Partnership

This summer, look for our Youth Exploring Science (YES) educators and teens out driving the streets to bring STEAM learning to the St. Louis community.

Thanks to the generous donation of two 2020 Honda Odyssey vans from the Frank Leta Family of Dealerships, the YES program will hit the streets with fun and engaging STEAM(science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities for the public including “Pop-Up Science” demonstrations and “Science Savvy” on-the-street interviews. The YES program’s STEAM outreach activities will follow all current health guidelines and take place at parks, events and festivals around the St. Louis area.

But how will you know it’s the Science Center’s YES program?

Thanks to another outstanding donor, ADgraphix, the vans will be wrapped in the YES program’s signature design, logo and messaging—Bringing STEAM to the Community. You won’t be able to miss us! ADgraphix, a unique full-service graphic design house and digital printing facility, has been a valued supporter and trusted vendor of the Science Center for the past 13 years. The experts at ADgraphix have been our go-to supplier for everything from wrapped educational vehicles to printing and installing large-scale window graphics. We are grateful for the generous ADgraphix donation of all signs and banners for the Science Center’s Annual Golf Tournament for the past 7 years along with their new gift of wrapping the new Honda vans for the YES program.

“It has been an honor to both work with the Science Center for the past 13 years and support the exceptional STEAM education opportunities they bring
to the St. Louis community,” says Chris Schreck, Co-Owner ADgraphix.

A brighter future starts with big ideas

Show your support for the Saint Louis Science Center’s immersive science education experiences and programs. By making connections to STEAM accessible for everyone in our community, you’re powering the big ideas that make our future brighter.

A gift to the Science Center’s Annual Fund provides the resources to maintain and update our open, accessible science learning galleries, deliver connections to real scientists and STEAM professionals through programs like SciFest and First Friday, and sustain the Science Center’s daily operation for our community today and tomorrow.

For more than two decades the Science Center’s Youth Exploring Science (YES) Program has provided a path to STEAM learning for teens from underserved local communities. YES Teens gain experience in topics from aerospace to agriscience through hands-on experiences, college and career readiness training and mentoring, and YES Teens help spark our community’s interest in STEAM through in-person and digital programming with community partners. Over 90% of graduates from the YES Program go on to college, with many pursuing STEAM fields and careers vital to a 21st century workforce.