Theme: In Our Era

Celebrating our last 10 years of TEDxKidsElCajon and looking to what our future holds

The Magnolia
210 E Main St
El Cajon, California, 92020
United States

Addison Lehman & Bristol Dixon

Addison and Bristol are students in the Cajon Valley Union School District and members of their school's TEDEd Club.

Brian Habib

Brian is a 6th grader with a passion to share his voice and perspectives with others.

Chanelle Amitaf Hertez

Chanelle is a 10th grader in San Diego. She is passionate about sharing her voice.

Chelsea Trujillo

Chelsea is a 4th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District.

Christa Membrere

Christa is a 10th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District.

Eden Olivas

Eden is a 7th grade student in the Cajon Valley Union School District and a member of her TEDEd Club

Francesca Rafo

Francesca is a 5th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District and is an active member in her TEDEd Club.

Frogh Parwiz

Frogh is a 5th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District and a member of her TEDEd Club

Hannah Campbell

Hannah is a 5th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District and a member of her TEDEd Club

Jason Onifade

Jason is a 2nd grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District and is a member of his school's TEDEd Club.

Jonathan Muayad

Jonathan is a 5th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District and a member of his TEDEd Club.

Kaylee Norby

Kaylee is a 5th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District passionate about sharing her voice through her TEDEd Student Talks program at her school and throughout the community.

Layla Mohammad

Layla is a 4th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District and a member of her TEDEd Club.

Noa Sanaa

Noa Sanaa is a teen poet and spoken word artist from Sacramento, CA. She published her first book of poetry, “Her Black Voice, I’m Not Done Talking” at the age of fourteen. With the release of her first book, Noa Sanaa’s popularity grew quickly allowing her to grace many stages from Sacramento to the East Bay Area and beyond. As a member of the 2023 SAYS (Sacramento Area Youth Speaks) Poetry Slam Team, Noa Sanaa had a significant role in contributing to the team’s success of placing placed 4th in the country at the 2023 Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam Competition. She is currently a member of the 2024 SAYS (Sacramento Area Youth Speaks), placing 1st in the Sacramento Poetry Slam Finals, to secure her spot on the 2024 slam team. Noa Sanaa has been featured been on several local media outlets including Your California Life on ABC10, Good Day Sacramento on CBS13, Natomas Unified School District Spotlight, N Magazine, Studio40 Live on Fox40, and Our Spiritual Podcast on Spotify. Noa Sanaa is an amazingly talented teen writer and advocate of justice and equality, women’s rights, and mental health awareness for those who do not have a voice. She started the Poetic Justice Freedom Writing Workshops in 2023 to give back to her community. The workshops are intended to inspire young minds to freely express themselves through the art of poetry in hopes that they will find their own voice and build confidence within themselves. Noa Sanaa’s talents expand beyond spoken word and poetry as she also loves writing stories, stage play and musical scripts, acting, and singing. Her book is available for purchase on her website noasanaa.com, and Barnes and Noble online. Her book is also available for checkout at select locations of the Sacramento Public Library and Solano County library. Noa Sanaa’s second book, Her Black Voice II, is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2024.

Refah Hamed

Refah is a 5th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District.

Rosie Solis & Kennedy Horn

Rosie and Kennedy are 3rd graders in the Cajon Valley Union School District. Their passion for Folklórico began at a young age and now they are sharing it with others.

Sally Liang

Sally is a 7th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District and a member of her TEDEd Club.

Sana Habibi

Sana is a 5th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District. She loves to share her voice with others through her TEDEd Club at school.

Somaia Sadruddin

Somaiaa is a 5th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District. She is from Afghanistan and gave her TED Talk in English after 2 year of moving to the United States.

Spencer Schwab

Spencer is a 5th grader in the Cajon Valley Union School District and a member of his school's TEDEd Club.

WD Hall Elementary

WD Hall's TEDEd Club

Yasleen Russell

Yasleen is a 10th grader in the Grossmont Union School District in San Diego, CA. She is passionate about sharing her voice and empowers others to do the same.

Zilas Bouserma

Zilas is a 4th grade student passionate about sharing his voice. Zilas is a member of his school's TEDEd Student Talks program.