Virtual Summer Programs 2020

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:

1. returning to our core youth work purpose and expand multiple roles we could play during this pandemic, and 
2. re-envisioning our approach to youth work programming to meet the changing needs of young people.

Registration includes access to a planning guide and a curated set of reports, resources and templates in Google Drive to download. A link to a Zoom meeting will be sent out the morning of the online session.

Facilitated by: Deborah Moore + Colin Peters, University of Minnesota Youth Work Learning Lab in the School of Social Work

TRIO Upward Bound (TRIO UB) is an academic and college preparatory program funded by the US Department of Education. The purpose of TRIO UB is to develop the skills and motivation necessary for students to successfully complete high school and to enter and succeed in college.

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!

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! 

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.

The Youth Engagement in Arboriculture program (YEA) helps secure the prospects of urban forests as it seeks to inspire young people to learn more about trees and even pursue careers caring for them.