In this interview, Angel discusses the importance of youth voice and the power of creating safe and productive learning environments as teen coordinator for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis. Angel details how their teen program combines S.T.E.M and the arts to drive program engagement. Angel finds joy in supporting youth to achieve new goals, such as providing support and mentorship to one of the Club’s 12-year-old youth as they perform an original poem about their life at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Conference in front of thousands of people. Angel believes that the impact the arts have is creating spaces for youth to meet new people to see themselves in adult and peer role models so that they can imagine what is possible to achieve.
In this interview, Angel discusses the importance of youth voice and the power of creating safe and productive learning environments as teen coordinator for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis. Angel details how their teen program combines S.T.E.M and the arts to drive program engagement. Angel finds joy in supporting youth to achieve new goals, such as providing support and mentorship to one of the Club’s 12-year-old youth as they perform an original poem about their life at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Conference in front of thousands of people. Angel believes that the impact the arts have is creating spaces for youth to meet new people to see themselves in adult and peer role models so that they can imagine what is possible to achieve.