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Episodes for this month
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January 30th, 2019
Episode #317
This week, we’re highlighting some of the most interesting stories from this month. We go to a barber and beauty college to learn about careers in style and fashion, learn about how libraries are using their space to adapt for new needs and talk about a global game design initiative that’s open to everyone. We also learn about the teachings and legacy one community is preserving about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., discover flexible college degrees for fulltime, working adults and visit a computer coding school for kids in elementary through high school.
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January 23rd, 2019
Episode #316
Education Counts celebrates learning on Martin Luther King Day, spends time with those providing warmth for learning in Culver, looks into flexible class schedules for adult learning at Southwestern Michigan College, checks the state of innovation and new business startups in South Bend and Elkhart and explores how kids are getting first-hand knowledge in career options.
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Adult Learning at Southwestern Michigan CollegeAn advanced degree or a college education can be a very valuble commodity. But between work and family life, it can be a challenge for adults to get that. Southwestern Michigan College offers a variety of certifications and degrees geared towards adult learners and will work with those adult learners to make sure everything can fit into their schedule.
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South Bend MLK Day
Through programs and seminars, the City of South Bend looks to teach future generations about the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Lake Maxinkuckee Film Festival - The Gift of WarmthThe Lake Maxinkuckee Film Festival - Gift of Warmth is an annual event of Labor Day Weekend in the town of Culver, Indiana. It is a student film festival and public picnic and music event that ends with an outdoor free movie. The event is a fundraiser for the Gift of Warmth which provides heat and warm clothing items to children in need. Entry to the free public event is donation of a winter clothing item.
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January 16th, 2019
Episode #315
Education Counts explores barber college as a career choice, experience for k-12 kids at South Bend Coding School, a new CTE flight program at the Plymouth Municipal Airport and how resource officers are providing comfort and emotional well being to students.
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South Bend Code School
In a changing world where code is becoming part of the everyday, it's more important than ever that the youth of today are able to recognize and utilize the world of coding. The South Bend Code School offers the hands on experience to take on the future.
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Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber CollegeBarbering is more than cutting hair. We went to Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College in Gary to find out about the business of barbering.
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January 9th, 2019
Episode #314
Education Counts heads to the Charles Black Rec Center for a look at the multi-million dollar upgrade, dabbles in a worldwide game design experience, checks out how libraries are evolving to learning commons in Elkhart schools and makes the connection between working parents, quality preschool and the economy.
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Elkhart Learning CommonsWith technology becoming more user friendly, school libraries have been finding themselves falling behind. A partnership in Elkhart has come together to turn the school libraries into Learning Commons. This turns them into places where students can go to do more than find a book to read.
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Charles Black Community Center
The Charles Black Community Center has reopened after a multi-million dollar renovation. The larger and new facilities offer opportunities for members of the community to take part in various programs at no charge to them.
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Global Game Jam
The Global Game Jam is a 48 hour collaborative weekend which people come together to design a game in the time span. It is a fun, worldwide event that is open to everyone regardless of experience in game design, user experience or coding. The Global Game Jam takes place the last weekend in January and over 12,000 players in 104 countries plan to participate in the 2019 version of this annual event.
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