Overview.
Over the summer of 2023, Bridge organized a five-day camp for over 100 Black and Brown Boston high school students, hosted at the MIT Media Lab, to introduce the participating students to existing STEAM-related (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) opportunities and provide resources on emotional literacy, leadership, and sustainability.
This summer's Bridge Program focused on three key areas:
Leadership & Activism:
Connecting participants with leaders of social change to advance a transformed society
Health and Wellness:
Yoga, meditation, empathy, and emotional literacy workshops to cultivate mindfulness skills, communicate narratives, and promote personal growth
Intersection of Science/Tech & Justice:
In a rapidly changing environmental and technological world, the Bridge Program introduces participants to advanced technological tools and justice-based approaches to address the most urgent challenges of our time.
Bridge Recap
Workshops
IoT
by Robert Parks
Zero Robotics in Space
by Dr. Danielle Wood & Yiyun Zhang
Virtual Reality to the Moon
by Ferrous Ward & Cody Paige
Yoga & Meditation
by Zaineb Hassan
Playcrafting
by Malcolm Davis
Sustainable Food Systems
with Armen Adamjan (Creative_Explained)
Data Activism
by Matt Taylor
Creative AI
by Randi Williams & Safinah Ali
FutureMakers
by Jeff Freilich
Leadership Speaker & Guests
Jaylen Brown
7uice Foundation CEO/Director
Mahmoud Abdul Rauf
Former NBA player, civil rights activist
Kenneth Harris II
Mechanical engineer, NASA
Mechalle Brown
7uice Foundation President
Dr. John Carlos
American track and field olympian, 1968
Olympics civil rights protest, activist
Cousin Stizz
Rapper & Songwriter
Col. Alvin Drew
African American NASA astronaut
Allison Feaster
Former WNBA player,
Boston Celtics VP of Team Operations
Mayor Michelle Wu
Mayor of Boston
Dr. Cynthia Breazeal
MIT Professor, Inventor of first social robot
JAMES CANTY III
International Chess Master
Special Performance from A$AP Ferg
Hip hop rapper
Dr. Dava Newman
Aerospace engineer and scientist, director of MIT Media Lab
Dr. Canan Dağdeviren
Turkish material scientist, physicist and MIT Professor
Kassa Korley
FIDE Chess Master
Jamad Fiin
Internet sensation & influencer, women’s advocate
Team Leader Spotlight
Kiara Arce
Kael Bonds
RuQuan Brown
Maia Daugherty
Jadin Draper
Quannah Manny Morrison
Mallica Marcelin
Aiyana Marie Hicks
Nathan McCarthy
Safiya Miller
Charles Mitchell
Shaquan Murray
Braden Wright
Emmanuel Yugu
Thank You to Our Partners & Collaborators
MIT Media Lab
NASA
Boston Public Schools
NAACP Boston
Boston Museum of Fine Art
Chess.com
Franklin Cummings Tech Institute
ZiZi Yoga
Creative_Explained
Speak for the Trees Boston
About Fresh
Power Corps
Dr. John Carlos
Quenton Brown
Dr. Dava Newman
Dr. Cynthia Breazeal
Mayor Michelle Wu
Mahmoud Abdul Rauf
Cousin Stizz
Dr. Canan Dağdeviren
Kenneth Harris II
Col. Alvin Drew
Kassa Korley
James Canty III
Mechalle Brown
Allison Feaster
Jamad Fiin
A$AP Ferg
Wisdom Cole
Malcolm Davis
Dwayne Bryant
Cory McCarthy
Bon Appétit Catering
Nirvana Super Water
Goodles
Tid Bits
Rob’s backstage popcorn
Partake Foods
Quinn Snacks
Kodiak Cakes
Over Easy
Cure Hydration
Special Thank You to
MIT Media Lab
Dr. Dava Newman (Director)
Kim Slater (Chief of Staff)
Dr. Cynthia Breazeal
Matt Taylor
Randi Williams
Safinah Ali
Jeff Freilich
Robert Parks
Dr. Danielle Wood
Yiyun Zhang
Ferrous Ward
Cody Paige
Bill Lombardi
Xan Foote
Rachel Courtney
Marisol Diaz
Justin Looper
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