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"From climate change to technological advances to precision gene therapy, this world is changing so fast that it's hard to process.
You want your kids to have as much of an advantage as possible when it comes to preparing them for the future."
So says the website for Young Innovators Academy, a preschool in Lithia, Fla., that's designed to help kids develop the "innovative mindset they need to become the fearless problem-solvers of tomorrow a tomorrow that will undoubtedly look very different from today," per its description.
The school, which has locations in Orlando and Oviedo, has been profiled on PBS, Oprah Magazine, and Orlando Magazine, among others.
It's not the first time YIA has made headlines it was named one of the top 10 best preschools in the country by US News & World Report in 2015but it's the first time it's made headlines for something other than the school's name.
The Orlando Sentinel reports on a May 2016 incident in which a 6-year-old student was hit by a car while riding his bike to school.
The driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries...
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A professor at the University of Texas at Austin has developed a play therapy approach that she says could help millions of children around the world, the Austin American-Statesman...more
If you're looking for a four-year degree in Ireland, Munster Technological University is the place for you. The school, which has campuses in Cork and Kerry, is the first university in the...more
One of the world's largest not-for-profit foundations has teamed up with a venture capital firm to invest $50 million in a fund that aims to improve the health of children around the world,...more
"For decades, people have often assumed that playing video games is somehow bad for children, undermining their well-being," UNICEF's Bo Viktor Nylund says in a press release. "But our new study...more
"As a family-owned company, we are humbled to give to organizations that provide hope and healing to so many families." So says Meijer CEO Rick Keyes in announcing a $3 million donation to help...more
Peter Kessler graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in chemical engineering, and now he's working on an AI invention that "stands on the brink of the educational...more
"They have over 100 lobbyists walking the halls here with us today and they're awash in money and it's really a Sisyphean challenge for a bunch of parents to fight against these big interests," says...more
"Now is the time for creative, collaborative solutions that will drive positive outcomes for all children." That's the message from the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard...more
A London-based tech startup has come up with 3D-printed headphones specifically designed for kidsand they're going on sale next year, Fast Company reports. The Kibu Headphones, which were...more
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Social Entrepreneurship: Meet the Disruptors of The World Of Philanthropy
William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”
