In this month’s blog, we reprint a beautiful piece by author and Barron Prize founder T. A. Barron. In it, he calls on us to live with purpose so that we can each shine our light and make a meaningful impact. We hope you find his words as inspiring as we do! In the...
We love this time of year when students compile their Barron Prize applications. Here are tips for building a stellar application from our 2023 winners!
It’s one of our favorite times of year here at the Barron Prize, when we’re immersed in the arduous but inspiring work of reviewing applications. We get to read real-life stories of courage, perseverance, and compassion, and learn of applicants’ heroic work to change...
With the holiday season and its gift-giving upon us, we’re inspired to share below wise words from Barron Prize founder and author T. A. Barron. Written for his own blog a year ago, the lovely piece reminds us that the most meaningful gifts are ones from the heart.
We’re hugely grateful for our 2022 class of Barron Prize young heroes. These 25 exceptional young leaders embody goodness and heroic ideals.
We think summer’s the perfect season for service and it seems the young heroes we honor agree. We recently caught up with several of them to find out what’s new as they continue their work to change the world. Read on to learn about the inspiring ways they’ve made a...
This month, we’re delighted to share inspiration from Ashley Shuyler Carter, one of our very first Barron Prize winners who now serves as a judge on our selection committee. Ashley’s reflections are excerpted from a letter she recently wrote to a teacher and her class...
Our sister site, IYH, creates short videos highlighting Barron Prize winners and the ways they’re effecting change.
We’re getting wonderfully big snows here in the mountains of Colorado and most evenings, my family is cozied up by the fire with our books. I’m reading The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. It chronicles the hardscrabble crew team from the University of...
All of us at the Barron Prize believe deeply in the power and prevalence of heroic ideals. We celebrate those ideals – things like courage, compassion, and determination – in the young people we honor. Our young heroes embody these enduring qualities so beautifully as...