We're a makerspace for kids, offering workshops in a variety of 21st century creative tools & skills
We are a makerspace for kids, offering workshops in a variety of 21st century creative tools and skills. Computer programming, electronics, video game creation, video production, and stop motion animation are all made available and accessible to your kids by our experienced staff and amazing technology.
Why Should Kids Make Things With Us?
With over 45 years of experience as educators between them, YML's owners Mark and Kris know that you don't need textbooks and worksheets to learn, and that some of the most powerful learning takes place when kids mix creativity and technology to learn and build. At YML, kids will write computer programs, design works of art that are printed out in 3D, build robots, tinker with machines and electronics, and create all manner of amazing things that we haven't imagined yet.
Through the process of making, math and science will be practiced and learned, instructions and reflective blog posts will be written, and all sorts of problems will be discovered and solved. Along with the strengthening of math, science, and communication skills, kids will develop their problem solving skills and build the kind of confidence that only comes with building challenging and amazing things.
Keywords: makerspace, maker, kids, 3d printing, arduino, raspberry pi, tinkering, cad
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
YML opened its doors in the summer of 2014.
What is your primary product or service?
We offer workshops in a variety of 21st century creative tools and skills. Computer programming, electronics, video game creation, video production, and stop motion animation are all made available and accessible to your kids by our experienced staff and amazing technology.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
We are teachers and creators of all manner of cool stuff.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
Our workshops offer kids a chance to make real things - not simulations. Our makers create videos, video games, amazing photography, and 3D printed objects, tee-shirts, and all kinds of things we haven't even imagined yet.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
In 2014 we opened one location - Boca Raton. We are looking to expand in Palm Beach County in the coming years.
Provide detailed directions to your location
I-95 to Yamato Road - travel east to Federal Highway then north to the Monterey complex. (This is the Melting Pot building.)
What type of payments do you accept?
We accept Credit and Debit cards, PayPal, cash, and checks.
Which areas do you service?
We offer workshops for kids who like to make stuff using 21st century tools.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
Kris Swanson and Mark Stansell are the owners and operators.
What are your hours of operation?
4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
We signed up for the next workshop!
What is your favorite quote or Bible verse?
If you are afraid to be wrong, you'll never create anything new. - Sir Ken Anderson
I see the power of engaging kids in science and technology through the practices of making and hands-on experiences, through tinkering and taking things apart. Schools seem to have forgotten that students learn best when they are engaged; in fact, the biggest problem in schools is boredom. Students sit passively, expected to absorb all the content that is thrown at them without much context. The context that’s missing is the real world. - Dale Doughtery, Make Magazing