Café Communities
Three communities unite in a Teen Science Café; Teen Leaders, Adult Leaders, and STEM Experts. These communities work together so teens can explore STEM topics through dynamic conversations and hands-on activities that dive deep into a subject.
Teen Leaders
Teens are the backbone of cafés and take on significant duties.
Several of these duties include;
* Choosing café topics
* Finding experts for the topic
* Working with experts to create an activity
* Providing host duties at cafés
* Recruiting peers by public speaking and marketing
* Creating café write-ups for the Network
Adult Leaders
Adult Leaders ensure that cafés are designed to be for and by teens.
Some of the ways that they help teens accomplish this are;
* Ensuring teens gain leadership opportunities
* Providing info, resources, and framing work
* Offering encouragement, praise, and constructive criticism
* Maintaining the continuity of the venue and ensuring funding
They also keep up with other Adult Leaders by;
* Attending learning and networking events
* Creating Member Spotlights for the network website
STEM Experts
STEM experts humanize science and show teens the numerous pathways within STEM from a personal perspective.
STEM experts do this by;
* Sharing foundation-forming stories
* Introducing and explaining a STEM topic
* Facilitating hands-on activities
STEM experts who participate in cafés reflect favorably on their time.
