On a mission to tap into the hidden strengths that all young people have through Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM), The Big-Brained Superheroes Club (The BBSC) at Yesler Community Center in Seattle is, at its core, about community coming together to create.
Annually, The Big-Brained Superheroes Club engages over 120 East African/Latino/Asian immigrant youth (ages two and up) living in the extremely low-income Seattle neighborhood of Yesler Terrace in drop-in afterschool programming and technical skill-building. Meeting 200 times a year, The BBSC offers Big Brains over 500 STE(A)M project and activity hours, plus at least three adventurous learning field trips. With the skills they gain through the club, Big Brains travel to events around Seattle to teach fundamental STE(A)M concepts, such as electric circuits, binary math, and digital logic, to over 700 people each year.
All proceeds from BBSC purchases support the Big-Brained Superheroes of Yesler Terrace.
