Beam On Blog

Learn more about our community, our programs, and fun ways to get involved with our work at Beam Center.

Apprenticeship Guest User Apprenticeship Guest User

Spring 2023 Apprenticeship Project

The project building portion of our Spring 2023 Apprenticeship is coming to an end and soon the program will move into the Learning to Teach component. Apprentices build projects center around a theme and the Spring 2023 theme is Imagining Under The Sea. Checkout their sculptures and chairs.

Read More
Apprenticeship Guest User Apprenticeship Guest User

Fall 2022 Apprenticeship Project

Over the last few weeks, Beam Project Designer Rose and Program Managers Jenny and Breanna have been prototyping projects related to the Apprenticeship’s theme, The Shapes We Make. Learn more about the project Apprentices will be creating this fall and see some of the early prototypes.

Read More
Apprenticeship, Project Leaders Zélie Lewis Apprenticeship, Project Leaders Zélie Lewis

Learning to Teach

Through the Beam Center Apprenticeship Program, we train teams of NYC youth in collaborative project-making and leadership. Our Spring Apprentices are currently participating in Beam’s “Learning to Teach” instruction, which gives them a taste of what it is like to be a Project Leader and teaches them how to facilitate project-based programs for other youth.

Read More