{"id":185164,"date":"2023-09-15T21:31:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=185164"},"modified":"2023-09-15T21:31:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:31:23","slug":"soda-representatives-invited-to-antigua-and-barbuda-as-stem-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/soda-representatives-invited-to-antigua-and-barbuda-as-stem-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"SODA representatives invited to Antigua and Barbuda as STEM ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-908342180\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-135382604\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Two School of Dreams Academy representatives were recently invited to Antigua and Barbuda, a sister-island country in the Caribbean, to help facilitate a STEM camp for Antiguan youth.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1935772349\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Antigua and Barbuda is home to roughly 97,000 people, most of whom live on the larger island of Antigua.<\/p>\n<p>Rio Communities\u2019 economic developer Ralph Mims, who has familial ties to the country, helped facilitate the relationship between the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Education and SODA. Mims previously served on SODA\u2019s governing council.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2806121216\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2173028239\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0979\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:883\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:883\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 1047w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:245\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 245w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:838\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 838w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:939\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1047\" height=\"1280\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe started having conversations on what kinds of things are going on education wise in Antigua and Barbuda and what kinds of things we do at SODA, particularly STEM related stuff, and about a year ago this conversation evolved into them deciding to put together a STEM camp for their kids,\u201d said SODA Superintendent Mike Ogas.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1030581504\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_59923\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-59923 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SODA-AntiguaTeachers-2-COL-380x500.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SODA-AntiguaTeachers-2-COL-380x500.jpg 380w, https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SODA-AntiguaTeachers-2-COL-138x181.jpg 138w, https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SODA-AntiguaTeachers-2-COL-97x128.jpg 97w, https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SODA-AntiguaTeachers-2-COL.jpg 584w\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59923\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SODA-AntiguaTeachers-2-COL-380x500.jpg 380w, https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SODA-AntiguaTeachers-2-COL-138x181.jpg 138w, https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SODA-AntiguaTeachers-2-COL-97x128.jpg 97w, https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SODA-AntiguaTeachers-2-COL.jpg 584w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SODA-AntiguaTeachers-2-COL-380x500.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-59923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pictured, from left, is Michael Griego, an ecologist based in Albuquerque, and Javier Viera, who teaches math, computer science and robotics at SODA. The duo was invited by the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Education to teach at a STEM camp for Antiguan youth<\/em>.\u00a0<strong>Submitted photos.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Through this, SODA received an invitation to send two ambassadors to Antigua to teach for a week at their 2023 STEM camp with an emphasis on climate change and sustainability. Their travel expenses were paid for by the Antigua Ministry and United States Embassy in Barbuda.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1466272895\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Javier Viera is among the two who attended the camp, which began in July. He teaches high school math and middle school computer science at SODA. He is also the school\u2019s robotics coach for middle and high school and is an advisor to SODA\u2019s Technology Student Association.<\/p>\n<p>Because other STEM teachers at SODA did not have active passports, Viera decided to invite Albuquerque-based ecologist Michael Griego to accompany him. The two worked primarily with middle and high school students.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3593875094\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"1000436969\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Viera said they wanted to do something hands-on and technology infused that promotes problem solving, particularly geared toward ecological problems facing the island country.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2606609234\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Griego said they also wanted to emphasize in their teaching student\u2019s experiences and their cultural inheritance to contemporary problems they will be facing in their lifetimes related to climate change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought about the solar sprint competition my students do where they build a solar powered vehicle. I also wanted to incorporate coding,\u201d said Viera. \u201cWe have this virtual robot that students can learn how to code to work within virtual environments. One of the environments the kids got to work with was a coral reef cleanup, which addresses the issue of trash and pollution ending up in the oceans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Viera said the kids had a blast and he was honored to be a part of the STEM camp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I really enjoyed was the kids were taking what we were doing in the workshops home and continuing to explore it,\u201d said Viera. \u201cI recall this kid coming back the next day, all excited talking about how he went home and continued working on his robot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stacey Mascall, the assistant director of education within the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Education, said their country is largely supported by the tourism and hospitality industry. Their economy was tremendously impacted by the COVID shutdown because of this, so they want to put more emphasis on STEM education to help diversify their economy and address big problems such as climate change.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59941\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-59941 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/PHOTO-2023-07-29-05-31-18-e1694618539597.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/PHOTO-2023-07-29-05-31-18-e1694618539597.jpeg 502w, https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/PHOTO-2023-07-29-05-31-18-e1694618539597-219x181.jpeg 219w, https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/PHOTO-2023-07-29-05-31-18-e1694618539597-155x128.jpeg 155w\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59941\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/PHOTO-2023-07-29-05-31-18-e1694618539597.jpeg 502w, https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/PHOTO-2023-07-29-05-31-18-e1694618539597-219x181.jpeg 219w, https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/PHOTO-2023-07-29-05-31-18-e1694618539597-155x128.jpeg 155w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/news-bulletin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/PHOTO-2023-07-29-05-31-18-e1694618539597.jpeg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-59941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Griego works with a student testing out his solar powered vehicle.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe world is looking to STEM to really change things. A beach I used to visit in my childhood doesn\u2019t really exist now because of climate change. Our children are going to have to face this,\u201d said Mascall. \u201cThey\u2019re going to have to live on this island in a worse off state than I did, so we want to empower our children to start thinking scientifically to address specific issues that we have here in Antigua and Barbuda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shelly Galloway, an education officer within the ministry of education, said they wanted to initiate these STEM camps to encourage students to dream big and to \u201cdisrupt the narrative\u201d through new and innovative curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to provide (our students) opportunities to be innovative and nurture their curiosity,\u201d said Galloway. \u201cThe underlying principle of the STEM camp is we want our students to go beyond the limitations of their natural environment, to know the sky\u2019s the limit and the universe is at their fingertips.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While these STEM camps focused primarily on secondary school students, SODA\u2019s Pre-K Coordinator, Teresa Ogas, said collaboration is occurring in all levels of education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMs. Mascall arranged for her early childhood staff to participate in a workshop through Zoom at SODA focused on early literature and language through play. We had conversations during the workshop, and now we\u2019re sending them kits so they can have the hands-on aspect,\u201d said Teresa. \u201cWe\u2019re making bonds in all areas of our school and it\u2019s pretty exciting for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SODA and the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Education plan to continue a long-standing relationship of collaboration. In the near future, Ogas said they hope to have some collaborative classes through Zoom. Longer term, they aspire to have student and teacher exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have found a kindredship with each other to broaden all our horizons and make lots of neat things happen for students and staff,\u201d said Ogas. \u201cI feel blessed to have this relationship with Antigua and Barbuda, and this is something that I think is going to be very beneficial for all of us in the long run and we\u2019re looking forward to continuing this relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1634006871\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Two School of Dreams Academy representatives were recently invited to Antigua and Barbuda, a sister-island country in the Caribbean, to help facilitate a STEM camp for Antiguan youth. Antigua and Barbuda is home to roughly 97,000 people, most of whom live on the larger island of Antigua. 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