The GEN2050 STEAM Forward Podcast is a platform for GEN2050 students, staff, and special guest speakers to use their voices to share and discuss topics GEN2050 students are learning about with a broader audience, as well as engage podcast listeners in activities and calls to action.  GEN2050 students will co-host this weekly, 15-minute podcast, along with podcast host Savannah Travers.   Special guests will be invited from various fields to discuss entrepreneurship, leadership, mental health, social responsibility/civic engagement, mindfulness, financial literacy, environmental issues, and the latest developments in science, technology, engineering, arts & culture, and mathematics (STEAM). Click any of the links below to listen or to view:

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GEN2050 summer camp

We designed GEN2050 Summer Camp with STEAM in mind. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Culture, and Mathematics) Education nurtures a holistic approach to learning, which is critical for students of all ages.  

We anchored GEN2050 Summer Camp in student-centered learning strategies. GEN2050 Summer Camp is anchored in student-centered learning strategies. Student-centered learning is an educational approach that focuses on students' needs, abilities, interests, and learning styles. This approach allows students to experience and develop their creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Student-centered learning strategies encourage learners to be more engaged, motivated, and capable of directing their learning inside and outside the classroom. 

We infused social-emotional learning into the GEN2050 Summer Camp curriculum and activities. Social-emotional learning (SEL) is a process through which children and adults apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. 

The GEN2050 approach to summer camp provides opportunities for students to build knowledge, skills, and abilities to thrive in an ever-evolving future in a fun learning environment.

GEN2050® STEAM modules

STEAM is an educational approach that incorporates the Arts and Culture into the more-familiar STEM model: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.  STEAM education has been an integral component of the GEN2050® program since 2017.  Beginning in June 2024, the second GEN2050® STEAM Module, entitled “The Land” will be implemented by GEN2050® Summer Camp students and a small group of non-profits serving youth in Miami-Dade County, Florida.  The “GEN2050® STEAM Module: The Sea” is being developed by the GEN2050 team, along with the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, and Biscayne National Park.  All GEN2050® STEAM Modules will include mindfulness-based social emotional learning and wellness instruction, utilizing GEN2050® Mindful Learning Environment principles and practices. To learn more about this innovative STEAM curriculum - including its hands-on, outdoor science education practicums at Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, Biscayne National Park, Lion Fruit Farm, and the Dumond Conservancy - and how modules can be purchased for implementation at your organization, click the REQUEST INFO link below.

GEN2050 Reads

GEN2050®️ Reads was created to engage youth and their families in reading together. Over the last 6 years, students participating in the GEN2050®️ summer program have read a variety of books. We would like to extend an invitation for you and your family to participate in our summer reading club!

Ethnobotany and the expressive arts for Change

During GEN2050®️ Summer Camp 2019, students began to learn botany and the techniques for collecting and cataloguing native and invasive plants species found at Patch of Heaven Sanctuary. This work inspired their interest in how plants are used around the world. The ongoing Ethnobotany and the Expressive Arts for Change Project will provide opportunities for GEN2050®️ students to expand learning in ethnobotany blended with the expressive arts while sharing their knowledge and experience with other students in Miami-Dade County.  

FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGIES

We are living in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Every time you use your computer or phone, it is likely that your actions are being monitored by an AI programmed to learn your usage patterns.  It was predicted by Ray Kurzweil, futurist and director of engineering at Google that by 2045, a global technological singularity is going to occur. Simply put, a technological singularity implies the point at which artificial intelligence will exceed human intelligence and will move society into an age of exponential technological growth never seen before. It is in this technologically advanced society that GEN2050® students will be tasked to navigate and survive.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is being in the present moment, aware of what is happening in that moment as it's happening, with a nonjudgmental attitude. The GEN2050®️ Program was designed with mindfulness-based practices as its foundation. Youth learn mindfulness-based practices and how to integrate mindfulness into their everyday lives, enhancing their social emotional wellness, reducing the impacts of stress, as well as increasing their capacity to practice gratitude and compassion.

Fitness

The GEN2050® Program is committed to enhancing the quality of our students lives through physical activity. GEN2050® participates in outdoor games, dance, and fitness activities in a safe, fun, supervised, and interactive environment.

Foodie Fridays

Foodie Fridays are a fun, engaging opportunity for GEN2050®️ students to learn about healthy eating principles and how to create a diverse diet of meats, fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains.   Students work alongside experienced chefs in preparing, presenting, and serving delicious, multi-cultural meals incorporating foods grown in the Trinity Church Urban Garden. 

Bats, Bees, and butterflies - and Birds

GEN2050®️ began partnering with Patch of Heaven Sanctuary n May 2018. Through this partnership, Linda Freeman and Fred Hubbard developed a concept for the “Bats, Bees, and Butterflies Project”. Birds were added to the project in June 2022 since they are also important pollinators.