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From Volunteer to Scholar! 🌟
Throwback to January during the Posse Award Ceremony with @possefoundation when one of our ydo seniors, Yoyo, was awarded a full tuition scholarship to Centre College! She has shown strong commitment to volunteering and fully utilizing Pathways’ resources throughout her college application journey this past year!
Apr 14
Robots in progress! 🚧 Our robotics students are busy building and programming their creations! This class learns through trial, error, and a lot of creativity 🤖💡
Apr 9
During our Fall Term, our Upper School Transitions program Director invited boarding schools directly to our families at ydo, which created a space for honest conversations, real experiences, and new possibilities for our kids. They had student and parent panels and hands-on sessions for 8th graders about interviews and the application process 🎓 We want to extend a thank you to all the school’s administrators who traveled this way for our students. Participating schools are listed below 🏫
Groton School
Concord Academy
Noble and Greenough School
Northfield Mount Hermon
Pomfret School
Episcopal High School
Apr 7
ydo is celebrating two decades in Lawrence this year! 💛 20 years of connection, learning, growth, family, and friendship. We dug deep into the archives for this one… and it was so worth it! 🤩
Swipe through and relive these moments with us 📸 Share your stories in the DMs, comments, or your IG stories as we kick off ydo’s 20th year celebration 🎉
Mar 31
YDO Voices
“YDO really strives to give children opportunities to be productive and have fun while they work.”
Phillips Academy Volunteer
“I’ve never experienced something like this before. Â It’s a big opportunity for everybody.”
Emy
Grade 5“When I share the story of how I came to be the person I am, YDO is on the top of that list!”
Nelly, YDO Kid
now Director of Recruiting“My daughter really loves going to YDO and has learned and grown so much since she joined.”
Karla’s mom
“From the YDO Kids, I learned that everyone contributes something special to a group dynamic.”
YDO Fine Arts Fellow
“It was so thrilling to see our dollars at work. Keep up the great work!”
Member of Grants Committee
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