2022 WAS SPENT PLANNING FOR THE THE FIRST PROJECT OF LINCS, WHICH IS CALLED BLUDISCOVERY. BLUDISCOVERY WILL BE AN INTERACTIVE INNOVATION AND EDUCATION CENTER IN THE CHARLESTON, SC, AREA. WHILE MOST STEAM PROGRAMS ARE FOCUSED ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, BLUDISCOVERY WILL FOCUS ON THE OLDER YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, MAKING IT THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. BLUDISCOVERY WILL OFFER THESE AGE GROUPS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH INTERACTIVE STEAM EXHIBITS AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH PEERS IN AFTERSCHOOL, EVENING, AND SUMMER WORKSHOPS. THESE WORKSHOPS WILL INTEGRATE ALL ELEMENTS OF STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATHEMATICS). THE FIRST ROUND OF WORKSHOPS WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THE ARTS (SOUND RECORDING STUDIO, FASHION DESIGN, POTTERY, SCREEN-PRINTING, GRAPHIC DESIGN), WOODWORKING, ROBOTICS, CODING, NUTRITION AND WELLNESS, AND HORTICULTURE. WE WILL BEGIN PHASE 1 OF THIS PROJECT IN 2024, WHICH WE BELIEVE TO BE A MOBILE STEAM PROGRAM. THIS WILL BE CALLED THE BLUDISCOVERY STEAM ROLLER AND WE WILL TAKE DIFFERENT STEAM PROJECTS AND EXHIBITS TO SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO STEM OR STEAM EDUCATION.