ALT Hello TPZ Friends & Followers! Please consider voting for our TPZ SXSW presentation! Anyone can login to vote, so spread the word! (presentations are selected by majority vote) Create Now: Bridging the gap to creative fields. TPZ and industry partners joined forces to expose underrepresented students to creative industries through immersive programming. Our collaborations in 2023 have reached 90 high school students from across Boston with research-informed outcomes showing how two-week-intensive, hands-on programming sparks student passions and opens pathways to creative careers and future pathways. Vote today so that TPZ can share insights into the process, lessons learned, and playbook for how to develop strategic industry-edu partnerships and create a thriving community! Vote here: https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/136290

ALT The election and preceding campaign rhetoric have spurred deep emotion and reactions around the country. Many in our local community – students, families, neighbors, staff, and partners – are feeling vulnerable and concerned about their futures. The Possible Zone remains committed to being a safe and welcoming space for all. We are steadfast in our mission to help young people achieve economic mobility, to experience economic success, to have power and autonomy, and to be valued in their communities. Our dedicated team, committed supporters and partners, and passionate students and families infuse our culture with valuable diverse perspectives that inform all that we do and how we do it. We will continue to offer opportunities and dynamic learning experiences, to carve meaningful and sustainable pathways, and to strengthen valuable networks for our deserving students. We will continue to work to create a world where young people can shape the futures they desire.

ALT Headshot of Susan Penta, Text: Meet Susan Penta, Member, TPZ Board of Directors

ALT Growth mindset is one of the interconnected skills, mindsets, and assets students develop at The Possible Zone that contributes to Entrepreneurial Spirit. Growth mindset is also a construct that greatly overlaps with the concepts of power and autonomy–an indicator of upward mobility. In our recent TPZ Insights blog, Jeremy Taylor, Chief Research & Evaluation Officer, imparts the value of growth mindset for EVERYONE. https://possiblezone.org/news/growth-mindset-is-crucial/ #growthmindset #youthdevelopment #mistakeshappen #learnfrommistakes

ALT IMAGE: Back of women's head as she looks at two computer screens. POST: TPZ's Jeff Branson, Senior Director for STEAM Education and Partnerships, and Sabrina Tirachen, Educator/Advisor II, are working on building a program to give TPZ students a hands-on exploration into computational thinking. The two shared insights in a recent Q&A and are hosting a Pizza & Coding Workshop today--in recognition of CS Education Week--during which TPZ students will be guided through a two-hour code journey using the Processing language and the Microbit microcontoller. Read the Q&A on our website: https://possiblezone.org/news/tpz-explores-the-digital-frontier/ #CSEdWeek #youthdevelopment #CSeducation

ALT Thank you to Senator Markey for visiting The Possible Zone (TPZ) today. It was a pleasure learning about your priorities and goals, as well as being able to share more about our mission with the wonderful students that we serve. A big thank you as well to Phil Johnston and his team for helping us coordinate and make this happen. [From left to right: Mark Levin; Working Chair, Yasenia Dudley; Vice President of Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Philip Johnston; TPZ Consultant, Becky Levin; Executive Director, Senator Markey, Johnny Douyon; Recruitment Associate]