F2F Podcast Network

Today ONS dives into school safety and introduces the community to our partners at St. Paul Public School’s Security and Emergency Management - Assistant Director Marcus Sullivan. We discuss what SPPS School Security Liaisons are, what their department is doing to ensure a safer 2024-2025 school year, and what we as communities of St. Paul can do to support their efforts! Check out more great epis...

F2F Academy students Tanajha, Sytaria and Tyrone discuss the importance of mental health on school performance with returning staff member and school therapist Maddie.   Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

F2F Academy Students Sheree and Vita sit down with F2F staff member Alisa to interview Minnesota Horticultural Society Member Anna about the importance of green space on a school campus. Learn more about the “Garden in a Box” partnership that Academy students formed last summer.   Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

F2F Academy students Louis, Jared, and Dre’Kel discuss the making of the school’s YouTube channel.  Students share how the Face to Face Podcast Network influenced the development of the channel. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

The Office of Neighborhood Safety introduces your local Neighborhood Safety Community Council, better known as the NSCC! The NSCC is a group of community members from the different wards around the city. They are appointed by the mayor and are charged with listening to the community and coming up with innovative ideas and programs for the purpose of crime prevention. Today’s guests include NSCC Ch...

Office of Neighborhood Safety invites St. Paul student Chris to recap the first day of his senior year, what motivates him to succeed, and what we as a community can do to help him feel safe. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Office of Neighborhood Safety invites St. Paul students Louis, Jada, and Tahjon to recap their first day of school. They talk about what motivates them to succeed and how we as a community can help them to feel safe. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Office of Neighborhood Safety joins community partner Face To Face Academy in their outreach to connect to community through podcasting. Podcast host Lynnaia Jacobsen introduces City of St. Paul’s new division of the City Attorney’s office; Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) and discusses the reason for their existence and what ONS does. Guests include St. Paul City Attorney Lyndsey Olson - who w...

In this week's episode, Alice and Liliana (both recent graduates of Face To Face Academy) discuss what it's like being a mom while still in High School.  Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

In honor of the F2F Podcasts Network's 100th episode, the two longest serving Directors of the school - Jim & Darius - discuss how to create a process of growth & development that best promotes a student's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

On this episode of the Face To Face Podcast, students (Atlas, King, and Jada) weigh in on the Kendrick vs. Drake beef and let you know whose side they're on! Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Check out the senior speeches from the class of 2024! Congratulations to Vianna, Marissa, Pamela, Tahjionna, Alice, Q, and Lilianna! Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Lucy, who is leaving Face To Face Academy after teaching art for the past 12 years, sits down with Jada, King, and Tyrone to talk about what she will miss the most, her first impressions of the Face To Face staff, what she plans to do in the future, and more! Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Charles Adams is the head coach of the North Minneapolis Community High School football team and director of team security for the Minnesota Twins. In 2016, his North High Polars became the first Minneapolis public school to win a state championship since 1976, with Adams becoming the state's first Black coach to achieve the honor. Adams spent twenty years with the Minneapolis Police Department, r...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Its purpose is to increase awareness of the vital role mental health plays in our overall health and well-being, to recognize the importance of mental health and wellness in Americans’ lives and to celebrate recovery from mental illness. Join Liliana, Linus, Vita, and Atlas as they discuss their own experiences regarding mental health. Check out more great epi...

This week we essentially have two episodes in one! "Part 1" features Louis, Armani, Jessie, and King. They take turns asking each other interesting and random questions drawn from a deck of conversation cards. "Part 2" features Alice, Tyrone, Lilibel, and Taji talking about more serious topics such as school, becoming an adult, setting goals, overcoming challenges, and more! Check out more great e...

On this week's episode, Q, Armani, Vita, and Linus sit down and discuss being responsible, how to cope with stress, following their own paths and more. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Jim & Darius challenge the traditional definitions of success, outline the steps for positive self care, and discuss the importance of honoring the dignity inherent in every person. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Raise your voice and make a difference with your very own Face to Face Academy original “Goals Up, Guns Down” T-shirt.  Encouraging youth empowerment and community safety, all proceeds go to the school’s innovative and transformative programing.  Click the link to purchase:  Goals Not Guns Tee Shirt Store The Goals not Guns campaign is a first of its kind collaboration between Face to Face Academy...

On this week's episode, Vianna, Sarah, and Lilibel (all seniors) look back on their high school experience and give advice to their younger selves. They also talk about where they see themselves in the future. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

On this week's episode, Linus, Ivory, Zamya, and Nya discuss past, present, and future fears and how to overcome them. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Jim and Darius discuss how schools and families communicate values, sometimes inadvertently reinforce the wrong values, and ways to better prioritize the right values for a more positive learning environment. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Part 3 of our Goals Not Guns series features Syteria, Jada, Ivory, and Zabria. They talk about academic and work-related goals, things they've learned about themselves, addressing disagreements in a mature way, helping out homeless people, and more! Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

Our "Goals Not Guns" series continues this week with an episode that is all about personal growth. Jada, Syteria, Kamille, and Nya talk to each other about how far they've come, accomplishments that they are proud of, goals they are working on for the future, and more! Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube

This week's episode features Anisha from the program Goals Not Guns through the Office of Neighborhood Safety. Anisha talks with Hunter, Atlas, and Louis about gun violence in the community and more specifically how it impacts them as students. Check out more great episodes at f2fpodcastnetwork.com Also, check out the F2F Podcast Network on   YouTube