Youth Enrichment: Grades 6-12 - Stepping Stones Museum

Youth Enrichment: Grades 6 – 12

The mission of the Youth Enrichment at Stepping Stones (YES2) is to provide meaningful opportunities to students in grades 6 – 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.

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.

Event Creation

YES² participants take an active part in the creation of new events and workshops, immersing them in workplace readiness and leadership opportunities. YES² participants head up task forces that shape the events that will be attended by other participants and the general public. In 2014, YES² participants hosted their first-ever Comedy Night, held their second annual Comic Book Celebration and Holiday Craft Fair events and hosted their first-ever Film Festival in 2015.

Art and Culture Exchanges
Share your experiences as an American teen with students in other countries with several after-school programs. ArtLink, a collaboration with Creative Connections, partners the YES² program with art classes from around the globe (past partners include The Gambia, Cambodia, Guatemala, Jordan and Brazil) to learn about world culture and share artwork. More opportunities are arriving in 2016!

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.

Benefits of Participating in YES²

Training and workshop to enhance skills, leadership ability and gain confidence
Hands-on experience in a fun, creative and dynamic award-winning museum
Reference and letter of recommendation based on performance
Free admission for up to 4 guests each day
Strong and lasting friendships
Scholarship Award

Download the Application

For more information about YES², email Dod March or call 203 899 0606, ext. 277.

The YES² program is made possible, in part, with support from the Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust and Fairfield County’s Community Foundation.