501(c)(3) non-profit · Philadelphia

Launching imaginations.
Building the future.

We promote an understanding and an interest in science and engineering for traditionally underserved and under-represented youth — through exciting, safe, hands-on STEM programs in their own communities.

Youth Engineering and Science summer camp participants celebrating outdoors

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What We Do

Hands-on STEM

We create exciting and safe hands-on programs that introduce children to the STEM fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

Tailored to youth

We tailor every program to meet the unique needs and interests of the youth we serve.

Fun & educational

We provide enrichment opportunities that are both fun and educational for schools, camps, youth groups and individuals.

Innovative curriculum

We design innovative curriculum, current with today's best practices in 21st-century education.

Higher-order thinking

We give children the chance to investigate relevant problems using higher-order thinking skills.

Who We Are

We are a team of highly experienced professional teachers, innovative curriculum designers, and youth interns — working in partnership with community leaders.

Our Programs

Examples of programs we have designed and implemented for classrooms, camps and youth groups. We also offer tutoring and enrichment, and can customize programs around your interests and ideas.

  • Rocketry
  • Sports drink science
  • Trains, planes & automobile design
  • Towers and bridges
  • Lotions and potions
  • Robotics
  • Wind and solar energy
  • Electrical circuitry
  • Pinball machine design
  • Motorboats
  • Propeller cars
  • Edible experiments
  • Microscope studies
  • Spa Science: Designing Soap and Bath Bombs
  • Helicopters
  • A Very Snowy Day in the Summer
  • Zipline Gondolas
  • Earth and space science explorations
  • The science of sound, light and color
  • Catapults and Mousetrap machines
  • Flower power workshop
  • Sports physics
  • Roller coaster physics
  • Forensics
  • Engineering challenges

In Action

A collage of students building rockets, bottles, towers and circuits at YES programs
A smiling YES camper in safety goggles holding the bottle rocket he built
A young scientist shows off the bottle rocket he designed and built.
A large group of YES students holding the bottle rockets they built
A summer program group with the rockets they designed and launched.