Two students of the Bowen Island Community School were chosen out of 60 applicants to participate in TedxKids, the kids' version of Ted Talks.
On May 17 at the Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver, Paolo Verlee and Sophie Walters bravely got up on stage in front of 100 people and preceded to conduct afour minute talk on topics reflecting this years theme: Curiosity and Wonder.
At the age of 11, both can now add Ted talks to their lists of accomplishments.
Paolo spoke about different cultures and how they vary.
"I've lived in the Philippines for a third of my life and you see a lot of poverty over there. I find that it's easier living here in Canada", he said.
Sophie's talk was about the feeling of classical music.
"The thought came to me as I was playing my violin one day and I became curious about what the composer was feeling when he wrote the piece," Sophie explained.
The day-long event allowed the kids to watch other motivating videos that, according to Paolo and Sophie, moved and inspired them to make a change in the world.
When asked whether they would do it again, they both said yes without hesitation they would love to do it again.
For more information about TedxKids, see http://www.tedxkids-ambleside.com.
