{"id":8921,"date":"2021-07-16T16:20:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T10:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mad-learn.com\/blog\/?p=8921"},"modified":"2021-07-16T16:20:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T10:50:16","slug":"mad-news-for-july-the-wedding-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mad-learn.com\/blog\/mad-news-for-july-the-wedding-app\/","title":{"rendered":"MAD-news for July: The Wedding App!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gregg Stone here, filling in for Alefiya this week. She actually took the week off (upon our insistence, of course \ud83d\ude09 to celebrate her upcoming nuptials. The MAD-learn family is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Carroll, who is exchanging vows with our own CEO this weekend!\u00a0We are so happy that she has found the one who loves who she has been, who she is, and who she will become. Please join us in wishing Alefiya and Mike all the best in their new life together.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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We hear there is a yearlong global wedding celebration in the works, starting with an intimate friends and family gather at their family lake house, followed by trips and visits and celebrations with friends and family across the world – we can’t wait!<\/span><\/div>\n
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What’s hAPPening<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

The Wedding App<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Our CEO and her fianc\u00e9 decided to go green with their wedding and not have paper invitations. Instead, they built their own Wedding Mobile App! The app is eloquent yet simple to use, and it serves as a fitting resource for all the information the guests need, including directions to the wedding and other venues, weekend agenda, a photo album of the happy couple, and even an option to RSVP. What a great use of MAD-learn, and what a great thing to celebrate!<\/span><\/div>\n
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Virtual MAD-internship Program Grows<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

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This week\u2019s Monday morning zoom meeting included many windows, as MAD-learn welcomed six new virtual summer interns (with four more on the way). This strong group of high school students will be contributing animations, avatars, AR curriculum elements, and more in meaningful\u2014and what will certainly be rewarding\u2014ways. These virtual student interns are dialing in from Texas, New York, Florida, Kansas, and more and found out about our virtual internship program through the Congressional App Challenge, local CSTA webinars, parents who are teachers, and friends. We love the network effect!\u00a0<\/span>This is the largest group of interns we have ever had, and the skill sets they bring will help our program continue to improve and grow!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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MAD-spotlight!<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

MAD-teacher of the Month<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Virtual summer camps have unique challenges, but people like Gabriel Gomez help overcome obstacles in many ways. The most important of which are life experiences that have shaped his affective personality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Born in the Gambia, Gabriel spent much of his youth in England. His life adventure began at birth. His parents were living in England during his mother\u2019s pregnancy.\u00a0<\/span>His father, insisting his son be born in his native Gambia, flew his wife and unborn child (due in mere weeks) on a plane to Africa, where Gabriel was born!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When he moved to the U.S. he ended up becoming a student and standout footballer (soccer player, to us Americans) at Berea College outside Lexington, Kentucky. He is now a member of the CARES team, overseeing the progress of entering freshmen and working on projects like the college\u2019s summer academies program. Oh, yes, he is also working toward a doctorate degree in psychology.<\/span><\/div>\n
We have been fortunate to have him working with us during two separate three-week MAD-learn sessions for high school seniors. He knows the students well and is obviously well-liked by them. His easy-going attitude and level of engagement have helped keep the participants focused and our efforts well-received. We appreciate this fine young man and look forward to seeing where life takes him!<\/span><\/div>\n
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MAD-family Continues to Grow<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

We want to thank schools that have either renewed their partnerships with MAD-learn or are just joining our MAD-family. We are so happy to know we will be continuing our work to help students at:<\/p>\n