AI literacy
Interactive workshops help teens question outputs, collaborate thoughtfully with AI and keep human judgment at the center.
Take part: attend a workshop or help lead a discussion.
A youth-led nonprofit
Teensfor Teens
A place for young people across Sarasota–Manatee to learn from one another, build confidence and turn good ideas into community impact.
Learn. Lead. Lift others.
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New workshops, opportunities and celebrations land first on Instagram. Follow @teensforteensfl for the newest updates, then explore our complete Event History below for everything from 2022 onward.
SEPTEMBER 28 · 2026
Your Brain in the Age of AI
A look back at a lively Osprey Library workshop where teens questioned how AI can strengthen learning without taking over the thinking.
SEPTEMBER 18 · 2026
Treasurer applications
An opportunity for a teen leader ready to help shape event budgets and support the organization’s next chapter.
AUGUST 31 · 2026
Director applications
Teens for Teens invited new directors to bring their ideas, initiative and leadership to the team.
MAY 21 · 2026
End of Year Celebration
A year of service, mentorship, STEAM and creativity closed with gratitude for the teen leaders, volunteers and supporters behind it.
MAY 4 · 2026
Youth Lens
Young filmmakers turned local life into a shared community story, moving from ideas and smartphone footage toward a collective film.
APRIL 27 · 2026
Remake Learning Days
Math challenges, geometry, paper cutting and calligraphy came together in a hands-on afternoon of playful STEAM discovery.
About us
About Teens for Teens
Teens for Teens is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Sarasota County, Florida, dedicated to providing a supportive community, both academically and mentally, for teenagers, empowering them to reach their full potential through mentorship and teaching.
Our Mission
Its purpose is to connect teenagers with peer mentors who guide and support them through the challenges of adolescence, fostering personal and academic success and encouraging them to take ownership of their own lives and goals.
What we do / How to take part
Programs with purpose
Free, teen-led experiences connect practical skills with the confidence to think independently, create boldly and support others. Teens can join as learners, peer mentors, creators or event volunteers.
Tutoring & mentorship
Free academic support includes PSAT and physics intensives, a teen-led summer program, plus monthly virtual conversations about high school, summer opportunities and the future.
Take part: learn with a peer or volunteer as a mentor.
STEAM & creativity
Math games, Desmos art, paper cutting and calligraphy turn technical ideas into hands-on discovery.
Take part: join an event or share a skill of your own.
Wellness
Thoughtful sessions on mental health and stress management make room for honest questions and practical strategies.
Take part: attend, listen and help create a supportive space.
Youth Lens filmmaking
Teens use smartphones to frame, film and share stories rooted in their own communities.
Take part: bring a story, film a scene or help shape the final cut.
Your way in
Start with what you can offer—or what you want to learn.
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Show up. Join an upcoming workshop, event or conversation.
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Share a strength. Tutor a peer, lead an activity or tell a community story.
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Build with us. Help plan programs, welcome participants or grow a new idea.
Youth leadership
Get to know us
Meet the teen leaders behind Teens for Teens. These spaces are ready for each person’s photo, name, title and one short personal line once the new team is announced.
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Students · partners · volunteers
Want to Get Involved?
Bring your curiosity, a skill worth sharing or an idea that could help young people across Sarasota–Manatee. There is more than one way to move the mission forward.
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Students
Join a workshop, find peer support, tell a community story or step forward with an idea.
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Partners
Schools, libraries and community organizations can collaborate on meaningful youth programs.
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Volunteers
Mentor a peer, help lead an event or bring a skill you are ready to share.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 · OSPREY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Your Brain in the Age of AI
At our liveliest workshop yet, invited speaker Ningning Yang, PhD, guided teens through a central question: does AI help learning, or replace it? The group debated outsourcing versus collaborating with AI and left with four practical commitments.
Learn smarterThink criticallyUse AI responsiblyStay human
Permanent record · 2022–2026
Event History
Instagram carries the newest updates; this is the complete record. Filter every workshop, gathering and program by year or theme, open a card for details, and tap the heart to mark favorites for this visit.
SEP 26 · 2026
Your Brain in the Age of AI
Teens debated whether AI should replace effort or strengthen learning.
Invited speaker Ningning Yang, PhD, led the free 11 AM–1 PM workshop at Osprey Public Library, 337 N. Tamiami Trail. Lunch was provided.
MAY 16 · 2026
End of Year Celebration
A celebration of service, mentorship, STEAM and creativity.
The community looked back on the year's service projects, mentorship programs, STEAM events and creative workshops.
MAY 2 · 2026
My Community Story – Youth Lens
Teen smartphone filmmaking rooted in local stories.
This Suncoast Remake Learning Days project invited teens to frame and film their communities from a youth perspective at Gulf Gate Library.
APR 25 · 2026
Play Math, Make Art
Numbers and visual traditions met in one lively session.
Activities included the 24-point challenge, geometry games, Chinese paper-cut art and calligraphy at Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library.
APR 21 · 2026
Desmos Art Night
An evening of mathematical creativity through graphing.
A Suncoast Remake Learning Days event hosted at Gulf Gate Library.
JAN 22 · 2026
Mental Health & Stress Management
A practical wellness workshop for teens navigating pressure.
Hosted at Gulf Gate Library with space for reflection, discussion and useful strategies.
DEC 13 · 2025
Holiday Gathering & Alumni Q&A
A community celebration with an alumni conversation.
The interview and Q&A centered on building academic confidence.
SEP–NOV · 2025
Sarasota–Manatee Math Program
A fall math program hosted online.
Teens for Teens hosted the program over Zoom from September through November 2025.
MAY 20 · 2025
Sarasota MATHCOUNTS Summer Program Tryout
A summer-program tryout for young math competitors.
Hosted at Gulf Gate Public Library.
MAY 20 · 2025
Math Kangaroo Award Ceremony
A celebration of young mathematicians.
The original site highlighted National First Place student Enoch Li.
APR 27 · 2025
Shine and Share
A spring community event hosted by Teens for Teens.
This event remains in the archive from the original site.
Visit the original event pageMAR 20 · 2025
Math Kangaroo Competition
A local edition of the international math competition.
Hosted by Teens for Teens and preserved from the original event archive.
Visit the linked Math Kangaroo pageMAR 21 · 2024
Math Kangaroo Competition
The 2024 Math Kangaroo event hosted by Teens for Teens.
Carried forward from the original site archive.
Visit the linked Math Kangaroo pageDEC 23 · 2023 · 10 AM
Community Gathering at PopStroke UTC
An archived gathering at PopStroke UTC.
195 University Town Center Drive, Sarasota, Florida 34243. The original site did not retain a fuller event title or description.
DEC 22 · 2023 · 8–9 PM ET
ACSL Seminar
A one-hour ACSL seminar retained from the original schedule.
The original site lists this ACSL Seminar for Friday, December 22, 2023, from 8–9 PM EST.
FEB · 2023
TFT Math Tournament
A TFT-hosted tournament retained in the original Tournament Archives.
Open the original tournament document preserved by Teens for Teens.
View February 2023 documentDEC · 2022
TFT Math Tournament
A TFT-hosted tournament from the organization's first year.
Open the original tournament document preserved by Teens for Teens.
View December 2022 documentNOV · 2022
TFT Math Tournament
An early TFT-hosted math tournament.
Open the original tournament document preserved by Teens for Teens.
View November 2022 documentSUMMER · 2022
AMC 8 Summer Program
The original site records a summer AMC 8 program at a local library.
This early program is part of Teens for Teens' history; the original site lists no more specific date or location.
ARCHIVE · DATE NOT LISTED
John Locke Institute Experience Sharing
An experience-sharing presentation retained in the original archive.
The original site does not list a date for this event.
View the original presentationDaily Questions Archive
The original TFT math practice collection. The source archive does not display a year for these date ranges.
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YOUTH LENS · SMARTPHONE FILMMAKING
Every neighborhood has a story.
Youth Lens gives teens the tools to notice, frame and share the people and places around them—turning a phone into a creative voice and a community connection.
Community support
Our sponsors
With gratitude to the four organizations featured on the original Teens for Teens homepage.
