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Youth Enrichment at Stepping Stones – YES²

The mission of the Youth Enrichment at Stepping Stones

is to provide meaningful opportunities to students in grades 7 – 12 by developing skills, inspiring leadership and encouraging talents of the youth team. Through participation in training, mentorship, events and workshops, participants are provided with the tools and confidence to impact children, find success in future endeavors and to become life long learners.

YES² Youth Forums

The YES² Youth Forums are interactive discussions and presentations on timely topics, presented by members of the YES² program and featuring guest speakers, panelists, and audience participation. Learn more.

For more information about YES²

Contact Dod March to get started today. Call 203 899 0606, ext. 277.

Summer Application deadline – May 1

Youth Enrichment Programs

YES² Play Explorer

Program provides hands-on facilitation of museum exhibits and interpretation of gallery content. Learn exhibit content, how to effectively interact with visitors, model appropriate play and actively engage visitors.

Youth Players

This interactive program focuses on promoting literacy and theatrical arts. Utilizing the Reader’s Theater model, rehearse play and develop characters for performance. Participation in a performance for museum visitors on and off site up to four times a year.

Artlink Workshop

(Winter/Spring and Fall Session)

Share your experience as an American teen with students in another country. In collaboration with Creative Connections, this special Artlink program is held at Stepping Stones after school. Weekly workshops focus on learning about culture, creating an original piece of art, composing an artist’s statement, learning about the culture of the partner country, exchanging artwork and participating in a live video chat with students in the partner country. A special application is required.

Workshop Leader

Do you have a special skill set or talent that you would like to share with museum visitors? Create, develop and implement your own workshop with guidance from staff to teach to visitors in our new Art Studio or Science Lab.