Thu, September 25, 2025
9:00 am - 11:00 am

Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County

2300 High Ridge Road

Boynton Beach, Florida 33426

Full STEAM Ahead with Teens – IN-PERSON

Learn how to strengthen teen collaboration and leadership skills through STEAM. Hands-on STEAM activities are an effective way to engage young people in learning as they discover, create and problem-solve together in OST spaces.

Full STEAM Ahead with Teens is an experiential learning session designed to equip you with resources and strategies that foster exploration, confidence and leadership with young people in your programs. Youth development strategies that encourage active participation and leadership will be modeled throughout the training and integrated in engaging STEAM activities that can be easily implemented with curious teens.

Training Objectives:  

Participants will:

  1. Practitioners will develop a toolkit of strategies to encourage belonging and leadership in young people at their sites.
  2. Practitioners will evaluate STEAM curriculum and resources that are appropriate for their program site.

Core Knowledge, Skills and Competencies Addressed (CKSCs): 

Learning Environments and Curriculum  

Physical Environment and Activities   

Apply – G. Creates environments and experiences to value, affirm, and respect diverse needs, abilities, experiences, and backgrounds.   

Youth Engagement, Voice, and Choice  

Apply – C. Works with young people to create an environment that offers various opportunities for youth leadership and input.   

Primary QIS Scales Addressed: 

Interactive Environment 

II-M: Promoting Responsibility and Leadership 

Engaging Environment 

IV-O: Furthering Learning