Railroad Initiative โ€” Youth Outreach
Programs That Move
Young People Forward

From mindfulness to robotics, basketball to cybersecurity โ€” YEAH8 meets youth exactly where they are and builds pathways to where they can go. Every program is hands-on, culturally relevant, and career-connected.

Signature Youth Programs
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Pre-K โ€“ 5th Grade
Wellness & Mindfulness
Mindful Mondays
A weekly program designed to help our youngest learners develop emotional regulation, focus, and self-awareness. Through breathing exercises, yoga-inspired movement, guided reflection, and stress-management tools, students start each week grounded and ready to learn.
Breathing Exercises Yoga Movement Emotional Check-ins Stress Management Weekly Sessions
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All Youth
Science & Discovery
God's Laboratory
An exploratory science program where youth discover the wonder of creation through hands-on experiments, biology, chemistry, and environmental science. Students learn to question, hypothesize, and experiment โ€” building a foundation of scientific curiosity and critical thinking grounded in purpose.
Science Experiments Biology Chemistry Environmental Science Critical Thinking
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Ages 7โ€“11
Sports & Movement
7โ€“11 Basketball
A structured youth basketball program focused on fundamentals, teamwork, and sportsmanship for players ages 7 to 11. Coaches teach dribbling, passing, shooting, and defensive skills while instilling discipline, leadership, and a love of the game. Every session connects sport to character development.
Skills & Drills Teamwork Sportsmanship Leadership Beginner โ€“ Intermediate
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All Ages ยท Kโ€“12
Sports & Athletics
Football Skills & Drills
From fundamentals to advanced strategy, YEAH8's football program develops athletes at every level. Players learn position-specific skills, game strategy, leadership on the field, and how sports data connects to analytics careers. Clinics run at Beginner, Intermediate, and Elite levels โ€” connecting sport to life and career.
Skills & Drills Position Training Game Strategy Sports Leadership Beginner โ€“ Elite $125โ€“$200/athlete
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Middle & High School
Robotics & Engineering
BEST Robotics
Students compete in the BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) Robotics Challenge โ€” a real-world engineering competition where teams design, build, and program robots to complete tasks. This program builds problem-solving, collaboration, and STEM career readiness from the ground up.
Robot Design & Build Programming Team Competition Engineering Process STEM Careers
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All Youth
Engineering & Culture
Lowrider RC
Where engineering meets culture. Students design, build, and program RC lowrider cars using a Raspberry Pi single-board computer โ€” combining electronics, mechanical assembly, and coding into one unforgettable project. The DROP Curriculum (Design, Robotics, Operation, Programming) powers this unique, hands-on learning experience.
Raspberry Pi Electronics Mechanical Build Coding DROP Curriculum Project-Based
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Grades 3โ€“12
Artificial Intelligence
AI & Machine Learning Lab
Students train real machine learning models, explore AI ethics, and build AI-powered projects using Teachable Machine and TensorFlow. This lab doesn't just introduce artificial intelligence โ€” it puts it in students' hands. Discussions on bias, ethics, and real-world AI impact make this one of our most impactful offerings. Connects to high-demand AI career pathways.
Teachable Machine TensorFlow AI Ethics Model Training Career Pathways Grades 3โ€“12
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Kโ€“12
Technology & Coding
Programming Labs
From block-based coding to Python, our Programming Labs meet students exactly where they are. Scaffolded by grade level, participants build logic, sequencing, and computational thinking skills through projects they actually care about โ€” games, apps, and interactive tools that bring their ideas to life.
Block Coding Python Scratch Game Design Computational Thinking All Levels
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3rd Grade โ€“ 12th Grade
Cybersecurity & Digital Safety
Cybersecurity Labs
Young people are online every day โ€” this lab teaches them to navigate that world safely and powerfully. Students explore internet safety, encryption, password security, ethical hacking, and threat modeling. Advanced sessions introduce students to real cybersecurity career pathways and digital responsibility at every level.
Internet Safety Encryption Ethical Hacking Threat Modeling Career Pathways Digital Ethics
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All Ages ยท Kโ€“12
In-House Field Trips โ€” NEW
YEAH8 Comes to You
No buses, no travel logistics โ€” YEAH8 brings a full immersive field trip experience directly to your school or organization. In-House Field Trips are one-day enrichment events where our team arrives with curriculum, materials, activities, and facilitators to deliver an unforgettable hands-on experience in STEM, the arts, science, or movement โ€” right in your space.
No Travel Required STEM Experiences Arts & Science Movement & Wellness Materials Included Custom Themes Available

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Every YEAH8 program is available as a single session, multi-week series, or full-semester engagement. Grant-funded, fee-for-service, and partnership options available.

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