Raising Innovation

12/15/2023

Open enrollment for youth interested in
1. discovering how to unlock their innovative potential,
2. effectively navigate their interests and passions,
3. become leaders in their communities, and
4. engage globally with other youth. Contact [email protected] for more details.

3 month training program only $200 until the New Year!
Activation with Global Youth Cohort, training sessions, and coaching for project with which participants can earn college credits $500 plus the fee for the travel package with EF Tours, which will be hosted by Raising Innovation founder, David Hoffman. Interested adults can also apply to chaperone.

09/04/2023

The only library in our county is under attack! Library, our community depends on for various programs, is about to be defunded on October 1st. A small religious group of 53 people called "Clean Up Samuels" abusing Samuels Public Library's reconsideration system - drowning our librarians in now over 800 forms, the vast majority about books they've never even read. Claiming the books have sexual content.
Then, they went after the library's funding at the Warren County Board of Supervisors meeting on June 6th, 2023. Despite being forewarned that this special interest group was potentially violating Virginia law, the Supervisors allowed themselves to be used as political pawns - and held back 75% of the library's budget until the library finishes the plan they created to address the situation.
We, the community, see this for what it is, and we won't allow our library to be used as a political wedge to win over religious voters.
We, the over 600 members of Save Samuels, demand the funding be released now.



https://www.facebook.com/savesamuels

Citizens in support of Samuels Public Library

02/18/2023

Our Winter Youth Jazz Festival is BACK January 28th at Babeville! This festival is built to inspire and ignite a love for music while building relationships among our students and the professionals they will meet. The event is open to any “jazz inspired” groups and their teachers, including big bands, combos, bluegrass, fusion, dixieland, vocal jazz, hip-hop, and more.

Participating bands: Global Concepts Charter, Lockport Jazz Ensemble, City of Tonawanda, Las Vegas Academy, Alexander Jazz Experience, Kenmore West Jazz, Lockport Advanced, and Kenmore East Big Band.

For tickets to the 6pm performance, please visit babevillebuffalo.com!

02/16/2023

Currently, accepting interested candidates to enroll in Youth Innovation Cohorts. Participants will receive a participant-centered approach to learning the Osborn-Parnes Creative Problem-Solving model, an application driven approach to Creative Problem-Solving tools, Agility training, and work in small cohorts in order to:
1. apply and analyze collaborative tools and principles,
2. apply and analyze communication skills while identifying mentors for a personal project, engaging with members of the cohort, and working with real-world clients to conduct a Creative Problem-Solving consultation,
3. apply and synthesize learning in order to complete a self-directed personal project (launch a product, business, create an action plan to resolve a challenge in their own life, in the local or global community, etc...)

Past successes using this program have included youth publishing their own works, launching their own small businesses with a positive return within 8 months, consulting for organizations and showing significant results through the implementation of their action plans within as little as 3 months. Participants have completed facilitations for Blue Apron, Body Armor, local animal shelters, organizations such as Autism Speaks, White Ribbon Campaign, Amnesty International, and more.

Contact: [email protected] for more information!