Wellbotics uses pop up maker spaces featuring instructional robotics to deliver psychoeducation, mindfulness, and social-emotional learning to people coping with traumatic life events. Wellbotics combines Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math with Mindfulness (STEAM + M). During a typical Wellbotics session, groups build and program robots to meet challenges that model experiences the group members may face in real life. Research shows that working with others to meet a goal creates a catalyst for both increased cognition and deeper emotional connection. By meeting challenges that encourage emotional resilience while involved in designing, making, and programming, participants learn to solve problems, communicate, and cooperate, while learning and having fun.

Westchester Children’s Museum provides unique, hands-on STEAM programs and exhibits in a vibrant, interactive learning and play space for children, toddler age to teens. WCM’s mission is to provide STEAM (science, tech, engineering, arts, and math) experiences to the broadest audience of children possible, most particularly those without access to this kind of enrichment in their own communities and schools.