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Summer summary & upcoming work
We began the summer with a weeklong camp in partnership with the Gold Crown Foundation Clubhouse, offering a storytelling and animation program for 18 students in grades 6–12. Following that, we hosted our annual middle and high school summer academies with two cohorts of 5 students each (a total of 10). And, for the third…
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Growth Happens Outside of the Comfort Zone: How shaping a surfboard shaped my future by Cooper Carson
At the time of this writing my REDI Lab project was three years ago. It seems like only yesterday that I walked into the REDI Lab on day one with no idea what I wanted to do or why I was there. I did know that in a few months I would be uprooting my…
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Welcome to the team, Jazmin Nieto!!!In her own words…
I am so excited to join Colorado Academy as the new K-12 Service Learning & Community Engagement Coordinator and REDI Lab Community Liaison. As a first generation Latina and a proud southwest Denver native, I experienced firsthand the power of community, resilience, and the opportunities that come from having people believe in you. Those roots…
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“READY OR NOT, HERE I COME”
Navigating a story can feel like the children’s game hide-and-seek. Within stories, whether intentional or not, there are elements hidden to the audience – and sometimes even to the author – that hold glimmers of knowledge and insights. The process of finding this hidden knowledge and insight – the meaning – within a story mirrors…
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A Conversation and Update from Brian Labra Vergara
[RL] Where are you now? [BL] In a period of transition. Actually, I’m on a bus in New York, but that’s neither here nor there. For some background, my name is Brian Labra Vergara, a first-gen Colorado Native who went through the REDI Lab program and graduated Colorado Academy to attend Skidmore College in Saratoga…
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Dear Friends, Welcome To Yes, &…
Dear Friends, Welcome to the first issue of “Yes, &…” from the REDI Lab in Denver, Colorado. What is the REDI Lab? REDI Lab is a program, a place, and a methodology where educators and students engage in collaborative inquiry to innovate fearlessly, solve creatively, and transform communities. Conceptualized and designed in 2016 by Colorado…
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The REDI Lab: Where Educators and Students Innovate Fearlessly
In today’s fast-paced world, the traditional education model often feels outdated and stifling for both students and teachers because compliance and performance are the primary goals for achievement. Students – and all humans for that matter – are eager to learn, so we find ourselves seeking more opportunities for agency and how we might integrate…
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“Why should I believe in my own ideas?” by Avery Lin
“Why should I believe in my own ideas?” This was one of the first questions I asked myself when I joined the REDI Lab in 2019. Five years later, I am still asking the same question every day. As a senior in college this year majoring in philosophy, I grapple daily with thinkers whose ideas…
