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Date: February 18, 2026, 2026, 3–4 p.m. ET / noon–1 p.m. PT Facilitator: Museum of Science, Boston
Grades 6-8 | Featuring YES Engineering Antivirals Unit
STEM Next is accelerating our efforts to advance career-connected learning in afterschool and summer learning programs with our Career-Connected Learning Framework for Out-of-School Time Providers. With our partners at the Museum of Science in Boston, out-of-school time providers will see how open-ended problems that invite youth to engineer solutions can foster durable skill development and connect STEM more closely to careers in middle school. This workshop highlights free, ready-to-use resources that help youth connect the YES Engineering Antivirals challenge to real health careers—from biomedical engineering to nursing—while building skills like collaboration and critical thinking. Educators will leave with downloadable activities and strategies they can use immediately with YES engineering units.
Attendees who complete the post-training survey will be entered into a raffle to receive a STEM kit for 20 youth.
About Youth Engineering Solutions
Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) is the free, high-quality, standards-aligned pre-K–8 engineering and computer science curriculum from the Museum of Science. Three decades of research and development inform the YES model for engineering learning. Classroom-tested and proven effective, YES empowers educators to inspire the next generation of problem solvers. By fostering creativity, collaboration, and a passion for STEM through hands-on learning, YES helps students build the skills and confidence to shape their world—both in and beyond the classroom. Explore the YES curriculum.
