From A to Z: A First Look at Être TED-Ed 2025
It happened yesterday...and every single speaker took our breath away.
On Sunday in midtown Manhattan at the Five Angels Theater, girls from 14 states and 7 countries took the stage to deliver TED-Ed talks they had been writing and practicing for half the year.
To say they earned all of our applause would be an understatement.
Standing before a packed house bursting with excitement, girls as young as nine years old stepped onto an iconic red carpet and up to the TED-Ed mic to share their ideas with the world.
Why do I say A to Z? Because girls from Aadya to Zoe and from Argentina to Zambia participated In Season 5 this year. And topics ranged from AI, Brain Interfacing and Comparison Culture to the X-factor in Marketing, Youth-Powered Climate Policy and a Zealous Pushback on Perfection. We ran the gamut this year and the diversity of background and thought blew me away.
What else did they talk about? See this earlier rundown and join our awe at the breadth and depth of the topics and industries.
How did they do? Words fail me - that's how good they were. Get a first look at the full live show here (just uploaded to YouTube) and subscribe to Être's new channel while you're there.
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Any pictures you can share? Definitely a few from rehearsal...
...and some from the early hours before the show. We have tons more on the way.
Stay tuned for a more fullsome play by play of Être TED-Ed Season 5 as pictures and individual talk videos roll in - plus a girl-driven thank you to the iconic mentors who participated.
And more thank you's coming to the incomparable production crews at Park Studio and HANSENHOUSE, our creative rehearsal coach Corey Ruzicano and the rockstar executive production skills of Elizabeth O'Connell, without whom none of this would happen.
For now, just know that my heart overflows with gratitude to these women and companies, and my hands hurt from clapping for these mesmerizing young speakers.
Want to feel instantly hopeful about the future? Watch yesterday's show - it works.
Looking forward,
Illana
ÊXTRAS: Three more Être TED-Ed memories you won't want to miss: Our 2024 live and virtual show, individual links to each talk over the last four seasons, and our Insta highlight capturing all the latest TED-Ed moments.
