Spotlights on Janice McDonnell & Christine Bean – 4-H Teen Café

To start with, can you tell us in a nutshell about your Teen Café program? What's special or unique about it? Our 4-H Teen Café launched this past 2016-17 school year, with the fall devoted to planning and then our inaugural series of 3 cafes in the spring. We have a core group of ~15 teens that

Spotlight on Kayci Barnett, Lead Smart Alec of Pueblo

To start with, can you tell us in a nutshell about your Teen Café program?  The Smart Alec Teen Café in Pueblo, Colorado is only a year old, but I am excited to see where it goes.  It gathers at the Giodone Library branch in a rural section of Pueblo.  It was started with just 3 teen volunteers

Drones Surveying Unknown Terrains

Drones were the topic of  a recent Cool Café at the University of Akron. For some, the word drones produces a negative reaction. But, Professor Schuller visited with our group of teens and discussed how drones are used in every industry and the many opportunities available for students to work with or work on drones in the future. In fact, the

Digital Engagement Draws Teens — Spotlight on Kathryn Rende

    Located in the heart of Downtown Raleigh, NC is where you'll find one of the most architecturally sophisticated buildings in the country. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, is also where we find a very sophisticated member of the Teen Science Café Network. This month we shine the spotlight on Kathryn Rende.