Saturday, August 29, 2026 12-3pm Can chemistry make the perfect squish? Mix, stretch, and squish your way through sensory science as you create your own NeeDoh-inspired stress toy. This activity is available from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm and is included with Open Play...
Sunday, September 13, 2026 12-3pm Does more power always mean a better launch? The first rule of Flight Club? You have to launch something! Build your own handheld airplane launcher, then put it head-to-head with our powered launcher in a battle to hit the target....
Saturday, September 5, 2026 12-3pm What can you create when you put a new tool to work? Make your own dinosaur with our Chomp Saw—a kid-friendly version of a scroll saw that cuts lightweight cardboard instead of wood. Choose a template, then learn to guide the...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 4:30-7:30pm What does it take to get off the ground? Build a rubber band-powered helicopter and discover how a little stored energy can transform into flight! Launch your helicopter into the air as you explore the science of lift, motion, and...
Spark Activity: Ready, Aim, Launch! Catapult Engineering Lab Tuesday, July 7, 2026 4:30-7:30pm What is the maximum amount of chaos a cardboard catapult can create? Design, build, and test a working catapult as you explore force, motion, and the science of launching...
Before launching Keystone Kidspace, Jessica was a nonprofit consultant specializing in strategic and business planning and taught courses in nonprofit management, social entrepreneurship and philanthropy at York College.She currently serves on the board of Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children and was selected as a 2024-25 York Federal Fellow by the White Rose Leadership Institute. She led the board of York’s Central Market during its multi-million dollar revitalization effort and has served on the boards of a number of local nonprofits including the Cultural Alliance and the York JCC. Jessica also was proud to be appointed to the Pennsylvania Commission for Women by Governor Wolf at the start of his first term and was reappointed twice as Commissioner. A native of Montreal, she met her husband Pat while working and living in Boston and they moved to his hometown of York in 2007. They have two boys.
Before launching Keystone Kidspace, Jessica was a nonprofit consultant specializing in strategic and business planning and taught courses in nonprofit management, social entrepreneurship and philanthropy at York College.
She currently serves on the board of Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children and was selected as a 2024-25 York Federal Fellow by the White Rose Leadership Institute. She led the board of York’s Central Market during its multi-million dollar revitalization effort and has served on the boards of a number of local nonprofits including the Cultural Alliance and the York JCC. Jessica also was proud to be appointed to the Pennsylvania Commission for Women by Governor Wolf at the start of his first term and was reappointed twice as Commissioner. A native of Montreal, she met her husband Pat while working and living in Boston and they moved to his hometown of York in 2007. They have two boys.
Prior to returning to York, Jennifer spent more than a decade as a public relations executive marketing technology start-ups in Boston, Fairfax, Va., and Silicon Valley.As a community volunteer in York, she has served on the board of YorkArts and has been involved in numerous projects with the Cultural Alliance, York County Community Foundation, York Academy Regional Charter School, York Country Day School and BOP! She lives in York with her husband Steve and their three boys.
