Think if you were a drop of water and all the crazy rides that you would live in your life! Well, our friend Rebecca from @Swampedintheglades thought about that and created an amazing game with this in mind! We are so glad to be able to meet her!
website: swampedintheglades.com
Kickstarter: bit.ly/swampedintheglades
IG @swampedintheglades
Here are some of the questions we ask them:
Where do you live?
I live in Miami, Florida
How do you describe yourself?
I am and environmental educator, and work independently, and through a handful of organizations, to provide opportunities for people to learn about and connect to Florida's magical ecology. Through games, play, and hands-on interactive education, I strive to give participants a systemic understanding of Florida's ecology and how we are all connected to it. My goal is to contribute to the building of a fair, just, and sustainable world, by facilitating the formation of relationships between kids and the ecology that surrounds them.
What do you do?
In addition to working as an environmental educator, I am also a beekeeper We offer bee-focused educational workshops, and have a small business where we remove beehives from unwanted locations in peoples' houses and transfer them into our bee yards to keep them alive. My big project I'm working on right now though is "Swamped! in the Glades", an educational board game about the Everglades that I've been working on for years, and am trying to get incorporated into, and used by, schools around Florida.
How many languages do you speak and sing?
English
In which ways are you willing to help community and families (locally and worldwide)?
I try my best to incorporate big picture ideas around social justice into the education work that I do, and try my best to encourage and empower kids to think critically, ask questions, and have honest and open conversations. I hope this encourages more ideas and thought processes, and can eventually lead to actions that can affect communities and families. A specific way that I am trying to help families and community is by giving people more access to interactive learning tools. After I reach my funding goal on Kickstarter, and get "Swamped! in the Glades" printed, 500 of the games are going to go directly into Title 1 schools for free. For many years I have been committed to a handful of social justice organizations in Miami, doing what I can to follow their lead and support the work that they are doing.
Piensen si fueran una gota de agua y todas las cosas locas que te pasarían! Bueno, nuestra amiga Rebecca de @Swampedintheglades penso en esto y creo un hermoso juego con esto en mente! Estamos super felices de conocerla!
website: swampedintheglades.com
Kickstarter: bit.ly/swampedintheglades
IG @swampedintheglades
Aquí unas de las preguntas que le hicimos:
Dónde vives?
Vivo en Miami, Florida, US.
Cómo se describen?
Soy una educadora de ciencias ambientales, y trabajo independientemente con unas organizaciones, para proveer oportunidade a las personas para aprender a conectarse con la magia de la ecología de la Florida. Atraves de juegos, juegos de mesa y actividades interactivas, podemos proveer a los participantes de un conocimiento completo sobre la ecología de la Florida y como estamos conectados con ellos. My meta es contribuir a un mundo justo y sostenible, facilitando la formación de relaciones entre los niños y la naturaleza que les rodea.
Qué haces?
ademas de ser educadora, también trabajo en apicultura (cuidando abejas). Ofrecemos clases y removemos y reposicionamos las colmenas de abejas para mantenerlas vivas. Mi gran projecto ahora es mi juego educacional llamado "Swamped! in the Glades"y lo he usado en escuelas alrededor de la Florida que este momento estoy tratando de empezar con una campaña de Kickstarter para poder ofrecer este juego a escuelas y hogares.
Qué idiomas hablas y cantas?
Hablo inglés.
En que maneras estas dispuesta a ayudar a tu comunidad y familias (localmente y mundialmente)?
Trato lo mejor que puedo de incorporar justicia social dentro de la la educación y lo que hago, y trato de animar y empoderar a los niños a pensar criticamente, hacer preguntas, y tener una conversación honesta y abierta. Espero que estas ideas y procesos de pensamiento, eventualmente nos lleven a acciones que puedan afectar positivamente a las familias y comunidades. En una manera específica ayudo a familias locales para tener acceso a materiales educativos interactivos. Despues de alcanzar mi meta con la campaña de kickstarter, imprimir 500 juegos que iran directamente a escuelas de bajos recursos gratis. Por muchos años he apoyado organizaciones de justicia social en Miami, y siguiendo su liderazgo y apoyo seguir haciendolo en el futuro.
