CURRENT YOUTH PROGRAMMING:

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Youth Entrepreneurship Program

Tuesday and Thursdays (with optional Wednesday "Open Lab" sessions for any enrolled participants)

4PM-6PM

10th and 11th graders

Starts on March 2nd through mid June

Click here to sign up!

Make items to sell using The Foundry's equipment,

Learn about business,

Earn money from product sales!

This program is made possible through the generous support of Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation.

 

 

 

 

 

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Advanced Manufacturing Program

in partnership with The Service Collaborative of WNY

Know someone 17-25 years old (must turn 18 by the end of the program) who is either:

  • interested in 'making' as an entrepreneur
  • OR developing skills using machines for 'small-batch-manufacturing'
  • OR employment entry level advanced manufacturing positions in Buffalo?

Pass on this information!

18 week program starting March 2021 with additional opportunity for 4 week paid internship in industry

Monday through Thursday afternoons

Click here to sign up or learn more

MAKERSPACE AS CLASSROOM

The Foundry has offered innovative hands-on, active-learning opportunities for youth since 2013. Programs have run in all makerspace areas - Technology, Textiles, Metal and Wood. Students develop new skills in our shops and labs. Young people collaborate on interactive projects, master new technologies, deepen important areas of interest, and explore new career possibilities.


Tours - The Foundry hosts tours for elementary, middle and high school students. Visits will be available when we are onsite again, active and open! Schedule a future tour date with us by emailing: info@thefoundrybuffalo.org.

GENERAL YOUTH PROGRAMS:

Click a program title below to learn more and to view student projects       

Afterschool & Select Weekends

Programs at The Foundry support computer- assisted-design and making in all four of our makerspaces. Thanks to grant-funding, student groups from Buffalo neighborhoods join us for afterschool classes. Offerings combine art, craft, STEM or STEAM (Science,Technology, Engineering, Art and Math).

Workforce Development Day Programs

Partnering with local schools and agencies, we offer day programs that equip students to build projects for the community. Students explore exciting areas for future career opportunities or fulfill Career Development & Occupational Studies (CDOS) requirements.

 

Questions?
Contact:  education@thefoundrybuffalo.org