video, upload it to a video sharing site like YouTube or Google Video. If you can't upload your video to one of those sites, please contact us at info@thepeoplespeak.org for more details on how you can submit your video.
How: Send us the URL in the URL UPLOAD field. It will look something like this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZOl5Hd3A-7g
Points: Limit 1 video per school, worth 1000 points!
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What: Send in a 60 second PSA on an issue related to water, such as conservation or water rights. A PSA is a public service announcement, almost like a commercial, but intended to raise awareness about a specific issue. In this case, on why conserving water is important or why people should know about water rights.
How: Once you make your video PSA, upload it to a video sharing site like YouTube or Google Video. Copy and Paste the URL in the URL UPLOAD field. It will look something like this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZOl5Hd3A-7g
Points: 500 points for each video. Limit four (4) PSAs per school.
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What: Get your team and other students together to take on a service-learning project related to water. You can see some examples of possible projects here.
How: Write a guest blog post about your project and send us photos or video to show us what you accomplished. Be sure to let us know if you get press coverage too!
Points: 1000 points (limit 1 for points, but you can do more projects!).
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What: Like any good blog post, keep it short and simple (no more than 300 words!). We will publish the best entries on the TPS blog. We have a bunch of possible topics for you:
- Water rights
- How you conserve water
- Your school’s debate
- What you’ve learned by participating in the debate
- Why young people should be aware of the water rights issue
- An interesting news story you found related to water
How: Upload a word document in the FILE UPLOAD form. Make sure to include the author of each blog. We want to give credit where credit is due! (Please note that all blog posts must be original work written by students. Plagiarized material will result in disqualification.)
Points: Limit 10 blog posts per school, worth 25 points each.
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What: Write a 250-word essay about the issue of water rights and what you think is a good solution to this problem. Show us you learned something while doing your research. Make sure the author's name is on each essay!
How: Upload your word document with the name of the person who wrote the essay in the FILE UPLOAD field.
Points: Limit 15 essays per school, worth 25 points each (maximum of 375 points).
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What: Write a letter to tell your town why water conservation is important and how people can take action. Let us know where you send your letter!
Start reading the Op-Ed section of your paper to see what other Letters to the Editor look like. It’s always good to comment on a recent article and then say your point of view. Since water seems to be in the news all the time, this should be easy. The paper will have information about where to send the letter to the editor.
How: Upload a word document with your letter to the editor in the FILE UPLOAD field.
Points: Limit 1 per school for 100 points.
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What: Did they print your letter? Great job!
How: If you paper is online, cut and paste the URL of the letter to the editor into the URL Field. You can also scan a copy to a PDF and upload that in the FILE UPLOAD field. Or, if your paper doesn't have a site, send us an original or photocopy of the article by snail mail at:
The People Speak Global Debates
United Nations Foundation
1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Fourth Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Points: Limit one per school for 50 points.
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What: Do you know your nation's, state’s, or local community’s laws on water rights or policies for water conservation? Now's your chance to find out. Send a letter asking your elected leaders what they are doing and thinking about water rights.
You can write to your local officials (mayors or city leaders), state leaders (state representatives or senators) and a member of the national government such as your U.S. Member of Congress or U.S. Senator.
How: Upload your letter to in the FILE UPLOAD field.
Points: Limit 3 letters per school for 100 points each.
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What: Invite local leaders to attend your event. You might be surprised at how many people say yes!
How: Send us an email at info@thepeoplespeak.org with up to 3 photos showing the elected leader attending the event and let us know who they are. We know a lot, but not every elected leader.
Points: Up to 200 points per school, plus the experience of meeting your elected leaders!
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