In this episode, Oliver shares his sense of humor, advice and his Boatworks memories - including what it was like to be Captain of the Day and a memorable classroom visit from NYC's Department of City Planning.

In the episode, Jack and BKBW instructor Chloe talk about looking forward to being with friends again and how to set yourself up for success with school, and life, from home. Jack's Boatworks takeaway? “Patience: it’s not as easy as it looks, you don’t get it on the first try.”

In this episode, Ryan shares how he and his friends continue to help each other with school work now that learning happens online, and his plans to continue building in the future.  He and Rosa talk about moving from building with Legos to building a boat to maybe even buildings and architecture. Ryan shares the role creativity plays in his process: "I want to work more on drawing and my imagination because you have to have an imagination to put to a picture before you can build it."

In this episode, Siriman shares the things he's grateful for and his excitement about the BKBW Graduation Celebration. One piece of advice he has during this time? "Read books!"

In this episode, Alyssa, a current BKBW instructor and former BKBW student, talks to Executive Director Marjorie about what the program has meant to her as both a student and an instructor. She gives us all advice on how to persevere and how to plan for our dreams: "Don't be afraid to see which ones come true!"

In this episode, Valerie tells us about spending time with her baby sister, who's just learning how to walk, and planting tomatoes, celery, garlic, and pepper in her garden. Her motto on schoolwork? "If I just think positive, I'll be able to get through my classwork without being bored."

In this bilingual episode, instructors Rosa and Cristian speak with Fernando about doing things that make him happy: making paper planes, playing video games and baking. He tells them that even though "we didn't finish the boat, we do what we can do."

In this episode, Immaculate shares with us how she's staying in touch with friends and family (Snapchat!) and how she perseveres when online school work gets hard: "I take a deep breath.. I breath out slowly and then I tell myself 'Don't beat yourself up about it.'" 

In this episode, Brielle tells us how she's been creative at home and what we can do to stay positive: “It’s really more fun to do things with other people, maybe meet up with your friends virtually, do art projects, just do things outside of staring at a screen.”

In this episode, Kwamee tells us how he's staying positive and shares some of the hands on learning he's been doing from home. His advice to everyone who's trying something new and figuring out how to learn from home? “Keep trying, and if you mess up call for help!"