Futurist: one who studies and predicts the future especially on the basis of current trends. When my husband and I started discussing the possibility of teaching a virtual reality (VR) coding seminar to the GEN2050 students, he suggested I read the…
“Water is the driving force of all nature.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci I was reading the BBC news today on my phone and saw this headline: “The 11 Cities Most Likely to Run Out of Drinking Water—Like Cape Town.” To my shock, as I read down…
In their article, “Defining and Assessing Entrepreneurial Mindset”,”Dr. Gary Litchstein, PhD. and Dr. Sarah Zapp, PhD. identified the five most commonly mentioned attributes of an entrepreneur. These attributes are: *risk…
Typically when someone mentions STEM education, computer coding and robotics are the core of the conversation. However, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education encompasses a vast array of topics. I have learned, this…
Six months ago, I had a big idea to start a summer program for underresourced, underprivileged, urban middle and high school students focused on entrepreneurship, environmental conservation, personal leadership, and community service. I titled…
In January 2017, I submitted a proposal to The Children’s Trust in response to their request for proposal for summer youth enrichment summer camp programs for under-resourced youth. I was thrilled a few weeks ago to be notified that the…
“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” ~ Amelia Earhart My grandson, Noah, loves new adventures. One of his recent adventures was a Birthday Party Safari at Zoo Miami for his third birthday. As we walked through the entrance of the zoo…
“SYNCHRONICITY: the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.” In less than six weeks, I will be leaving for Cambodia on a mission trip with a team from Trinity Church…
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt This week, our Cambodia 2016 Mission Team had the pleasure of hosting Pastor Koy Chhim, founder of Cambodian Care Ministries…
“I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I’m more afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.” ~ Bob Goff The Children of Inmates (COI) program just celebrated its 10 year…