Assemble

Assemble is a 501(c)3 nonprofit located in Garfield, a neighborhood in Pittsburgh’s East End. We are dedicated to providing an on-ramp to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) in the community.

We offer daily educational programs to youth throughout Pittsburgh, both in our 4824 Penn Avenue space and at local schools and community centers. Our programs provide a platform for experiential learning, open creative processes, and building confidence through making.

Assemble is a platform that elevates ideas, activities, and relationships that build agency of the individual and empowers relationships that build a community.  Our platform is exciting, can change one’s disposition, encourages creativity, and removes barriers. It provides choices to construct a better future for oneself and invites engagement of learners of all ages, from little people (kids, teens) to big kids (young adults, grown ups). We accomplish this with creativity through Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) disciplines and learning opportunities to build valuable 21st century skills. We encourage creative problem solving and critical thinking skills through the tangible application of concepts, a hands-on participatory environment, and interdisciplinary engagement. Our culture of open-ended experimentation celebrates both successes and failures as opportunities to learn, grow, and try again.

Assemble is a place where people can gather around a set of values and engage in activities and collaborations. Our place is a dependable, safe, productive, and welcoming environment that is predictable, has a shared identity with the community, is trusted, and is permanent. We accomplish this with an open invitation and our consistent presence in the community. Our in house and out of house programs represent a culture and environment that can be assembled in other locations.