Join us in exploring new skills and unleashing creativity.
We are building a network of labs that create new opportunities for tweens and communities.
Places to engage in hands-on makerspaces and cultural exhibitions focused on the "essential arts of living" — fashion, music, engineering, and cooking.
ABOUT
Creating space for ideas to collide and creativity to come to life.
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ABOUT US
Whistling Finch Labs is a
nonprofit startup organization
dedicated to helping
tweens create their future.
EMPOWER
Our Vision
A world where young people are not just consumers of culture and resources but are empowered and equipped to discover their unique potential and be active creators of a more equitable and sustainable future.
Our Mission
We build creative spaces to empower tweens and connect communities through hands-on making, intergenerational learning, and circular innovation to design a more just, regenerative, and connected world.
PROGRAMS
Be the first to know when our programs are launching. Join the waitlist to apply for a lab.
Explore Programs
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Experience global designs, repurposed fabrics, and an array of tools for designing and creating reimagined styles. Connect with diverse industry mentors and neighbors to celebrate creativity and identities - the fun is in the personalization and experimentation.
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Compose, blend, and record new sounds. Learn to write, sing, and play with others while encountering international instruments and interacting with stories, beats, words, and rhythms from across time and place.
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Create dishes and recipes from around the world with chefs from all backgrounds. Hear stories, taste ingredients, and experiment with new tools and techniques. Feel transported into kitchens and agricultural settings for a multisensory farm-to-table journey.
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Build and design with a variety of tools and materials. Explore shapes, styles, forms, and functions – from furniture to robots. Engage with technologies and creative challenges to learn how to craft objects and structures that blend the art of design and the science of engineering.