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January 26, 2024 | Vol. 12, Number 4 | www.eastchesterreview.com
Westchester, NYC launch QUANTM Consortium
LEAGUE BATTLE! Eastchester and Rye square off in a league game on Friday, Jan. 19. The Garnets overcame a slow start to top the Eagles 54-52. For story, see p. 16. Photo/Mike Smith
Mamaroneck resident creates kids journal Making art is not only enjoyable for children but significant in their emotional, cognitive and social development. “Draw and Discover: An Art-Making Journal for Kids” contains 60 carefully created prompts to help children become aware of their feelings, name them, express them and pay attention to the physical sensations that accompany them. Developed by an experienced art therapist, this journal uses art-making and drawing as a vehicle for children to learn about themselves and how they fit into the world. The journal gives children a safe place to explore on their own and invites them to share their work with trusted adults in their lives. It also contains a section for adults that addresses the process of making art with children and best practices for how to respond when a child shares their art and tells their story. This sharing opens
conversations and helps develop connections between adult and child. Structured enough to give children guidance and open-ended enough to give them freedom to explore and discover what emerges, the journal is perfect for children who like to draw as well as those children who prefer not to write. Caren Sacks, is a licensed, board certified creative art therapist and board-certified art therapy supervisor who has been providing clinical services in a variety of settings for more than 40 years. In addition to a master’s degree in Art Therapy she completed a certificate in the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program at the New Hope Guild Center and was a Full Adjunct Professor in the Art Therapy Master’s Program at The College of New Rochelle. Caren lives in Mamaroneck with her husband and dog, Ziggy.
The Westchester County Office of Economic Development, in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation, is pleased to announce the launch of a Quantum Computing and Networking Technology Mobilization (QUANTM) consortium. QUANTM, which met for the second time in December, has already convened more than 40 stakeholders from across the New York Metro region, representing more than 25 organizations and institutions, to begin developing a strategy for quantum information science and technology (QIST) job growth. Members of the QUANTM Consortium include: • Brookhaven National Labs • Business Council of Westchester • City College of New York • The Coding School • Columbia University • IBM • The Knowledge House • Mount Vernon STEAM Academy • New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) • New York University (NYU) • Northeast STEM Starter Academy at Mount Vernon • Pace University • SandboxAQ • SEEQC • The STEM Alliance • SUNY Polytechnic Institute • Qunnect • SUNY WCC • Westchester County Association “The core focus of the QUANTM Consortium will be
developing plans for promoting broad-based economic growth, creating good-paying jobs, assessing job quality, and helping students and workers gain training for advanced careers. Westchester County is delighted to have a team of innovative and forward-thinking partners at the table for this collaboration – including the New York City Economic Development Corporation – and is committed to driving regional growth in this booming national sector,” said Westchester County Executive George Latimer. Among the QUANTM Consortium’s goals, are: • develop a comprehensive regional technology strategy that that ensures QIST jobs will start, grow and remain in the region; • address regional inequities, and strengthen the labor and education infrastructure, in the QIST ecosystem; and, • develop QIST workforce development plans that embrace equity and diversity. Specialized working groups will be established within the QUANTM Consortium in early 2024. “The QUANTM Consortium will forge powerful connections among businesses, workforce advocates, and educational institutions in support of talent development, job creation and economic growth in the QIST ecosystem. The New York Metro Region is already home to a highly-educated and -skilled workforce, and growth in QIST will further enhance this position of excellence,” said Westchester County Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Deborah Novick.