After having limited in-person events for the 2020/2021 academic year, we were excited to have the Scholars participate in this year’s Fall Retreat!
The new cohort of scholars for class of 2023 was added just last spring, so this retreat was a great way for the scholars to connect between cohorts and work together to solve New Orleans’ problems. After lunch, the Scholar were put into two groups, each with a GCSP Steering Committee member–special thanks to Dr. Wee and Dr. Wang. The groups watched a video called Resilient New Orleans, where the students then had to identify key problems ranging from lack of proper STEM education, coastal erosion, elevated sea levels, and hurricane preparation. From there, the Scholars created a potential solution to one of the problems and constructed a model to implement their changes, which they then presented to the group.
See below for photos of their models and their engaging discussions!
