Beam Center’s mission is to help young people in grades 2 - 12 build character and capability through hands-on creation and collaboration. Our faculty of artists, designers, engineers and storytellers guide young creators in workshops and projects in technology, imagination and craft.

In the Inventgenuity Workshops after-school program, we leverage pre-teen kids’ imagination and openness to introduce them to the many ways of making things and telling stories. The BeamWorks program prepares teenagers for what lies beyond high school by connecting real work with meaning and continual learning through collaborations on large-scale projects with designers, builders, engineers and artists.