Over the past year, E4 Youth has partnered with the Mozilla Foundation and Capital Factory to develop curriculum that helps high school teachers integrate immersive media and storytelling into their classrooms. The result of that work is what we now call VR Remix Parties. VR Remix Parties are community events that bring together educators, coders, […]
Standing up in front of a client to present my work is never easy for me, and I’ve been doing it for more than 25 years. Now imagine you’re a high school or college student, presenting to a roomful of your peers and creative industry professionals. That’s just what E4 Youth’s Shadow the Pros participants […]
PRESS RELEASE Date: 16 July 2018 What: Google Fiber Supports Creative Workforce Development in Austin ISD Teacher Application Deadline: August 15, 2018 Contact Person: Carl Settles carl@e4youth.org, Ph# 512-917-2551 Web Site: e4youth.org AISD Teacher Application Link: https://e4youth.org/austinisd Google Fiber Supports Creative Workforce Development for Underserved Youth in Austin ISD APPLY NOW Google Fiber is partnering […]
Already familiar with Remixing VR Stories? Dive in with these VR Starter Projects (Note: Recommended browser: Firefox. Audio does not work in Chrome) About the Steps VR Remix Steps are the result of E4 Youth’s development of Virtual Storytelling Curriculum via a grant from the Mozilla Foundation. For more information click here. Tools There are a few […]
This year’s annual celebration, A Night w E4 Youth, as was our biggest and best ever! We showcased the best of our 150+ high school students participating in Get Creative Enrichment Clubs across the city, recognized our partners and announced our Shadow the Pros Fellowship Class of 2018. You can check out more photos of the event […]
Here’s the thing about Get Creative Enrichment Clubs They’re not just clubs. E4 Youth is up to something much bigger. Education Director Humberto Perez likes to say, “It’s about being part of a creative community that has your back, with young and older adult mentors who are invested in your success in life as well […]
As part of the Music Legacy Project, Blaigne AYUMA Sixon has released his first solo music video and was selected to perform at the South By Southwest Music Festival. See above! It Started Years Ago It wasn’t too long ago when Blaigne was in just high school where he eventually became a 2 time all-state […]
A run down of how E4 Youth is creating a community of practice around immersive media via its Storytelling wi 360 Video Workshop. Shot and edited by Damian Flores.
A recap of the Shaodw the Pros Internship experience at the ad agency GSD&M. Students developed a campaign for John Deere.
Testimonial: E4 Youth Parent, Inonge Khabele I’m an E4 Youth parent. Over the past three years, E4 has done some amazing things to support my son Thabo, who participates in the Music Legacy Project. Thabo is becoming the man I always knew he could be – that at one stage in his life, he couldn’t […]