http://ysi-ca.org

Youth Science Institute

About Youth Science Institute

The Youth Science Institute (YSI) is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization whose mission is "to inspire enthusiasm for science and a love of learning". We fulfill our mission by offering hands-on, nature-based, science education to children, families, and the general public. We offer School and Group Programs, Summer Science Camps, weekend Science Safaris, and annual community events. Many of our programs include live animals and nature hikes. Each year, we deliver inquiry-based life, physical, earth, and social science to approximately 30,000 pre-K to sixth-grade students. Since our founding in 1953, we have served hundreds of thousands of children.

YSI maintains three Science and Nature Centers, where we deliver our hands-on science and experiential environmental education programs: Alum Rock Park, San Jose, CA; Sanborn County Park, Saratoga, CA; and Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos, CA. Each Center has unique artifacts, collections, and resources that connect children with nature while teaching science. To learn more about what YSI has to offer, please take a look at our programs, listed on our website.

Reviews

Camp Counselor

January 2019 - August 2019 Los Gatos, CA
“I really enjoyed getting to work with kids and the other staff members. It was also really fun to teach kids about science and nature and just why it's so cool! It's a fun place to work over the summer. ”
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