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Skipping Stones is a nonprofit magazine for youth that encourages communication, cooperation, creativity and celebration of cultural and environmental richness. It provides a playful forum for sharing ideas and experiences among youth from different countries and cultures. We are an ad-free, ecologically-aware, literary magazine printed on recycled paper with soy ink!
We publish five bimonthly issues during the school year.
Founded in 1988, Skipping Stones is a timely and timeless award-winning resource in multicultural education. Skipping Stones welcomes art and original writings in every language and from all ages. We invite you to participate in this exciting forum with your submissions, subscriptions, suggestions and support.
In a typical issue of Skipping Stones, you will find poems, stories, articles and photos from many regions of the United States and the world: Native American folktales, photos from kids in India or the Ukraine, poems from students in Hawaii or Pennsylvania, letters and drawings from South Africa and Lithuania, cartoons from China, and more might await you. Each issue also contains book reviews, news, and a guide for parents and teachers. Non-English writings are accompanied by English translations to encourage the learning of other languages.
As a tax-exempt, nonprofit, educational and charitable organization, we receive grants and donations from foundations and individuals each year to continue our global service work. Let us know how we can help you.
To receive a copy of the Summer 2013 issue featuring the Book Awards, children's nature haikus, poetry, stories, and photoessays on Bolivia and Chinese culture, contact us via email.
** Students at Julia Morgan School for Girls, California * Isabela Chang, 15, California ** Maxwell, 17 & Margaux Winter, 13, No. Carolina * Sylvia Onorato, 15, Connecticut ** Leyla Akay, 15, and Haluk Akay, 17, Turkey * Priya Agrawal, 15, Ahmedabad, India * Sakshi Mahajan, 16, Kansas * Catherine Wong, grade 11, New Jersey * Maxwell Bartlett, 13, Arizona ** indicate joint or youth group winners. In addition, we have also published five noteworthy entries in this 13 page section on the awards. The issue also contains articles and photos on diverse themes like Jewish holidays, school violence, African traditions, and students' poems on nature, life, love, laughter and loss. You can order a copy for your school, library or home use. Click here for the ordering form.
Skipping Stones January- February 2012 issue features photos of children in Mexico, a Sketchbook Journey in Mexico, Mali's Mud Cloth and Changing Climates in Public Schools. Beginning with our September - October 2011 issue, Skipping Stones has published an educational feature on Energy and Ecology in each issue. We hope to deal with one or more of these timely topics: renewable energy, solar energy, energy conservation and efficiency, water quality and water conservation, watershed protection, sustainability, community needs, ecological issues, climate change and our common future. We invite your contributions (1,000 words or less) to this need of the hour. Send us your thoughts, ideas, practices and experiences for possible publication! Both young writers and educators are invited to contribute their voices by e-mail or snail mail.
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The 2013 Book Award reviews are ready! For our 25th year, we have recommended 25 exceptional books and teaching resources.
In summer 2012, we published Ask Nana Jean about Making A Difference,
Reflections on Life by Prof. Jean Moule. It is a collection of Nana Jean columns from the last five
years of Skipping Stones. You can order a copy of the book for $8 (which includes postage
and handling).
