Local entrepreneurial students visit Africa
Five local students from Denver School of Science and Technology just returned from a powerful trip to Uganda and Rwanda. It was part of the school's social entrepreneurship program, to allow the students to engage in real, meaningful work and learn more about becoming leaders.
Taking education beyond the classroom
When high-school students Jack Virnich and Jennifer Arreola-Soria go on stage in April to talk about their travels to Japan and China last year, they likely won’t be reading a laundry list of museums they visited or boat rides they took. They did do those things – and thoroughly enjoyed them.
Five unforgettable ways to spend $500 in 2015
Whether the money comes via a Christmas bonus, a tax refund, a gift or just an extra paycheck from one of those wonderful five-Friday months (such as January 2015), the idea of spending a small windfall can lead to paralyzing indecision. Especially when you’ve been completely focused on other people’s gifts.
Jamie Van Leeuwen helps with policy change in Colorado and Africa
“It was somewhere in Africa, the one time I didn’t go with him, and he calls me in the middle of the night to say he’s on a bus in the middle of an infectious-disease zone, and the bus just slid off the road,” said Birch, executive director of Colorado’s health care policy and financing department.
Ugandan leader: Be prepared to listen
A senior member of the Ugandan Parliament told Durango high school students Friday that her country welcomes foreign groups that help improve life in Africa, but she cautioned them not to adopt “fix-it-all” attitudes and instead come prepared to listen.
Coohills takes a sabbatical, hires mixologist Noah Heaney, gears up for Beats on the Creek
"The patio has been going gangbusters, and we wanted to add more soft seating so guests could just relax, and we go through a ton of herbs at the restaurant, so it made sense for us to grow our own, plus it makes it smell incredibly good out here," says Coohill.
WorldDenver Talks – Jamie and Bishop John Rucyahana
Rocky Mountain PBS and WorldDenver have partnered to create "WorldDenver Talks," a series of one-on-one interviews with international visitors and experts...all dedicated to educating and engaging Americans on the critical global issues of our times.
Bishop John visits Aspen to talk with local high school students
Bishop John Rucyahana, of Rwanda, has lived through unspeakable horrors, including the genocide of his people and the butchering of members of his own family and church.