Our programs

Estella's Brilliant Bus Learning Programs

BRILLIANT BUS MOBILE LEARNING SERVICES

Brilliant Bus Mobile Learning Services:

The Brilliant Bus mobile units provide youth the opportunity to access technologies, STEM/STEAM virtual and hands-on learning; enjoy educational fieldtrips; STEM learning guided programs to address and solve real-world problems.
Geeks on a Bus: Live demos, interactive presentations, hands-on learning and application. This program provides an opportunity for youth from different geographic locations and socio‐economic backgrounds to access and learn technologies.
Brilliant MINDS Tech Innovation Bus Tours merge computer-programming, mentorship, lesson plans, digital videos, digital images with on-the‐go entrepreneurship training and real-world experience. This program provides underserved and under-resourced youth the opportunity to learn the vocabulary and receive the tools necessary for the innovation economy and STEM pipeline. Three exciting programs are offered: Basic Coding and Drones/eSport, Basics of Underwater Robotics, and Basics of Tech-Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy.
Our HBCU's and corporate sponsors are an integral part of these tours. This support of tech-inclusion efforts can result in a lifelong transformation for our students and their future impact on society at large. For supporting companies that seek to invest in our multi-city tech tours, we offer several media exposure packages in addition to a variety of a la carte and packaged participation opportunities, please contact us today for more information.

Our Mobile Units Support Families and Seniors:

Steps for Wellness & Balance
Storytime for Seniors and families
Food insecurity/Feed the Hungry
Estella's Brilliant Bus understands that a hungry stomach is not conducive to learning or well-being. Estella's Brilliant Bus is a partner with Feeding South Florida, which is a regional branch of Feeding America, distributing food to approx. 3,000 individuals each month.

BRILLIANT VOICES MULTIMEDIA

BRILLIANT VOICES MULTIMEDIA is an online Youth Series
Exposing youth to life-changing opportunity in Digital Media, Live Video Production, Broadcasting and Entrepreneurship designed to give youth a global voice. This inspires and empowers youth through hands-on learning, mentorship and representation.

Representation is key and giving back strengthens the children, family and communities! A Win…Win!

This program comes 'full circle' with the involvement of our Brilliant MINDS Youth. The Brilliant MINDS Youth, who have attended EBB programs in the past and are now in college or career bound, have been enlisted to ‘pay-it-forward’ by volunteering for Brilliant Bus programs in their communities.

UNDERWATER ROBOTICS

Powered by SMITHSONIAN Marine Station at Fort Pierce

Estella's Brilliant Bus underwater robotics program is powered by Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. This program provides youth a once in a life-time opportunity to be a part of an engaging and challenging program to develop teamwork, coding, technological and engineering skills and real-world applications. Students will design, build and test ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles) to tackle missions modeled after scenarios from the ocean workplace while learning how to be better stewards of our oceans.

UNDERWATER ROBOTICS IS...
• Fun, challenging and inspires young minds.
• Integrates STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
• A hands-on educational tool.
• Annual regional MATE ROV Competitions where students get to show off what they’ve learned such as problem solving and technical applications, etc.
• And much much more

MATE (Marine, Advance, Technology, Education) ROV Competition and its mission is to inspire and challenge students to learn and creatively apply science, technology, engineering, and math to solving real-world problems in a way that strengthens critical thinking, collaboration, entrepreneurship, and innovation. (materovcompetition.org).

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BUSY BODY TUTORING & HOMEWORK HELP

“HAVE KNOWLEDGE… WILL TRAVEL…”

Our Brilliant Bus mobile unit is on the move with our Busy Body Tutoring & Homework Help program for youth, such as athletes and students, who have extra-curricular activities in need of tutoring and/or homework help. This self-paced opportunity is held after school. Students are made to feel comfortable while enjoying the self-paced tutoring and homework help.

This program is geared to improve overall academic performance; increase eligible quality high school students who are college ready; and to close the academic gap in the classroom and on standardized exams.

This program is available to athletic programs, bands, cheerleaders and dance groups, etc.

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FINANCIAL LITERACY

Powered by BIZ KID$

BIZ KID$ is an exciting way to teach students financial literacy while sparking interest in entrepreneurship and career goals. Estella's Brilliant Bus is dedicated to preparing students for a rapidly changing world by equipping them with 21st century skills. This program aids youth in their understanding of leadership, finance, technical skills, and career advancement.

The pandemic brought on attitudes and behaviors around money that are wrapped up in feelings of insecurity and failure. Students with higher levels of financial literacy are more likely to plan for retirement, make better investment decisions, and have a better understanding of debt management.

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Drone, coding and esports

Build drones, code and enjoy esport group competitions.
In this dynamic program youth learn to build and code drones, culminating in an eSport group competition. This exciting STEAM program incorporates real-world applications, strategies and activities. Participants learn while building community and forming cooperative learning groups.

To increase STEM/STEAM career pursuits, our students are eligible to gain their drone pilot license at 17 years of age.