Sprockets Spotlight
Jalil Shabazz wins West Side Achievement Award
Youth worker Jalil runs TeenPower, a youth group that makes beats and music. Read More »
Innovations in STEM at Liberty Plaza
Read all about the housing development's new STEM program that builds tech skills, equity, and leadership! Read More »
McVay Youth VOICE finds new home!
Sprockets helps McVay Youth VOICE find a new home for programming in the North End Read More »
SEL Pilot Year 1: Lessons Learned
Read about the key lessons we've learned from year 1 of our social emotional learning pilot! Read More »
Setting Goals to Improve Createch
Read about Createch's journey through the Sprockets Activator Improvement Cycle and how they're going to measure success! Read More »
The Weikart Center Films Partners for External Assesor Training
Many of us in youth work have experienced Weikart Center’s external assessor trainings. The training consists of practice video scoring where the external assessor trainees take notes on taped programs and then score them on the YPQA. As the trainees critique and score the programs, thoughts run through their minds. Who are these programs? How old is this program? Is this REALLY what their program is like? These taped programs get judged by hundreds of people country wide. Can you image your program being tape? Well a few of our partners have done just that! Read More »SPUT utilizes the Sprockets Data Report
Saint Paul Urban Tennis hasn't waited a second to utilize the 2014-2015 Sprockets Data Report. They've been using it with staff, their board of directors and are hoping to have their youth council dig into it. The data is helping them to strategize future growth and help plan their summer tennis camps. SPUT is also utilizing the SLPQI to increase the quality of their summer camps. Learn more about how SPUT is utilizing the Sprockets Data Report and planning for summer! Read More »