Garden for the Future
During California’s severe drought there are different efforts for water [...]
Momo
An observational documentary about two Tibetan refugees living in North [...]
Pressure
An exploration in the daily stress of a teenage girl.
The EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park
The EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park is a short documentary [...]
John Bove
BAVC Media helped me decide where I should go with my career. Before attending the Bridges Fellowship I had a partial toolbox of skills and some loose ideas about my future, but I wasn't sure how to make it all work. After taking a class in Javascript, I learned that programming wasn't nearly as difficult as I thought it was.
Looking back on Next Gen’s Fall Semester
This week Next Gen concluded its fall semester with a Winter Celebration hosted at BAVC Media. The event began with a gallery walk through works-in-progress curated by students and their teaching teams.
G:URL Gamers at Zynga
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On Friday I had the privilege of accompanying our G:URL Gamers and their amazing instructors Regis and Amy to their final presentation at Zynga. The students have been working for the past two weeks to create their own games, which they shared with a group of female engineers, designers, project managers and programmers.
Next Gen visits YouTube
Last week, 35 Next Gen students and eight staff members, as well as 15 students from Loyalton High School, caravanned to YouTube headquarters in San Bruno.
Adobe Youth Voices and Next Gen’s Career Panel
On February 11, BAVC Media Next Gen and Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) held a career panel for young professionals at City College of San Francisco. The panelists shared advice and discussed how they've forged careers in the game, design, film, coding and audio industries.
Next Gen students talk racial justice on KALW’s ‘Your Call’
Three Next Gen students made their radio debut last month on KALW’s Your Call program, hosted by Rose Aguilar. The discussion was candid, with students touching on the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement, their own experiences interacting with the police, and how young people have plenty to contribute to social justice movements.Â
