STEAM Forward Podcast

Season 2, Episode 9:

Our host Savannah describes our theme for GEN2050 Summer Camp  2024 “The Land”, using the AI platform, Avatar Buddy,  Savannah shares with the audience some facts about the Land. Avatar Buddy is an AI platform designed  specifically for youth.  This summer, all GEN2050 staff, students, and mentors will be utilizing Avatar Buddy.

(https://www.avatarbuddy.ai/)

Season 2, Episode 8: Life is a journey filled with adventures, joys, challenges, and hardships. Every life experience presents opportunities to build character and resilience and to pause for moments of gratitude. In this episode, our podcast host, Savannah, shares three inspiring life stories of motivation and resilience.

Season 1: Episode 7: Sophia LaCroix talks with our host Savannah about her love for art and community service.  A accomplished artist, Sophia serves as a Program Manager at The Green Family Foundation NeighborhoodHelp at Florida International University’s College of Medicine. She shares how the NeighborhoodHelp program provides direct services to families residing in Miami-Dade County.

For more information, visit the link down below:

https://medicine.fiu.edu/about/community-engagement/green-family-foundation-neighborhoodhelp/

Season 2, Episode 5:

Luchi Estevez, founder of the La Luchi Foundation and longtime partner of GEN2050, talks about her work with our podcast host, Savannah. Luchi also takes some time to share a meditation and sound bathing demonstration for the podcast audience.

Season 2, Episode 4:

Troy Mckalla shares his experiences as a Wildlife Educator at Pelican Harbor Seabird Station in Miami, Florida. Pelican Harbor Seabird Station was founded in 1980 to care for injured brown pelicans and has become an internationally respected seabird rehabilitation center. Troy speaks to children and youth about his passion for wildlife and shares his knowledge on how to behave with and care for these animals.

Season 2, Episode 3:

Diamond Robins shares her experiences in the Engineering field with our host, Savannah. Diamond graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and is now working on a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. She shares what an Electrical Engineer does and encourages students to keep learning, growing, and persevering through every aspect of life.

Our host Savannah and Jamario Childress, Lead Mentor for GEN2050, discuss his experiences working with the students and his expectations for this year’s theme, “The Land”.  Jamario also works in PlanBe as a Lead Educator for the SRAE Program, (Sexual Risk Avoidance Education). Savannah and Jamario also discuss Black History Month and challenges facing African American men today. #blackhistorymonth #blackboyjoy

For more information on GEN2050 and SRAE, see links below:

Programs — Gen2050®️ (https://www.gen2050.com/gen2050programs)

PlanBeTeen (https://planbeteen.org/)

Season 2, Episode 1:

In the first podcast of Season 2, our hosts Savannah and Linda Freeman discuss progress at one of our GEN2050 STEAM Module sites, Ojus Elementary School (North Miami Beach, Florida), and the benefits of incorporating student-centered learning principles. Ojus Elementary School's 4th and 5th graders have been working with Savannah and Dr. Lisa Johns since October 2023 to expand their garden by building and maintaining a three-bin composting system and a butterfly garden. These students have also been learning about biodiversity and the differences between "brown" waste and "green" waste. Learn more about three-bin composting from Compost Magazine by following this link:

https://www.compostmagazine.com/three-bin-composting-system/

Season 1, Episode 47:

Our host Savannah Travers and Linda Freeman, Director of the STEAM Forward Podcast, share a recap of their favorite episodes, some Christmas stories and memories, and expectations for Season Two of the podcast.

Season 1, Episode 46:

Pastor Rich Wilkerson, PhD, Senior Pastor of Trinity Church, shares his life experiences traveling the world as an evangelist and his influence as a mentor to ministry leaders over the course of his fifty year career.