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Soaring High with So Kids SOAR

Soaring High with So Kids SOAR

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“Soaring High with SKS” is a dive into a beneficial organization for the disabled community. So Kids SOAR, or SKS for short, is a group that assists and educates those with disabilities, both in helping to get employment and improving certain skills or hobbies. In this podcast, PodTechs apprentice and SKS graduate Michael Simmons will be talking with the director of the program, Glenda Fu Smith, to discuss the history of SKS, as well as the various types of courses and activities the program offers.

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Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • Driven to Succeed
    Apr 3 2026

    Thank you to our sponsors, Podtechs and Aspen Spark!

    https://www.podtechs.com/

    https://www.aspenspark.org/

    Join us as we celebrate resilience, community, and the power of believing in every individual's ability to SOAR.

    https://www.sokidssoar.org

    Welcome back to Soaring High with So Kids SOAR (SKS), hosted by Glenda Fu Smith and Michael Simmons! Join us as we take a dive into SKS and learn how they help youth to Strive, Own, Achieve, and Realize their potential!

    In this episode, we talk with YTPS graduate Milan King, along with Washington Spirit Player Nicole Barnhart! Join us as we discuss what inspires the two and how to manage stress through various hobbies, such as art and cooking. Additionally, the guests play a quick game of cooking password! Can you guess the words?

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    24 mins
  • Community and Culture
    Feb 6 2026

    Welcome back to Soaring High with So Kids SOAR (SKS), hosted by Michael Simmons and Glenda Fu Smith! Join us as we take a dive into SKS and learn how they help youth to Strive, Own, Achieve, and Realize their potential! In “Community and Culture”, we talk with Rebecca Gore of D.C. United, as well as Elias Hernandez, a 2022 graduate of Your Path to Success (SKS' vocational building program).

    Tune in as we discuss the impact a supportive community can have with our two guests; and learn how they have built and supported their own communities. In addition, the two will have their knowledge of soccer tested with sports trivia!

    Thank you to our sponsors, Podtechs and Aspen Spark!

    https://www.podtechs.com/

    https://www.aspenspark.org/

    Join us as we celebrate resilience, community, and the power of believing in every individual's ability to SOAR.

    https://www.sokidssoar.org

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    27 mins
  • Accomplished Activists
    Nov 12 2025

    Welcome back to Soaring High with So Kids SOAR (SKS), hosted by Glenda Fu Smith and Michael Simmons! Join us as we take a dive into SKS and learn how they help youth to Strive, Own, Achieve, and Realize their potential!


    In this episode, we are given a chance to talk with drummer and YPTS graduate Jacob Varghese and the creator of Eric’s ID Law, Eric Carpenter-Grantham! Join us as we discuss the importance of advocacy, how these two amazing men have changed the world, and how their mothers have supported them along the journey!

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    33 mins
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