On this episode of Youth in Movement, we invite Connie Spreen, who is the Founder and Executive Director of Experimental Station, an independent cultural infrastructure located at the intersection of Woodlawn and Hyde Park in Chicago.

On this episode of Youth in Movement, we invite CEO and President of AeroStar Consulting Corporation, Tammera Holmes, as well as CEO and President of the DuSable Museum of African American History, Perri Irmer to discuss the exceptional story of Bessie Coleman who received her pilot’s license 100 years ago on June 15, 1921, in France!

In this episode of Youth in Movement, Josephine Tritsch tells us about her story and how she relates to the French language. She was born in France, but moved to the United States as a toddler and has now become a dual-language (French and English) immersion Kindergarten teacher at Stratton School of the Academy of the Arts in Champaign, Illinois. As someone who lost her native claim on the language and later learned French as a teen and adult, Josephine is a motivated student and educator. She is dedicated to giving her students a strong foundation for biliteracy and the empathy needed to be a multilingual classmate.Josephine shares, with a lot of humor, the challenges she faced when she had to exchange with her French family as a young girl. She also describes the daily life of her very young students in class learning French and English at the same time.Listen to know more about Josephine!The Podcast is co-hosted by Mathilde Geannopulos and Daniel Enriquez.

In this first episode of Youth in Movement TAPIF (Teaching Assistant Program In France), alumnus Justin Bryant, and prior foreign exchange student, Benjamin Doreilh, compare their respective experiences. Justin describes his long-lived goal immersing himself in French culture and his surprise when he discovered the small “chambre de bonne” where he was going to live… He also explains how the TAPIF program enabled him to pursue wanted interests. Benjamin shares his perspective on the expatriation in the US; he tells us how his experience differed from his “American Dream” and how it made him stronger.Listen to discover funny anecdotes and some useful advice!The Podcast is co-hosted by Mathilde Geannopulos and Daniel Enriquez.BiosJustinFollowing his studies in Graphic Design and French, Justin Bryant pursued TAPIF for two consecutive years and then pursued a Masters in Urban Planning at the Université Grenoble Alpes. He currently works for Legal Aid Chicago, a non-profit organization providing free legal services.BenjaminBenjamin Doreilh completed a Masters in Agriculture, Life Sciences, Food Sciences at L’École d’Ingénieurs de Purpan in Toulouse, France. He interned at the winery Papapietro Perry in Sonoma County, California, prior to a semester of studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He currently works as Deputy-Attaché for science and technology In the Consulate General of France in Chicago.Fore more about TAPIF: https://frenchhighereducation.org.