YAY! Saturdays 2022 Recap

Posted on 08/30/22 by Nicole in Summer in the Circle

For the second year, YAY! Saturdays brought all the fun to Wade Oval in University Circle.

Children of all ages came with their families Saturdays from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM to enjoy free activities and performances from local partners and organizations.

Discovery Zone

10-20-minute workshops and excursions led by museums and educational partners that will get your mind working while you have fun. Activities were geared towards K-8 students with some fun for grown-ups too!

• Case Western Reserve University
• Center for Arts-Inspired Learning
• Holden Forests & Gardens
• Kids Book Bank
• Mastery School of Hawken
• Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
• Sears [thinkbox]
• The Children’s Museum of Cleveland
• UCI Community Education Department
• Cleveland Metropolitan School District
• Cleveland Public Library
• Cleveland Water
• Cleveland Public Power
• Cleveland Water Pollution Control
• Kids Book Bank

Fan Zone

Free live music, theater, and dance performances with food and drink for purchase

• Kulture Kids
• Creative Concepts in Music

Shape Up Zone

In-person fitness classes for all ages, health & wellness activities, and yard games for K-8 students

• Burning River Soccer Club
• NuLife Fitness

StoryWalk®

Each week, children enjoyed a StoryWalk® around Wade Oval, courtesy of UCI’s Community Education department. Pages from children’s books were printed on signs and placed at intervals to encourage families to walk around and read the stories. The books changed each week and featured Black authors and illustrators. In addition to the Story Walk, UCI partnered with the Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank and other organizations to provide free books to event attendees.

Additional partners included:

• University Hospitals
• Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
• WOVU 95.9 FM
• Z 107.9 FM
• Footpath Foundation
• Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Sponsors this year were:

• Cleveland Public Power
• Cleveland Water
• Cleveland Water Pollution Control
• Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
• Calhoun Funeral Home