Students can submit video reports on any topic.
They are encouraged to tie into popular themes in education like Black History Month in February, Earth Day in April, and Back to School Week in September, etc. We were very impressed with the quality of the student submissions and the overwhelming number of videos we received. The ongoing opportunity to create stories for CNN can strengthen the use of news and current events in the curriculum, and help to provide authentic experiences that relate curriculum to students' lives. The Grady Communication Magnet is one of 14 magnet programs in the Atlanta Public Schools and has an enrollment of 450 students. A magnet program is one that develops a special emphasis on a theme within a high school setting.