Youth Advisory Board (YAB)

Youth Advisory Board Mission: To fulfill the Children’s Science Center’s ‘For Kids, By Kids’ philosophy through student leadership and collaboration. 

The Children’s Science Center’s Youth Advisory Board is made up of Northern Virginia high school students who work on projects that contribute to the Children's Science Center's goal of inspiring a love of STEM.  The board meets once a month and all members serve a two-year term.  In addition to assisting with projects for the Children's Science Center’s staff and departments, the members volunteer at community events and in the Lab at Fair Oaks Mall. The goals of the Youth Advisory Board are guided by the organization’s needs.

Children's Science Center Mission

Is to inspire a love of learning STEM by providing unique opportunities to explore and create.  Learn more about our mission-driven community programs.

Children's Science Center Vision

Is to create a world-class interactive science center that ignites the curiosity in all of us.  Learn more about our vision for the future science center.

Children's Science Center Core Values

Are Community, Fun, Excellence, Innovation, and Leadership.

These core values serve as guiding principles for our employees, board of directors, advisors, and volunteers. We exemplify these values as we fulfill our mission, engage with our stakeholders, and recruit new employees and volunteers.

The Children’s Science Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and interactive museum where children, families and school groups can explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts through fun, engaging hands-on exhibits, activities and programs. We serve over 70,000 visitors a year at the Children’s Science Center Lab at Fair Oaks Mall and through our community programs delivered to schools, libraries and STEM festivals across Northern Virginia.