Sconectionz
Creators: Jordyn, Jayanna & Skyla
School: High School Students from High School for Health Professions and Human Services
Location: Manhattan, NY
Project Themes: Community Connection
About this Project
It’s a social connection platform aimed at helping high school students who have difficulty making friends by fostering connections based on shared interests.
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Professional Feedback
This is a strong and relatable idea because it focuses on a real issue many high school students face: making friends and feeling connected. I like that the app builds connections through shared interests, since that can make socializing feel more natural and less awkward. The project also feels well thought out because the Canva presentation and Figma prototype help show the idea clearly and make it easier to imagine how the platform would work.
One way to improve the project would be to explain how the app keeps students safe and comfortable, especially if it is designed for teens. It would also help to describe how users are matched by interests, whether there are privacy settings, and how the app avoids unwanted or inappropriate connections. Overall, this is a meaningful and practical project with a clear purpose, and it has a lot of potential to help students feel more included and supported.
One way to improve the project would be to explain how the app keeps students safe and comfortable, especially if it is designed for teens. It would also help to describe how users are matched by interests, whether there are privacy settings, and how the app avoids unwanted or inappropriate connections. Overall, this is a meaningful and practical project with a clear purpose, and it has a lot of potential to help students feel more included and supported.
Loneliness, especially among youth, is a big social issue, so I think it's fantastic that you're considering how to help peers who may be struggling in this space.
I really liked how you were thinking about using AI to match students together. I would love to read more about how you will approach matching and the different ways that students may find each other. What, for example, is the level of alignment that would produce a match, or can you match because you're interested in the same sports but not the same music? I'm also curious how you might think about virtual vs. in-person matching and relationship development. Great idea.
I really liked how you were thinking about using AI to match students together. I would love to read more about how you will approach matching and the different ways that students may find each other. What, for example, is the level of alignment that would produce a match, or can you match because you're interested in the same sports but not the same music? I'm also curious how you might think about virtual vs. in-person matching and relationship development. Great idea.
