Beam Camp is about halfway over, and the big project is coming along, so there’s no better time to introduce you to the team that prototyped this summer’s Beam Camp big project. Meet the Spring 2022 Fellows cohort!

This month’s installment of our Staff Spotlight series features our Program Facilitator, Breanna Hayes. Breanna became part of Beam Center in 2017 when she was recruited to the Apprenticeship program from the Boys and Girls High School.

Our June Community Spotlight series features our first ever Junior Project Designer, Adiel. Adiel participated in our Apprenticeship Program in 2020 and has spent the last year working on our Project Leaders team.

This month’s installment of our Staff Spotlight series features Beam Project Designer, Sarah Lammer. As a Project Designer Sarah works collaboratively with teachers from our partner schools to design and facilitate projects in classrooms.

We’re wrapping up the 2021-2022 school year with some more amazing in-school projects, led by Project Designer, Anthony, at I.S. 145 and East Brooklyn Community High School.

There’s no better way to close out the month of May than with a very special Community Spotlight feature. We’re pleased to honor Mrs. Shirley Kahn, the mother of our Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board, Danny Kahn, in advance of her 100th birthday in June. We had the pleasure of speaking with Shirley about her life and her own unique connection to summer camp.

Thank you to all who attended our first annual spring fundraising celebration, Branching out with Beam! We’re so grateful that you were able to help us honor Brooklyn International High School and Sally Cohen. We also want to reiterate our gratitude for all who donated! Check out the full event recap here and catch up on what you’ve missed.

This month’s installment of our Staff Spotlight series features our Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Kathryn Wallem. As the CFO, Kathryn manages Beam Center’s money and helps us keep everything in order. Her day-to-day work includes collecting invoices, writing checks, managing budgets, and much more.

Announcing the Beam Camp’s Co-Directors (+ a few sneak peeks at summer 2022)…

Thank you to all who joined us on April 23 for Downtown Brooklyn’s Earth Day celebration at Albee Square. A community event, Earth Day featured drop-in workshops, games, a free book table, and more environment-themed activities.

Check out what’s been happening with Project Leaders at the Dock Street School, where students are learning how to make their own boomboxes.

Check out this exciting collaboration between 12th grade students at International High School at Prospect Heights, Beam Center, and Beam Project Designer, Pilar Perez, where students are designing their own “Identity Boxes.”

Learn more about inventor Lewis Latimer’s life and work in Brooklyn through this panel co-presented by Beam Center, Lewis Latimer House Museum, and Downtown Brooklyn Partnership.