In YouthQuest, students are taught leadership skills and given opportunities to lead through activities and clubs such as Youth Advisory Council. Students at Freeman Elementary were asked, “What makes you a leader?” Watch what they had to say.

What’s the Plan, Stan? Students at Durant-Tuuri-Mott were encouraged to brainstorm ideas for activities and offerings that would be available through YouthQuest this school year. Staff asked students to use their “Voice and Choice” to identify several staff-led clubs, which will kick off in September. Let’s Get Physical Physical fitness and nutrition are important at […]

September is filled with pumpkin pie, apple picking and weather patterns – at least it is for YouthQuest students who are exploring how seasons change this month. “We are always finding new ways to teach key concepts by exploring something that our students consider fun and interesting,” says Nefertari Jones, YouthQuest’s interim program director. “By […]

School has started, and students at International Academy of Flint and Flint Community Schools have access to a variety of resources through the Flint Community Education Initiative (Flint CEI). Among those resources is YouthQuest, Flint CEI’s lead partner for expanded learning and premier afterschool program. As students are immersed in the hands-on and engaging activities […]

With 2020 just around the corner, the U.S. Census Bureau will be canvassing neighborhoods throughout the country, state and county through mid-October 2019. These federal employees are checking addresses to update the agency’s mailing list, which will be used for delivering invitations to the 2020 Census early next year. This is an important step in […]