by monique_oss | Sep 6, 2017 | Literacy
As a result of the success of the People and Pajamas read-a-thon that we co-sponsored on June 17, 2017, WIF and the Houston Public Library are planning a 24-hour read-a-thon called Reading Never Stops that will take place in July 2018. Our goal for the read-a-thon is...
by monique_oss | Aug 2, 2017 | Interns, Travel / Study Abroad
In the aftermath of the successful Augmented Reality study abroad project organized by University of Arizona Professor Bryan Carter and the Wells International Foundation for the Resonance of Form and Vibration of Color exhibition in Paris in January-February 2016...
by monique_oss | Jul 24, 2017 | Interns, The Arts, Travel / Study Abroad, Women's Empowerment
WIF expanded its internship program in 2017, accepting three undergraduate students to work on various projects over a 6- to 8-week period! For the second straight year, we accepted a Stanford University student as an intern. Tatiana Balabanis is a psychology major...
by monique_oss | Jul 18, 2017 | Literacy, STEAM Education
On June 20, 2017, the Children’s Museum of Houston hosted a session for parents to bring their kids to talk with me about veterinary medicine as a career. This was followed by a story time session where I read to little ones and their parents about the different...
by monique_oss | Jun 16, 2017 | Literacy, STEAM Education
In June 2017, founder and CEO Monique Y. Wells traveled from Paris, France to her hometown of Houston, Texas to kick off a multi-faceted initiative that promotes literacy for African-American children in grades K-3. The first event – People and Pajamas –...
