AACI YTI promotes healthy living, substance use education prevention, mental health awareness, suicide prevention, social emotional learning, and self-advocacy by providing youth FREE arts and multi-media education. Programs are designed for Santa Clara county youth and young adults ages 8-24 unless stated otherwise.
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Coding: Spirographs with Scratch
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 @ Tully Library
4:00 - 5:30 PM​
Learn to draw colorful spirals and shapes with Scratch! Students will learn how to draw colorful spirals and shapes. Students will see their creativity materialize on screen - an inspiring experience that encourages them to explore and understand the beauty of code.
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Open to Santa Clara County youth ages 8 -12.
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Valentine's Family Paint Night
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 @ Seven Trees Library
4:00 - 5:30 PM​
Join the AACI YTI team for a Valentine's themed paint night! Use watercolor paint to create Valentine's cards and post cards for your friends and family!
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Open to Santa Clara County youth ages 8 -17 + parents.
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Coding: Amazing Race
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 @ Seven Trees Library
4:00 - 5:30 PM​
In this fun, fast-paced workshop, students will build their own custom maze game in Scratch while learning essential coding concepts like variables, broadcasts, loops, conditionals, sensing, and randomization. They’ll design tricky pathways, add interactive challenges, and program their characters to navigate the maze using smart logic. By the end, every student will have a unique maze game that’s both creative and coded with confidence!
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Open to Santa Clara County youth ages 8 -12.
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Digital Illustration Camp
Wed - Fri, February 18 - 20, 2026 @ Berryessa Library
2:00 - 4:00 PM​
Join us for this fun digital illustration animation 3-day camp! In this course, the youth will learn the basics and fundamentals of drawing/illustration. Students will learn how to draw basic shapes and learn to shade. They will learn how to make sketches and turn it into a short, animated video. This will all be done on Procreate on iPads, which will all be provided by AACI YTI.
Open to Santa Clara County youth ages 10 - 17.
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Coding: Art With Python
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 @ Pearl Library
4:00 - 5:30 PM​
Want to learn how to create art with coding? The Youth Technology Initiative from AACI will lead a workshop where students can learn how to use Python coding to make digital art. All supplies are provided.
Open to Santa Clara County youth ages 9 - 14.
YTI offers free trainings in the topics of social emotional learning, life skills, mental health, and suicide prevention to teens & adults.
Botvin Life Skills Training
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Transitions Training for ages 16+
6 sessions long, 1 hour each session
Designed to provide skills to those facing new roles & responsibilities that come with the transition from high school into the workforce and further education. Students will learn:
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Goal-Setting
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Effective Communication
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Managing Stress
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Decision-Making & Risk
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Managing Time & Money
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Building Relationships
Be Sensitive, Be Brave
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Mental Health Training for teens and adults
1 hour and 30 minutes long
"Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Mental Health" infuses culture and diversity throughout a foundational workshop on mental health. This free workshop prepares community members to help friends and loved ones during times of distress. Learn how to recognize mental health conditions, what to do when someone needs support, and tools for maintaining good mental health.
Community members will learn how to:
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Identify if someone is in mental distress
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Practice being sensitive and brave in helping others
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Increase awareness of mental health resources
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Build resilience using a recipe for mental health
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Build cultural sensitivity around mental health
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Respond to community needs and decrease stigma
Suicide Prevention Training for teens and adults
1 hour and 30 minutes long
“Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Suicide Prevention” infuses culture and diversity throughout a foundational workshop on suicide prevention. This free workshop teaches community members to act as eyes and ears for suicidal distress and to connect individuals to help.
Community members will learn how to:
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Identify signs of suicide
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Ask if someone is considering suicide sensitively and confidently
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Connect individuals with the appropriate support
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Approach suicide prevention in a culturally sensitive manner
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Respond to community needs and decrease stigma