Community Partners

Marijuana Effects Training!! This free training will be held at Arnold Health Dept. Lower Level Training Room (1818 Lonedell Rd, 63010). Speakers are Ruthie Andrews and Dan Duncan. This training will provide participants with info on long and short term effects of THC. The addictive properties of this drug and the impact on the developing brain and much more. For more information go to www.ncada-stl.org.

An opportunity for youth through one of our Community Partners, the Missouri History Museum. Please contact them if you have any interested youth!

The Missouri History Museum seeks teens in their sophomore, junior, and senior year of high school for positions in the Teens Make History Academy

The Teens Make History Academy is an eight week intensive workshop allowing those with an interest in history and the humanities to explore varying types of museum careers such as exhibit development, museum education, marketing, digital media, museum theatre, and research. Those who successfully complete the program will be considered for a limited number of paid apprenticeships with the museum.

 

When?

The Academy will run from Friday February 4th through Saturday March 24th. It will be held Fridays from 3:30 to 5:30 and Saturdays from 10:00 to 2:00.

Where?

The Missouri History Museum is located at 5700 Lindell Boulevard. The Missouri History Museum is in Forest Park at Lindell and DeBaliviere and is located one block from the Forest Park/DeBaliviere Metro link station.

In case you missed this month's community partner meeting here are the announcements: 

 The YES Program is looking for volunteers. If you are interested in mentoring our teens on STEM related projects on Saturdays please contact  Mia Harsley for more information! (289.1414)

NPASS monthly workshops begin in October. Please contact Colin Wilson (289.1427) for more information. Workshops include materials and training for after school programming. 

New Life Community Church will be hosting Summit of Hope Thursday, October 13th in East St. Louis. There will be representatives from free community resources and domestic violence awareness programs for youth. 

Youth Learning Center (YLC) is hosting a superman fundraising Gala at the Sheldon Hall on October 27, 2011. 

The Saint Louis Science Center invites you to this year's SciFest: International Science Festival - The Changing Face of Science. Special programs and events will kick off this Friday, October 15th. Please visit scifeststl.org for more information! 

 

Today's Community Partners meeting was led by Senior Educators Lynette, Lady Gywanna, and Shon supervisors in the Plant Biochemistry component. We had two labs to choose from. Both labs have been performed by our YES teens. The lab my table did was called the Traffic Light Chemistry lab. We measured and mixed sodium hydroxide (NaOH), dextrose, and water. The chemical reaction causes the colors to change from yellow to red to green. While mixing we talked about what dextrose is (sugar) and how it's different than kitchen sugar, or granulated sugar. This wasn't related to the lab but did you know that you can make your own powdered (or confectioner's) sugar? I tried it at home. I'll never buy it in a special container from the store ever again! I shared with my group that all you need to do is blend your kitchen sugar in a blender or food processor until it is powdered! I had it on banana bread and it was delicious.  

 Join us next month for another Community Partner meeting, Wednesday November 9th from 11:00am-1:00pm. 

For everyone who couldn't make it to our monthly community partner meeting here are the announcements you missed: 

The YES Program is looking for volunteers. If you are interested in mentoring our teens on STEM related projects on Saturdays please contact Siinya Williams or Mia Harsley for more information! (Siinya: 289.1417; Mia: 289.1414)

ACOPP (Assisting Children of Prison Parents) is hosting a toy drive this holiday season and a special town hall  meeting in November to learn more about what it can do to assist the community. Please contact Executive Director, Hakee Mitchell for more information. 

NPASS monthly workshops begin in October. Please contact Tim Mulhall (289.4676) or Colin Wilson (289.1427) for more information. Workshops include materials and training for after school programming. 

Free math tutoring is available for students who qualify through 1 to 1 Tutor, LLC. Tutoring is online and all tutors have a bachelors or masters degree in math. Students who qualify are eligible to receive free computer/tablet. Please contact Carolyn Ikpeama (Area Manager), cdsikpeama@gmail.com for more information. 

Annie Malone Children's Services would like to let you know that they offer children's programming, emergency services, alternative school education, and transitioning services. They are more than a parade! Please join them in their efforts for St. Louis youth!

Please note the new day and time for this month, September, only. We have an exciting opportunity to welcome guests to facilitate a Rubberband Car curriculum. Community Partners who participate in this meeting are eligible for a $2,500 grant to bring the curriculum to your program. Please contact Orville Kirk, 314.289.1449 for more information. 

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