Our Barron Prize team is inspired by heroes of all sorts -- the young, unsung ones we celebrate and the not-as-young, well-known ones respected around the world. Dr. Jane Goodall tops our list of those iconic heroes. We’re awed by her early and groundbreaking work...
We’re hugely grateful for our 2022 class of Barron Prize young heroes. These 25 exceptional young leaders embody goodness and heroic ideals.
Our sister site, IYH, creates short videos highlighting Barron Prize winners and the ways they’re effecting change.
We’re thrilled to welcome the new year and to launch our 2021 awards cycle! The first applications are already arriving and we’ll soon start reading about the inspiring ways young people are making a positive difference. We love learning what kids are doing to change...
Here at the Barron Prize, we’ve been reflecting on all the reasons we’re feeling grateful, despite the current challenges. We’re thankful for our families, dear friends, good health, and the communities we’re a part of. We’re also deeply grateful for all our young...
Each fall, we love hearing from our newly announced winners how much it means to them to win the Barron Prize. We asked our 2020 winners if we could share their reflections on what it feels like to be named a winner and how winning the Prize is impacting them and...
It’s hugely heartening (though not at all surprising) that so many of our Barron Prize young heroes have continued their good work during the pandemic. They have faced this tough time with their usual positivity, perseverance, and strength of spirit. They’ve worked...
Here in the heat of July, a number of our past winners are continuing to make a difference with projects that scream, “Summer!” From playgrounds to outdoor art, kids’ camps to gardening, we love the summery slant to these winners’ work. We recently caught up with a few of them to see what they’re doing these days to help other people and our planet.
We’re thrilled to celebrate this month the high school graduations of several of our past Barron Prize winners. As they and so many others mark this milestone and head into their next chapters, we thought it fitting to reprint a graduation address given by author and Barron Prize founder T. A. Barron.
We love staying in touch with our prize winners and are inspired by the good work they continue to do in the world. We recently caught up with a few of them and have highlighted here some of the great things they’re doing these days. Kudos to our winners, past and present, who continue to demonstrate what it looks like to live lives of courage, compassion, and hope!