/ Path to College s Speed Interview Night in January 2020
A college-readiness fellowship in Palm Beach County continues to help low-income, high-achieving students gain access to top-tier colleges and universities. The program’s fourth annual Education Fest is the group s way to celebrate their student’s tenacity amid the pandemic.
The signature part of the event, the competitive
Best Ed-Talk speech contest, features TED Talk-style presentations by students who place a spotlight on issues that affect society.
“They’ve given presentations on outside play time versus screen time. They’ve given presentations on the rise of domestic violence during the pandemic , said Christine Sylvain, the founder and executive director of Path to College. “Our winner last year talked about the prison system and the punishment system and the way that it’s racially, often, motivated and unfair.”