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Learning In Fine-arts Expression, Education and Experience, Inc. (LIFE3) is a 501(c)(3) organization established in 2008.

Established by Nicole Giddings, Kimara Bedassie, Oronde Giddings, Joan Giddings, Bianca Bedassie and the late Louis Giddings to serve underserved communities. Together, we volunteer to create, coordinate, and conduct our LIFE3 programs...

  • empower youth to use creativity as an outlet for expression,
  • teach youth how to present issues relevant to their generation via media arts,
  • provide youth with career insight, methodologies, and practical experience in the field of media production,
  • impart to youth the responsibility to promote positive images and messages in their work, and
  • toster community support and appreciation for the creative arts.

The vision of LIFE3 is to "uplift, educate and inspire" through creative arts. Our mission is to lay the foundation for achievement through good character, creativity, professionalism and purpose, while increasing school and community appreciation for the arts.

Joining LIFE3 in our mission are teachers and professional advisors from the film, television, music, literary, and theatrical art industries.

 

HISTORY

LIFE3 evolved out of creative writing workshops. These workshops encouraged students to apply their basic skills to develop creative writing projects (short stories, poetry, comic books).  Students begain submitting independent writing projects and expressing the desire to learn more about the media arts. What resulted was the creation of various creative arts programs.

FOUNDERS & BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

LIFE3 Founders and Board of Directors:

Oronde Giddings - earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Florida State University School of Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts. He has worked in production management in the film, television, commercial, and music video industry since 1995 (at companies such as MTV/Nick Networks, Nickelodeon, SpikeTV, Drop Squad Productions, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Twentieth Century Fox, Darren Star Productions, Tempo, and various independent production companies). He is a published children’s storybook author, and an
independent filmmaker. In 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, he served as an adjudicator on the preliminary cinematic arts panel for the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts “YoungArts” nationwide competition.

Kimara Bedassie - has over 25 years of experience working in education. She is a certified teacher who devotes her efforts, collaborative spirit, knowledge, and dedication to educating the whole family while meeting their diverse needs. Her body of work includes: Executive Director for the Literacy Coalition for Broward County; Coordinator for Broward County Public Schools Family Literacy Programs; the Regional Coordinator for Reach Out and Read and Reading is Fundamental for Broward County. She is a 2015 Teacher of the Year Finalists for Family Literacy Community Schools South (Broward Schools), served as a committee member for WLRN Ready to Learn Service steering committee, and Success By 6 family literacy committee. She was honored by Broward County Public School Board members, Superintendent Runcie, and Grants Administration & Government Programs (GAGP) for her contributions towards a successful grant writing effort of teachers and staff during a Special Presentation at the Board meeting on June 27, 2017. 

Nicole Giddings - an electrical engineer with over two decades of experience in the engineering and technology field (in the capacities of compliance, product management, project coordination, scheduling, report writing, technical presentations and training).

Joan Giddings - a retired corporate and payroll accountant. Her finance background is coupled with working over a decade as an educational support professional in the Broward County Public Schools.

Louis Giddings – a U.S. Army Veteran, the late Louis Giddings was a certified teacher with over 4 decades of experience as a math teacher and tutor. 

 

LIFE3 Advisory:

LIFE3 Business Advisory members are experts in areas considered vital to our corporate business operation.  Members provide information and/or resources that promote and sustain our business.

LIFE3 Creative Development Advisory members are professionals who provide information and/or resources in their areas of expertise that promote our creative and curriculum development services.

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