History
In this momentous year Assemble provide healthcare to all of its full-time employees!
Individuals build this core value to create the changes that they want to see in themselves and their communities.
What is Agency?
This part of Assemble's pedagody is about breaking down the barriers to see how all these things are deeply connected and can be used together to create new and innovative solutions.
What is Interdisciplinary Learning?
This the is name of the First Fridays on Penn Ave gallery crawl that Assemble is part of.
What is Unblurred?
Assemble programs are free to the residents of this neighborhood that the organization calls home.
What is Garfield?
Assemble's first strategic plan was finished in this year.
What is 2016.
This value recognizes that everyone learns in different ways. We encourage learning through doing, listening, touching.
What is learning through making?
This arm of Assemble's pedagogy recognizes the importance of including students' cultural references in all aspects of learning
What is Culturally Responsive Teaching?
This is a program geared towards adults connecting with local artists and makers in our broader community where adult beverages accompany making and learning, with substance!
What are 21+ Nights
This song released in 1989 by Belgian electronic duo Technotronic is one of Assemble's theme songs.
What is Pump Up the Jam?
After 10 years of operation, Assemble published this to share their experiences and insights
What is the playbook?
This value invites individuals of all backgrounds, ages, and communities to learn, make, and explore with us and each other.
What is open invitation?
This arm of Assemble's pedagogy is about helping kids figure out how to understand and manage their emotions, feel and show empathy for others, and develop positive relationships.
What is social emotional learning?
This is a one-night internship for pre-teens with hanging out, pizza, and friendship
What is Youth Maker Night?
This is the name of Nina's canine companion who is often spotted walking the streets of Penn Ave in a tutu.
Who is Ruby.
In 2013, Assemble received it's first "large" grant of $3,000 from this organization.
What is the sprout fund.
This core Assemble value unites communities of artists, technologists, makers, and learners because this value leads to unique problem solving and overcome barriers.
What is collaboration?
This arm of Assemble's pedagogy is about teaching certain skills: the ones that today’s young people will need to find a job, realize their potential, and change the world.
What are 21st century skills?
This weekend program is free and drop-in for kids ages 5 to 10 to learn from a guest expert and make something they can take home with them.
What is Saturday Crafternoons
It was in this year that Assemble was born.
What is 2011?
Occupying a storefront next to a gas station off a busy intersection in LA's Echo Park neighborhood, this organization was a huge inspiration that embodied the spirit of accessible and ubiquitous learning that Assemble has been working towards since we first opened our doors.
What is Machine Project?
This value realizes all successes and failures as opportunities to learn, grow, and try again. We understand failure through play and inquiry.
Failures as opportunities.
This arm of Assemble's pedagogy helps young people see that the world is made, and that they can learn how to make and remake it themselves.
What is maker learning?
These programs are open science fair-style events where anyone can drop in and learn from local experts, makers, artist and geeks in their community.
What are learning parties?
A blessing is the name for a group of these creatures. Also a name for Assemble's donors.
What are unicorns.