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Spotlight on Lauren Traister

  To start with, can you tell us in a nutshell about your Teen Café program? What's special or unique about it? We started the VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café in the Fall of 2017. The initial group of teen leaders spent the Fall designing all aspects of the café – location, time, logo, topics and

When Will I Know My Results? Medical Diagnosis

Cool Café Written by Ellie Ramirez, Teen Leader At this October café, held at the University of Vermont, teens in the VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café learned about the work that happens in medical labs around diagnosing patients with a disease or sickness. We had two main presenters, Katrina Moreau and Koala Ray. We

Summer Cafés – Yes, You Can!

Note: this post has been updated, due to the Covid 19 pandemic.  Many cafes have been cancelled, but you may be able to host programs in the summer.   It might seem funny to post about summer in the winter, but this is a great time to start considering making the leap to summer cafés! Read on to

Spotlight— Denise Thompson

  To start with, can you tell us in a nutshell about your Teen Café program? What's special or unique about it? Explora is a place for hands-on science. People come to tinker, experiment with variables, make discoveries, and enjoy learning that is active and open-ended.     What's your background...