Confluence Conversations
Confluence Conversations
Podcast Description
Confluence Conversations is a podcast dedicated to fostering insightful discussions on education, community impact, and pressing societal issues. Through engaging conversations with educators, experts, and changemakers, we aim to inspire action, promote awareness, and drive meaningful dialogue on topics that matter. This podcast serves as a platform to amplify voices, share knowledge, and create a ripple effect of positive change within and beyond the Confluence Academy community.
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Confluence Conversations covers critical topics related to education, community impact, and societal issues with episodes focusing on programs like STLCC’s TRIO initiative aimed at supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds and discussing education policy through episodes such as 'Educators for Gun Safety', which addresses the role of educators in promoting safe learning environments.
Confluence Conversations is a podcast dedicated to fostering insightful discussions on education, community impact, and pressing societal issues. Through engaging conversations with educators, experts, and changemakers, we aim to inspire action, promote awareness, and drive meaningful dialogue on topics that matter. This podcast serves as a platform to amplify voices, share knowledge, and create a ripple effect of positive change within and beyond the Confluence Academy community.
In this powerful episode of Confluence Conversations, host Haley Brueck sits down with Julius B. Anthony, Founder of The Believe Projects™, to explore how joyful and inclusive literacy experiences can radically transform a child’s relationship with reading.
Recorded in person at Confluence Academy, this conversation unpacks how culturally responsive books, music, art, and media can empower children—especially those from marginalized communities—to become confident, competent readers by third grade.
Together, Haley and Julius discuss the critical importance of identity-affirming spaces and how The Believe Projects™ are shaping a future where every child sees themselves as capable, valued, and inspired to learn.
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