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The Youth Advisory Board (commonly abbreviated as YAB) is a program of the Youth Leadership Lab that enables Scratchers to collaborate with the Scratch Team. It provides the Scratch Team with insights about Scratch from a youth perspective and contributes to the continued growth of Scratch.
Members of the Youth Advisory Board have opportunities to participate in focus groups, product co-design, and play-testing. The Scratch Team members currently responsible for running the program are ceebee and kayls2025. The_Quirky_Witch was the co-supervisor alongside ceebee till early 2026 until she left the Scratch Team.
History
The Youth Advisory Board was first announced on Scratch on June 27th, 2024. The Scratch Team reviewed applications and sent an email to the parent of the selected youth.[1]
July 2024 Cohort
This wave of applications opened on July 1st, 2024 and closed on July 19th, 2024. Fifty users were selected[1] and notified on August 9th, 2024.[2] Out of these users, forty-four accepted their invitation to join the Youth Advisory Board.[citation needed] The term was extended for an additional six months.
Board Members
 Note: | This list is incomplete |
- --kitti-kat--
- -KittyMax-
- -TheFlatCat-
- astrabufforpington
- BwnnyRxbbit
- CastProjects
- CaticornP
- Cherryowl
- Dawn_Camps
- floog98
- Fluffygamer_
- giraffeeproedma
- Goldensun_Silverdrop
- Graysongalxy
- han614698
- HTEoriginal
- IronDude12
- jask82006
- jayz33
- Joy-Zen
- Kunimaocode
- leahcimto
- MeyseyH
- Mad2-
- mossflower29
- nightmxre-
- Optimusbotprime2scra
- p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-
- Pheonix15EF
- Pineapple_Kitty
- Polarbear_17
- Rothorius
- ScratchyCat2011
- spraypaintdev
- StardreamT2
- superRey2020
- ThatOneBandKid7564 (left the program)
- thecoder114
- tynkerhoy_gumdrop
- WonderlandSwiftie
- xamuil2
- RAMANRANJAN2282 (application was selected; user went inactive)
- ywps181513 (now _MoonMoonMatt_)
- ZendraGames
September 2025 Cohort
This wave of applications opened September 10th, 2025 and were closed on October 1st, 2025.[3] Although the cohort was announced as being limited to fifty members,[4] eighty-five applications were ultimately selected, and the accepted applicants were notified on October 29th, 2025.[5][6]
Board Members
| Note: | This list is incomplete |
- __Starlight___[7]
- Alex_the_Explorer[8]
- Alpha_Wolf_Coder[8]
- An_Avocado_Animator[8]
- BingusMaxwellFloppa[9]
- Bobablush[8]
- BrilliantGamer6[8]
- CatfeRamen[8]
- Chagic[8]
- cheekybubba5[8]
- Chikku12tanmay[8]
- Coolcoder010101[8]
- CSLMaxwell[8]
- CucumberWitch[8]
- cupcake-sprinkles123[8]
- cute-clover[8]
- Cute_TURTLE_Lover[8]
- EloshaTR[8]
- ebeachhill[8]
- falkimore[8]
- Fire_Pot67[10] (now -FirePot-)
- froggy1028[8]
- GamesGavinG[8]
- Gl00b
- Grogu3333[9]
- hgwartsaoko[8]
- Horde_of_the_Piglins[8]
- KangaCoder[8]
- Jellybeans619[9]
- laviiq[8]
- leotimechannelorg[7]
- minikiwigeek2[8]
- Ogupta2010[8]
- oneli1410020[8]
- P_rr0t215[8]
- Pearl507[8]
- Poheli[8]
- purno_mola[8]
- QueenBee_Forever (now Queen_Bee_12)[8]
- ROBOdude77[8]
- ScrPFun[8]
- SomehowMe[8]
- -StarGold-[8]
- starfruit_15[8]
- -StayBoy-[8]
- TutoeTurtle[8]
- vigneshvdm[10]
- X-Robotic[9]
- Znmdchary[10]
- Zuhair12345
Purpose
The Scratch Team is looking for Scratchers who have:
- an interest in leadership opportunities within Scratch
- experience with the following:
- created and led their own studios within Scratch
- experience and passion for Scratch
As of July 2024, Scratch Team were asking for a six month commitment, and would accept up to 50 applicants.[1] The only requirement for the applicants is that they must be under 18 years of age.
Application
The application process was done in two parts. The first part was an online form and the second part was the creation of a Scratch project that addresses specific questions. The Scratch Team also communicaed with a parent or legal guardian as part of the process to make sure the applicant had their permission to participate in the program.
References
- ↑ a b c topic:769209
- ↑ han614698. (08/13/24). "I can confirm that YAB members received their invitation on August 9th ET." users:Purin2022/#comments-341647454
- ↑ topic:838619
- ↑ ceebee. (9/10/25). "We will accept up to 50 new applicants." post:8713480
- ↑ minikiwigeek2. (30/10/25). "For the purposes of documentation on the Scratch Wiki: I can confirm that accepted applicants received emails on October 29, 2025 at 6:34 AM EST." users:minikiwigeek2/#comments-393491108
- ↑ minikiwigeek2. (30/10/25). "I can also confirm that eighty-five applications were selected." users:minikiwigeek2/#comments-393513567
- ↑ a b users:minikiwigeek2/#comments-393819675
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am users:minikiwigeek2/#comments-393578614
- ↑ a b c d users:minikiwigeek2/#comments-393736614
- ↑ a b c users:minikiwigeek2/#comments-393578666
