9:00 am - 11:00 am
Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County
2300 High Ridge Road
Boynton Beach, Florida 33426
Over the last 5 years, Prime Time has helped the JASE program become a successful afterschool program in Martin County. We are thankful for the variety of trainings offered, yearly actions plans and multiple site visits.
Afterschool ProfessionalMartin County Parks and Recreation
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:
- Practitioners will develop a toolkit of strategies to encourage belonging and leadership in young people at their sites.
- 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