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Getting Kids Outside with After School Programs

May 30, 2023

By Jenny Sandbo, Y.E.T.I. Volunteer Nate is learning a lot, but he’s not a student. He has been volunteering as an Outdoor Club Mentor at Glacier Middle School, taking youth ...

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Making outdoor adventures accessible for middle school students in South King County

May 30, 2023

By Jenny Sandbo, Y.E.T.I. Volunteer “Would you rather fight 25 rat-size hippos or one hippo-sized rat?” Maddie says this is one of the questions Program Manager Sean asks students attending ...

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Grayl: Supporting student access to outdoor experiences with funding and gear donations

May 1, 2023

By Jenny Sandbo, Y.E.T.I. Volunteer “there’s a therapeutic grounding that happens when you’re in the outdoors…a confidence builder that happens when you have to be self-reliant and work through challenges” ...

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Three kids, many adventures, positive impact!

April 2, 2023

By Jenny Sandbo, Y.E.T.I. Volunteer A few years ago, before the pandemic, Fatiha was at a public event in Burien where she saw a young woman working at a booth ...

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Connecting with Students on a Snowshoe Adventure

March 27, 2023

Connecting with Students on a Snowshoe Adventure

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Luis’ excellent adventures with Y.E.T.I.

March 19, 2023

Luis’ excellent adventures

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Why Public Schools?

December 21, 2022

Our strategy to increase access to outdoor recreation

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2022 – Year In Pictures

December 20, 2022

2022 Year In Pictures

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Y.E.T.I. Welcomes New Staff to Deliver School Programs!

October 19, 2022

Over the last year, Y.E.T.I. delivered more outdoor adventures than ever before. This is all thanks to the dedication of our supporters, volunteers and our program director. It was clear ...

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Storage Project with Avery Dennison

September 29, 2022

Running an outdoor program like ours takes gear. Lots and lots of gear. One of the major long term projects for Y.E.T.I. over the past year has been to find ...

The Grit Blog

Getting Kids Outside with After School Programs

Making outdoor adventures accessible for middle school students in South King County

Grayl: Supporting student access to outdoor experiences with funding and gear donations

Three kids, many adventures, positive impact!

Connecting with Students on a Snowshoe Adventure

Luis’ excellent adventures with Y.E.T.I.

Why Public Schools?

2022 – Year In Pictures

Y.E.T.I. Welcomes New Staff to Deliver School Programs!

Storage Project with Avery Dennison

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