Assemble hosted a wide range of onsite programs throughout 2022, from afterschool STEAM sessions to 21+ adult learning workshops. 

• Our on-site programs offer youth a range of ways to engage with STEAM: Weekly Saturday Crafternoons feature guest expert artists, makers, and technologists who lead youth ages 5 to 11 through hands-on programs. 

• Assemble Afterschool–for kids in grades 1 to 9–creates space for participants to learn through making, test out wild ideas, and build a better future. These sessions provide hands-on activities and often feature special visits from local STEAM experts. 

• Girls Maker Night is dedicated to self-identifying girls, trans, and non-binary students in grades 5 to 9 and provides a space for participants to dream up creative inventions together. 

Assemble offered fewer total program hours than during the previous year. This was largely the result of sunsetting virtual versions of our programs that had been a lifeline to Assemblers during the height of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. In re-engaging in-person, we wanted to not “burn up on re-entry” and intentionally safely grow our programs, prioritizing the health of our youth, staff, and community.  Despite the reduction in programming hours, programming attendance grew at most programs, and in nearly all on-site programs from 2021 to 2022. Saturday Crafternoon attendance grew by 254%, and day camps offered during school holidays like spring break saw 179% more attendance compared to 2021.