Kids Out of the Box
Play. Build. Reach. Learn! ~ TEDxKids@BC
“And every day, everywhere, our children spread their dreams beneath our feet. And we should tread softly.” Sir Ken Robinson
Incredible kids who do amazing things, that understand as Einstein did, imagination is the master key to unlock the world!
Some of those imaginative kids, young and old, will be speaking at TEDxKids@BC, September 17th at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver.
Throughout the day, TEDxKids@BC will encourage all participants, both speakers and audience alike, to share their own thoughts and passions.
Goran Kimovski, founder of TEDxKids@BC, launched the idea of a TEDx event for kids in Vancouver because of his insight as a father and a learner: “My vision for TEDxKids@BC is to be (and remain!) first and foremost an idea! An idea that can inspire! An idea of a world in which passion, creativity, critical thinking and other 21st century skills will be valued above everything else and fostered in our kids at a young age. An idea of a society teaching their children social intelligence, compassion, and to embrace diversity. An idea that is worth spreading!!”
TEDxKids@BC is part of a movement of independently organized TEDx events around the world, created in the spirit of TED's mission, "ideas worth spreading." The TEDx program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level. The TEDxKids@BC event has been created by a team of parents, educators and people who have a vision of nurturing creative, passionate, empowered children.
TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. TED Conference ‘s are held iin Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh UK each summer -- TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Project and TED Conversations, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize.
The annual TED conferences, in Long Beach/Palm Springs and Edinburgh, bring together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes or less).
“I wanted to see a community form to support and nurture kids’ creativity and passion without squashing their authenticity for the sake of fitting them into predefined roles in our society. I figured, we adults are so bad at dreaming, we can’t possibly imagine what the world will look like in the future for our kids. How can we then know what is best for them to learn in order to prepare for that future? The answer to this was obvious to me — and I hope you agree too! — we can invite them to try and figure out the future together with us and we can support them in their efforts to reshape it for themselves.
TEDxKids@BC was borne out of the initial dream as a way to start creating such a community. Or better yet, pooling together existing groups that are trying to empower kids in taking ownership of their future and inviting them as partners when deciding on issues that will affect them. That is the reason we have put BC in our name — I would’ve asked for Canada or World if that was possible, but sometimes we need to be realistic too 
With the use of technology, we believe we can do it. We believe we can reach out to people everywhere in the world, even if our base is British Columbia. We plan to connect with people wherever there is interest in joining our community. We hope to help our speakers share their ideas and stories with all of you reading this post, whatever your GPS coordinates might be at the time we go live on September 17. We will be streaming the event so that anyone can enjoy the stories and performances from the comfort of their home. Better yet, we’d love if you brought together a group of people in your community centre, school classroom or anywhere else you can to watch the inspiring talks from our kids. We will keep everyone informed about this and other ideas we have to help you connect with us and engage with the rest of the community”
Goran Kimovski (Kima).
“As an attendee you’ll hear and see amazing stories from our speakers who will awe you, energize you, and best of all, inspire you! “
Due to limited space, the event will be invitation-only. Visit http://tedxkidsbc.com/attendees/ to apply!
Check out the original Ted Talks at www.ted.com
Talks and Performances from TED are available to the world for free.Over 900 TEDTalks are now available, among the many adult talks, are of course, several of those amazing kids !
