Fostering Youth Excellence and Transformation

Embark on an engaging curriculum in the performing arts, science, and technology.

SAM Academy: Engaging Youth and Families

Sanger’s SAM Academy strives as a public non-profit to serve youth in the city of Sanger and surrounding areas to engage vulnerable and disaffected young people and families in activities designed to help them acquire skills, gain work experience, and improve the status of their lives.

Since opening there have been more than 40,000 visits by 5,000 youth (many repeaters) to the science workshop drop-in program, summer camps, high school intern workshops, music studio, and art studio.

An Interactive Curriculum

Science

An integrated approach to learning science, technology, engineering, mathematics.

Hands-On, Minds-On

We offer opportunities for youth to express their creativity and innovation.

Music

Learn how to play a variety of different instruments with our team of instructors.

Nationally Recognized

SAM Academy: Our History

Founded in 2011, the mission of SAM Academy is to help communities build leadership and capacity for success by supporting youth to become contributing members of society through hands-on and making experiences with an integrated approach to learning science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and the Arts.