05/15/2022
Congratulations to Melissa Thomas for winning First place at VA State level in Prepared Presentation, at Technosphere 2022. She will now compete at the National competitions in Dallas TX. TSA - Technology Student Association is a national organization engaged in STEM spanning 2300+ schools across the nation.
Previously Melissa won 2nd place in VA State at FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) competitions in 2021 and is also a TedX speaker. Congratulations Melissa!
01/28/2022
Congratulations to Ved Bhandare for winning Silver Key award in the Short Story category of the Scholastic Writing Awards 2022 👏👏👏👏
07/28/2021
Listen to Susan Smoter provide her shot of on developing skills.
Advance your career with this powerful message from Susan Smoter who has extensive experience in supporting client services and business development to federal agencies, including the Department of Treasury, the IRS, and the SEC. She brings with her 30 years of civil service and industry experience, including 11 years as a senior executive.
Direct Audio Link -https://www.buzzsprout.com/1241612/8604181-how-to-be-a-successful-executive-susan-smoter.mp3?download=true
Apple Podcast -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-be-a-successful-executive-susan-smoter/id1526052270?i=1000529845396
Yay Learner - https://yaylearner.com/podcast
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5IH4oxV41DwebjWlQw4tAJ?si=4WlQsR1RQ5Kh5-wX0cWxqw&dl_branch=1
05/28/2021
Paint Joy in Your Life with Artist Megha Mehra on the Listen to a Shot of Motivation from her in a conversation with host Lin Thomas, Author
Direct Audio ~ https://www.buzzsprout.com/1241612/8573215-paint-joy-into-your-life-artist-megha-mehra.mp3?download=true
Megha's Watercolor Journey includes her work, 'Play, Pause, Reflect' that won the 'Ralph Smith Memorial Award of Excellence' award at the 40th annual exhibition of the Virginia Watercolor Society . In 2020 she was featured as the Brand Ambassador of the week in American Watercolor Weekly magazine. She received the ‘National Watercolor Society’ award at the PVW show. She also attained Signature status at the Virginia Watercolor Society in 2020.
Find out more about Megha at meghamehra.com Watercolors with Megha Mehra
05/28/2021
A Double Shot of Motivation from the Honorable Aruna Miller , the first woman to be elected to the Maryland Legislature is the guest on the Podcast by Lin Thomas, Author Listen to her "Shot" of Motivation using this direct audio link https://www.buzzsprout.com/1241612/8131311-aspire-to-run-for-public-office-a-conversation-with-ms-aruna-miller.mp3?download=true
Ms. Miller has served in various roles including the Appropriations Committee as Chair of the Oversight of Personnel Subcommittee, vice-Chair of the Transportation & Environment Subcommittee, vice-Chair of the Capital Budget, and Chair of the Women's Legislative Caucus.
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01/26/2021
Welcome to the Yay Learner Podcast. Listen to our guest, the talented Writer & Director, Ms. Deepthi Ganta share her experience with her award-winning film Anaganaga Oka Nanna. Listen to a for Aspiring &
Direct Audio Link https://www.buzzsprout.com/1241612/7066639-overcoming-media-stereotypes-writer-director-deepthi-ganta.mp3?blob_id=32916268&download=true
12/31/2020
Our guest today is the NY Entrepreneur Nazia DeFrank CEO of Gourmet Ghee . Ms. DeFrank has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and with Barbara Corcoran Her product has been part of gift bags for the Oscars and the Emmy's. Listen to her#5minshotofmotivation for as we welcome the
Direct Audio Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1241612/7066615-motivation-for-entrepreneurs-with-our-guest-nazia-defrank.mp3?blob_id=30302359&download=true
12/28/2020
Welcome to another episode of the Yay Learner Podcast. Our guest today is the very talented singer and musician, Larry France . Larry is a member of the band Drumfish. Larry is also the host of the hugely successful podcast Inside Maryland Sports (IMS) Radio.
Direct Audio Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1241612/7021009-enlighten-your-life-with-music-with-our-guest-larry-france.mp3?blob_id=30005329&download=true
11/04/2020
Spooky stories from our Ashburn Magazine creative writing contest - Ashburn Magazine
Congratulations to Ved Bhandare for winning 3rd place at the Creative Writing contest by Ashburn Magazine
https://www.ashburnmagazine.com/features/spooky-stories-from-our-ashburn-magazine-creative-writing-contest/
Spooky stories from our Ashburn Magazine creative writing contest - Ashburn Magazine
Earlier this year, Ashburn Magazine announced our first creative writing contest for Ashburn students. We challenged local middle schoolers and high schoolers to write up [...]
06/09/2020
Sharing our pride and joy! Ready to see those smiling faces again in our Virtual Summer Classes ~ www.yaylearner.com/register
01/19/2020
If you can Speak, you can influence others. If you can Influence others, you can change lives. ~ Robert Brown. Sharpen speaking and writing skills to empower yourself. Yay Learner registrations open this week for session starting on Jan 25th.
Enroll now to save a spot. www.yaylearner.com/register
09/02/2019
Yay Learner Session Enrollment
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01/04/2019
Welcome 2019 ~ Bulletin
Enrollment for Spring Session has begun.. Catch up on our latest happenings in our Newsletter
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Welcome 2019 ~ Bulletin
11/06/2018
Zeal: Inspirational Stories for Children by Children (Creative Imagination Series) (Volume 1)
Thank-you for your support in making our Book Launch and Signing Event a great success. Zeal is now available on Amazon. An excellent gift for kids with stories that will spark their imagination. Encourage the reading habit and order your copy today!
https://www.amazon.com/Zeal-Inspirational-Children-Creative-Imagination/dp/1727445341/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541535592&sr=8-1&keywords=zeal+stories
Zeal: Inspirational Stories for Children by Children (Creative Imagination Series) (Volume 1)
Inspirational Stories written by children for children. With themes like Superheroes and Fantasy creatures this book aspires to promote the reading habit while teaching positive qualities in children.
10/27/2018
Announcing our Book Launch and Author Signing event on Nov 3rd. More details at www.yaylearner.com/publications
09/21/2018
Fall Sessions start tomorrow -Sep 22nd www.yaylearner.com