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.

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.

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

Our May Community Spotlight features Devon, a member of Beam’s Project Production team. Devon is currently working with our Project Director, Mitchell, and a team of young adults to prototype for this summer’s Beam Project New Hampshire: As Above, So Below.

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.

Beam’s April installment of our Staff Spotlight series features Beam Camp City’s Director, Marisol Castaneda-Salgado. Beam Camp City is our day-camp experience on Governors Island for groups of campers grades 4 and above from publicly funded schools or community-based organizations.

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.”

Check out our next addition to our Community Spotlight series featuring Kathy Larchian, a member of Beam Center’s Board of Trustees.

Meet Luming, a member of Beam’s Project Designer and Apprenticeship teams!

Beam’s March Community Spotlight is Joshaun, a member of Beam’s Project Leaders Program.

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.

This month’s installment of our Staff Spotlight series features Beam's welding guru, Phillip Castillo. As a member of the project production team, Phillip works with young people in Beam’s Fellows Program.

This month’s installment of our Community Spotlight series features the principal of Brooklyn International High School (BIHS), Kathleen Rucker. Kathleen started at BIHS as a science teacher 19 years ago, and has spent the last seven years as principal.