With support from the Children’s Trust of Alachua County, we broadened our programmatic offerings and extended our reach to youth across Alachua County. We built capacity for local community artists to travel around the county to facilitate SPARC STEAM STATION, with activities that blend art, science ,and technology. We partnered with established schools and organizations, such as Akwaaba Freedom School, Greater Duval Neighborhood Association and Alachua Elementary School, to bring this enrichment program to their students.

Two artist facilitators instructing a young boy on a project using paper, wires and a laptop.

Gainesville

Clarence R. Kelly Center

Alachua

Alachua Elementary School Spring Festival

Four artist facilitators smile at the camera behind a blue tablecloth that has the sparc logo on it.
Two youth sit a table with their backs to the camera. The table has various art supplies on it.

Archer

Mother’s Day Festival

Micanopy

Willie Mae Stokes Community Center’s after school program

Two children sit a table applying copper tape to paper.
A young girl touches an interactive collage featuring local leaders. The collage has copper tape and wires connecting it to a makey makey

Archer

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church

Gainesville

Akwaaba Freedom School

A facilitator at a group of desks and students, the students lean over to look at a laptop screen. There are papers with colorful creatures and copper tape, one is connected with wires to the laptop.
A young boy reaches to touch a piece of paper being held up by the artist facilitator.

Hawthorne

Akwaaba Freedom School

Gainesville

Akwaaba Freedom School

A young boy holds a camera pointed at another student.