Youth Programs can be powerful spaces for young people in our communities, now more than ever. However, with school closures, staff changes and changing resources, so much of our youth programming plans are up in the air. It can feel overwhelming to decide how to best show up for our young people during COVID-19. In this online conversation, we’ll dive into a planning guide focused on youth work values and concepts that can help shape we rethink program design by:

Virtual campers will explore the universe with planetarium staff as they learn how astronomers find planets around other stars, discuss what it takes to survive on different worlds, and challenge campers to build their own base on an alien planet. This camp combines time online with planetarium staff and fun activities to do at home including making a rocket, building a rubber band powered rover, and designing their own habitat to survive on an alien world.

Virtual campers will go on a cosmic journey with planetarium staff as they explore the skies, learn about rockets, and then journey to each of the planets in the solar system. This camp combines time online with planetarium staff and fun activities to do at home including making a rocket, a constellation projection, and a poster of the solar system! 

Learn how to make your own game, app or computer drawing.
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Design your own mission patch for a future mission. It could be a real upcoming mission or one you make up yourself. Maybe you want to send a crew to Mars or all the way out to Pluto! The sky is not the limit!

Discover the history of women in mathematics, challenge yourself to explore the problems they worked on, and share your experience by creating a blog and podcast series.

The 4-H Campus Immersion program supports youth who have completed grades 7-11 in achieving their aspirations for higher education. Participants of this program will virtually explore campus life at each University of Minnesota campus, connect with current college students, create personal plans for higher education, while meeting youth from across the state.

The University of Minnesota Extension, UMN Crookston together with resources from Minnesota Ag In the Classroom will host a 5-week, virtual, 15 minute, asynchronous weekly series that will touch on regional, agricultural-based content sharing basic concepts in science, agriculture, nutrition.

Experience the wonder and excitement of Arboretum programs at home this summer! These all-inclusive activity kits allow kids to explore science, nature, and the arts through a wide variety of self-guided hands-on activities.

Description Kits and virtual activity packages available to inspire hands-on plant learning, and fun all summer long, any place, anytime.