Mission

KIDSPIRIT IS A NONPROFIT ONLINE MAGAZINE AND COMMUNITY BY AND FOR YOUTH TO ENGAGE EACH OTHER ABOUT LIFE'S BIG QUESTIONS IN AN OPEN AND INCLUSIVE SPIRIT. ITS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AMONG 11- TO 17- YEAR-OLDS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND SUPPORT THEIR DEVELOPMENT INTO WORLD CITIZENS WITH STRONG INNER GROUNDING. SINCE 2008, KIDSPIRIT'S UNIQUE PROCESS HAS EMPOWERED TEENS THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND YOUTH-LED COLLABORATION TO RAISE THEIR VOICES ABOUT QUESTIONS THAT GO TO THE HEART OF LIFE. THE ORGANIZATION IS LED BY AN ALL- YOUTH NETWORK OF EDITORS AROUND THE WORLD WHO EDIT SUBMISSIONS COLLABORATIVELY, DECIDE ON THE MAGAZINE'S QUARTERLY THEMES, SET THE EDITORIAL AGENDA, AND DISCUSS ETHICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND SPIRITUAL TOPICS. AD-FREE AND UNAFFILIATED, KIDSPIRIT PROVIDES A CRITICAL OUTLET FOR TEENAGERS EVERYWHERE TO DISCOVER AND HIGHLIGHT THE ESSENTIAL HUMANITY TRANSCENDING DIVERGENT POINTS OF VIEW. KIDSPIRIT AIMS TO BUILD A TRULY INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING CONVERSATION T