TEDxYouth@JeffersonStreet does more than showcase powerful ideas—it strengthens two essential skills our young leaders need to transform communities: public speaking and civic engagement. When students learn to use their voices with clarity and confidence, they become advocates. When students learn to use their voices with clarity and confidence, they become advocates. When they understand their role in society, they become engaged citizens. My hope is when they complete our TEDxYouth Bootcamp, they leave with the confidence to share their ideas in & outside the classroom) and the courage to participate in their communities. Being a youth can be tough. Being told you must perform at a certain level can begin to drown out creativity, imagination and innovation. What if our youth were given a platform to share their ideas without the pressure to conform to a pre-set thought pattern or a grade? TEDxYouth@JeffersonStreet event is this opportunity. We believe that young people are incubators of sheer brilliance on many levels and need practice to discover their brilliance.
2026 TEDxYouth
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2023 TEDxYouth
We recorded the 2023 event on November 19 in front of a live audience.
2023 TEDxYouth@JeffersonStreet Speakers
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2025 TEDxYouth
We recorded the 2025 event on November 16 in front of a live audience.
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2022 TEDxYouth
December 2021 marked our inaugural year of TEDxYouth@JeffersonStreet. View the 2022 TEDxYouth@JeffersonStreet Speakers
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TEDx youth event is a platform for youth (age 16-24) to share their vision, ideas and passion.
How to get involved
We are seeking individuals for this exceptional opportunity. This TEDx youth event is a unique gathering in the Nasvhille community that will unleash new ideas, inspire and inform. The 15-minute talks cover a wide range of subjects to provoke conversations that matter.
We are looking for speakers ages of 14-24 who are interested – passionate, even – in the areas that the acronym STEAM represents: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics. An interesting angle is to tie your passion to STEAM. Each participant will get on stage to provide a 15-minute talk. On what, you might ask? Great question! If you bear with me, I’ll try to hit on a few questions that may be swirling around in your mind about all of this.
Our focus: STEAM – Ideas Worth Spreading
Let’s start with the WHY. For our nation’s children to be equipped to solve issues, make sense of information, acquire and analyze evidence is critical today more than ever. Students in STEAM subjects gain abilities like these. STEAM is an integrated approach that demonstrates innovative and critical thinking and creative problem-solving at the intersection of these disciplines (Dell’Erba, 2019). The issue with STEM is that the jobs of the future are STEM jobs, and the demand for professionals in STEM fields is projected to outpace the supply of trained workers and professionals (bls.gov).
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that STEM occupations are projected to grow by 10.4% from 2023–2033 compared with 4% growth for all occupations (bls.gov). An analysis by iD Tech notes that this projection “significantly outpaces the 4.0% growth rate for all occupations,” underscoring the demand for STEM‑trained workers (idtech.com).
Let’s not forget the ‘A’ in STE[A]M. Art education is known to improve academic performance. “Students taking courses in music performance and music appreciation scored higher in the SAT than students with no arts participation. Music performance students scored 53 points higher on the verbal and 39 points higher on the math. Music appreciation students scored 61 points higher on the verbal and 42 points higher on the math”(CMW.com).