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Projects extend through all grade levels

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Partnerships between members of the business and educational communities in South Florida are not strictly limited to the university level. Many companies and organizations actively seek to enhance the learning experience for younger students as well. In this third installment of SFBW’s “Education Collaboration” series, a few of these programs are examined as well.

When Facetime and Kindle Unite

Picture this common scenario: You’re on a business trip, thousands of miles from your home and kids. You notice it’s their bedtime. You would love nothing more than to read them a bedtime story.

Thanks to Caribu, a Miami educational-tech start-up company, you can do just that. Described as “Facetime meets Kindle,” the program enables parents, family, and mentors to read and draw with children remotely. “It works on a shared screen,” says Caribu CEO and co-founder Maxeme Tuchman. “You can even play live tic-tac-toe.”

Tuchman credits the U.S. military for inspiring Caribu to create the app, which is available on Google Play and in the Apple Store

Caribu is free to download, Tuchman says. After seven days, it’s $6.99 monthly for unlimited access. (Active U.S. service personnel receive Caribu for free.)

The shared screen allows parents and their kids to draw, as well as read the same book together on the shared screen. Both parties require an account.

“There’s a pointer where you can point to where you’re reading,” says Tuchman. “Most kids want to read the same book over and over.”

The app is now available in six languages, with a seventh on the way. So far, Tuchman says, the company has downloaded many classics into the system, including The Wizard of Oz and Sesame Street titles. “We also have a lot of smaller authors and publishers,” she says

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Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

Editor-in-Chief

BIOGRAPHY

Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.