Hands-On Learning & Healthy Tech: Raising Future-Ready Kids with Illumine | Lenita Flores

Early childhood is changing fast — and so is the world our children are growing up in. 🌎✨  In this episode of Raising Innovators, Marnie Forestieri sits down with Lenita Flores, Director of School Success at Illumine, to explore what it truly means to prepare young children for the future. From hands-on learning and child development milestones to AI-powered tools that support teachers, this conversation uncovers how to balance play-based learning, leadership, and healthy technology in early education. If you're a parent, school owner, director, or early-childhood educator, this episode will challenge old assumptions, answer big questions, and offer practical insights you can use today. 🌱 What You'll Learn Why early learners must move, explore, and play — not sit still The biggest mistake parents make with developmental milestones How hands-on experience shaped Lenita's leadership as a school director How Illumine uses AI and multilingual tools to support teachers and families Why technology should be an active tool, not passive screen time How to prepare children for the world of tomorrow, not the past Website: https://marnieforestieri.com  Facebook: /marnieforestieri  LinkedIn: /marnie-forestieri  Instagram: /marnie_forestieri 🎙️ Guest — Lenita Flores (Illumine) Email: [email protected]  Website: https://illumine.app 🏫 Young Innovators Schools Website: https://yiaschools.com  Facebook: /younginnovatorsSchools  Instagram: /younginnovatorsSchools  YouTube: /younginnovatorsSchools 🎧 Raising Innovators Podcast 💡 Helping parents raise resilient, confident, future-ready kids.