WA state-based artists between ages 17–19 are invited to apply to work collaboratively to create an inspiring theme and visual design for the 2023 Everyday Unseen youth art gallery show. — Each year, foundry10’s Artistic Design team holds a youth art gallery called Everyday Unseen (www.everydayunseen.com). The gallery features young artists from WA and beyond who make pieces connected to a theme that is written by the youth leadership.

There is great freedom that comes from teaching through a puppet. Learn how to make a simple Eye Puppet co-teacher. — By Duncan Frost There is great freedom that comes from teaching through a puppet. You get to have an additional persona that is kept at arm’s length from you, inviting you to be more expressive or troublesome via the puppet than you might feel comfortable modeling otherwise. As an educator, you can still…

The Curiosity Lab at African Community Housing and Development (ACHD) invites students to lead the way on their own STEM learning journey. — By Marisa Allison, African Community Housing and Development While the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted learning for millions of students, large families in South King County’s African Diaspora immigrant and refugee communities faced exceptional challenges. Led by visionary women of color, ACHD is a non-profit organization that provides holistic, complete, and culturally-responsive support for African Diaspora immigrants in South Seattle…

At Urban ArtWorks, mural apprentices work alongside professional teaching artists to learn art skills and transform community spaces. — Over the summer of 2022, foundry10 supported an eight-week mural apprentice program at Urban ArtWorks, a nonprofit that engages youth and communities in the creation of public art. …

Research shows that developing soft skills is crucial to success in the modern workplace. Here’s how Career and Technical Education (CTE) educators can seamlessly integrate soft skill learning into their vocational curriculum. — By Lisa Castaneda and Colin Katagiri Modern economists and employers agree that soft skills are critical to young people’s success in the workplace and their overall development in all domains of life. …

foundry10 launched the Rural Schools Project in 2021 to address the pressing needs of rural students and teachers through direct partnerships. — This story is the first of a four part blog series on The Rural Schools Project, foundry10’s community responsive philanthropic partnership with rural educators. …

The intentional therapeutic application of tabletop role-playing games can help youth develop the Core Capacities of social connection: Regulation, Collaboration, Planning, Perspective, and Pretend Play. By Adam Davis, Executive Director of Game to Grow During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Game to Grow team partnered with researchers at foundry10 to evaluate the social and emotional learning that occurred during our…

Research shows that healthy communication between parents and teachers has a positive impact on student learning. — By Dr. Courtney Zulauf-McCurdy and Sydney Parker Decades of research demonstrate that parent-teacher relationships have an impact on child well-being. But who is responsible for building that relationship, the parent or the teacher? The answer is both. …

foundry10 staff led digital audio learning workshops for teens at the brand new Federal Way Library Makerspace. — The foundry10 Digital Audio team was thrilled to facilitate several audio workshops for teens and tweens at the brand new Federal Way Library Makerspace. Program participants learned sound mixing, how to DJ live, song composition, podcasting, voice over and more from industry experts and educators.