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Another meaningful and impactful session at the Armenian Wellness Festival with Tinker Club 💛

We were honored to hear from Sona Hovsepian, LCSW, as she spoke on Breaking the Stigma: Understanding Substance Use Disorder and Its Warning Signs.

This important conversation brought awareness to the realities of substance use disorder, the importance of early intervention, and how education, compassion, and community support can make a difference. Sessions like these help break harmful stigmas and create safer spaces for honest conversations within families and communities ✨

🗣️ Presented in Armenian
🤍 Armenian Wellness Festival with Tinker Club

Thank you, Sona, for sharing your knowledge, compassion, and encouragement with our community. Awareness and understanding truly have the power to change lives 🌿

Such an inspiring time at the Armenian Wellness Festival with Tinker Club 💛

We had the opportunity to hear from Nora Chitilian, M.S., LMFT, as she shared powerful wisdom on Building Confidence in Children: Helping Kids Thrive and Stand Up to Bullying.

From encouraging healthy communication to teaching kids how to believe in themselves and navigate challenges with confidence, this session was filled with meaningful reminders for both parents and children. It was so special seeing our Armenian community come together to learn, grow, and support one another ✨

🗣️ Presented in Armenian
🤍 Hosted during the Armenian Wellness Festival with Tinker Club

Thank you, Nora, for creating such a safe and empowering space for families and for reminding us how important confidence, kindness, and emotional support are in raising strong kids 🌿

We love sharing the mission behind Tinker Club — empowering the next generation through STEM, creativity, and hands-on innovation.

Grateful to talk about how we’re building confidence, teamwork, and problem-solving skills in our community one project at a time. 🚀⚙️🧠

Tinker Club focuses on hands-on STEM learning, robotics, coding, and communication skills for students in Glendale.

Honored to have Mayor Ardy and Councilwoman Ellen visiting our booth! 💡🤖

So grateful to share what we’re building at Tinker Club and inspire the next generation through creativity, STEM, and innovation.⭐️🔥💣

Building, coding, and creating! 🤖🚪

Our Tinker Club students programmed a robotics sliding door and brought engineering concepts to life through hands-on learning and teamwork.

So proud of these future innovators!

Having approachable community leaders who take the time to listen to and encourage young innovators plays a powerful role in shaping the next generation. Their support helps students feel valued, capable, and motivated to continue exploring, creating, and contributing to their community. Moments like these reflect the true mission of . While students learn robotics, coding, and engineering concepts, they are also developing confidence, communication skills, leadership, and the ability to present their ideas with professionalism.We were also honored to have Glendale city Mayor and council members visit our booth and engage with our students. The encouragement, kindness, and genuine interest shown by our city leaders created a memorable experience that energized and inspired our students even more.

Part 2 🚀

Back with more from our amazing GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) partnership!

These students continued to impress us with their creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. From testing ideas to improving their designs, they showed what it really means to think like engineers 💡🛠️

We love creating spaces where kids feel challenged, confident, and excited to learn—can’t wait for what they build next!‼️🤭🎉👀

Part 1 ✨

We had the best time partnering with such smart kiddos through the GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) program!

These bright minds jumped right into hands-on learning—problem-solving, building, and thinking creatively every step of the way 💡🛠️

Watching them bring ideas to life was seriously inspiring!

This is just the beginning… stay tuned for Part 2 🚀



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Pulling water from the ground using a simple machine 💧⚙️

We explored how basic engineering can solve real-world problems!

Using simple machines, our students designed and built systems to lift water —learning about force, motion, and creativity along the way. ⭐️‼️

From trial and error to teamwork, every step was hands-on and full of discovery!🎉👀

Who knew something so simple could make such a big impact? 🌍✨

Sundays done right 💥

Tinker Club x Arev Wellness 05.03.2026

STEM + wellness = the perfect combo 🧠⚡️

From building projects to building healthy habits—we did it all.