Watch to hear from facilitators Ms. Debbie and Mr. T about their afterschool program in gardening at It Takes a Village Leadership Academy in Bronzeville. Students are not only learning about plants and biology but also how to affirm themselves and show love to one...
Amber Neal started working at Project Exploration in June of last year. And with over 10 years of experience working with youth in Chicago, she has a deep understanding and passion for creating pathways. “We’re really trying to build this pipeline of pathways for our...
This fall we had our STEAMbassadors fill out a brief survey asking them what schools and communities they represented and how they felt they had been impacted by the program. Here is what they said below! Who are our STEAMbassadors? What have have our STEAMbassadors...
Senior Programs Manager Luis Bermudez wants non-profit, especially out-of-schooltime (OST) organizations to know that passion goes hand-in-hand with practice. And this pairing can be strengthened by mentorship and coaching. “You can have passion, and that’s...
“I didn’t think I would like coding as much as I did. I literally just went because it was like a nice opportunity,” said STEAMbassador and Year-Round Youth Employment Program (YREP) participant Luis Avila. “I wanted to teach the kids something new.” On October 20th,... 
