Rosie is your honest and silly host for this episode. She talks with Chloe, who is very passionate about sharing opportunities in STEM as a young mentor. Chloe is currently studying her A-Levels and mentions her favourite book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy.

Chloe talks about the magic of being a young scientist, inspiring other young people and has adapted to many changing situations through her life, including being diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in 2022. She has become a Registered STEM Ambassador, teaching staff at the hospital school how to make robots, and much more!

Topics:

• A-Levels in STEM
• Reading
• Early memories of STEM
• Magnetism
• Harry Potter spells
• Cancer diagnosis
• Low school attendance
• Studying in hospital
• Being a STEM Ambassador
• Special Educational Needs (SEN)
• Charlie the Mole

Rosie is Community Manager for Lightyear Foundation and interviews Chloe.

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Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lightyearfoundation4190/podcasts

Lightyear Foundation website: https://www.lightyearfoundation.org/

Production by Sandbox Broadcasting: https://icaw-cic.com/sandbox

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Dylan is your cheeky and fun host for this episode. He talks with his science teacher, Eddie about cars and school science. Dylan has an incredible passion for cars, and discusses the challenges of new technology, and the wellbeing of deaf and partially hearing people.

Dylan hosts a Car Quiz for his teacher Eddie, so listen until the end to find out how he gets on!

Topics:

• Science
• Biology
• Cars
• Combustion engines
• Formula One
• Electric Vehicles

Listen out for the Dodge Challenger engine at the start! We couldn't find a Dodge Charger, Dylan's favourite car for this episode.

Lightyear Foundation on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightyearfdn/

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lightyearfoundation4190/podcasts

Lightyear Foundation website: https://www.lightyearfoundation.org/

Production by Sandbox Broadcasting: https://icaw-cic.com/sandbox

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Lakhile is your authentic and fun host for this episode. He talks with his music teacher, Alphonso about making music, using different techniques to learn and progress in education. Lakhile is autistic, and has incredible skill in music creation with technology. He shares his insights and we hear from Alphonso about accessible apps for anyone to start making music.

Topics:

• Music journey
• Music technology
• Talented young people
• Learning the piano
• Programming keyboards
• Recording music
• Listening to music
• Advice for young people

Lightyear Foundation on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightyearfdn/

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lightyearfoundation4190/podcasts

Lightyear Foundation website: https://www.lightyearfoundation.org/

Production by Sandbox Broadcasting: https://icaw-cic.com/sandbox

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.