Youth Academy Mycelia (YAM)

team mycelia develops innovative programs to equip youth with the cognitive, practical, and socio-emotional skills for their futures. The programs aim to establish healthy patterns needed for personal growth, collective action, social equity, and ecological stewardship.

Social Entrepreneurship Program

Our Social Entrepreneurship Program is designed to introduce secondary school students to social entrepreneurship and innovation skills, mindset, and compassion to tackle real-world challenges.

How does it work?

The program is structured around three pillars:

Head: Online and in-person sessions introduce students to social innovation concepts, like root cause analysis, business canvas, and design thinking.

Hand: Students collaborate on a fundraising project for Credo Foundation, applying their social entrepreneurial knowledge to support a literacy program.

Heart: Personal growth is fostered through interactions with children with literacy challenges, teamwork with peers in fundraising events, and team coaching to address challenges.

What do students gain?

Students develop critical thinking, leadership, and empathy while contributing to meaningful social causes. Participants gain practical experience in creating innovative solutions and lifelong skills for personal growth.

Interactive Learning

YAM students engaged in the Social Enterprise classroom through dynamic, hands-on activities.

Honing Empathy

YAM students visited one of Credo Foundation's schools to identify root causes in literacy issues.

Experiential Learning

YAM students gained real-world perspective on literacy issues by engaging with struggling readers.

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Value Propositions for Parents

We are committed to fostering a culture where young minds can thrive and make a difference. This program is more than just an educational journey—it's a step toward building a better future together.

Skills Development: Students enhance their problem-solving, creativity, and teamwork abilities. They also gain skills to manage personal and interpersonal challenges.
University Readiness: The program prepares students for university applications by highlighting leadership, team work, and social contributions.
Community Impact: Students directly contribute to supporting children from underserved communities gaining reading skills.

Check out Padel for Philanthropy, a fundraising event was fully initiated, designed, and executed by our 2025/26 YAM students.

Lesson Overview

Clayton's Story

Technology and creativity can come together to spark meaningful experiences. Clayton, one of our YAM students, developed an “Art Through Storytelling” session to engage struggling readers.

Using Myco, our AI, as a brainstorming partner, Clayton started with an idea to invite children to draw their “safe space.” He was further inspired by his sister’s journaling practice, and transformed this idea into a memory book project: Children reflected on their lives through artwork and shared stories they can keep for years to come.

This created a truly heartwarming and memorable experience for Clayton. He was really happy seeing the creativity of the children. He was also very touched when he realized their simple dreams—like wishing for an air conditioner or celebrating the joy of a small toy.

These moments reminded him of the importance of having empathy for those whose lives are very different from ours and having gratitude for what we often take for granted. One small thing for us can mean the world to someone else.

Meet the Team

Instructors: Reslian Pardede and Firda Irianti Arifin

Personal Growth Coach: Steffen Ummelmann

Guest Speaker: Kayee Man

Conceptors: Ellijawati Djendrono and Dewi Susanti

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