School Stories

Season 2 - Episode 2, A New Way to Look & Listen, featuring Louis Cardenas

The Founder & Creative Director of The AM Project on using digital art and music to prepare young people for success in school and life.

Season 2 - Episode 1, Design to Create Belonging, featuring Abigail Cram

Our first episode of Season 2 features Abigail Cram! Abigail has spent the past fourteen years working for architecture and design firms on education projects Spanning PK-12 to higher education for both public and private schools. Abigail is passionate about designing flexible and enlivening spaces for 21st century teaching and learning. She designs to encourage critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication. It’s pretty obvious why she was the perfect guest for this podcast.

Episode #10, "Celebrating Every Child's Inner-Brilliance," featuring Ryan York

Ryan York tells us about his proposed K-12 Public School, The Gathering Place, and why it seeks to celebrate every child's inner-brilliance. We cover the importance of creativity to self-actualization, social-emotional well being, community building, and authentic & valuable learning experiences in school.

Episode #9, "Draw it, Dance it, Play it, Write it," featuring Gabbie Gamez

Gabbie Gamez is the founder of Annie Creative Studio for Wellness. Annie’s is a the coalescing of her experience as a teacher, an artist, and art therapist! She’s worked in classrooms, art studios, and hospital units. Gabbie is passionate about using the arts to serve students of all ability levels. I’m excited for you all to hear more about who she is and the impact of her work on student’s lives! Enjoy.

Episode #8, "Go Deep to Get Strong," featuring Christina Cate

An Interview featuring Christina Cate, Founder & Designer at Cate Creative