Young Chautauqua

Created by Nevada Humanities in 1993, Young Chautauqua is an award-winning program in which young people learn how to research and develop original Chautauqua presentations. In 2001, Nevada Humanities received a Coming Up Taller Award from the President’s Commission on the Arts and Humanities for developing the national program model for Young Chautauqua. Nevada Humanities produces and distributes The Young Chautauqua Handbook, an educational resource for teachers and communities to facilitate Young Chautauqua programs around Nevada and the world. 

To receive a copy of the current Young Chautauqua Handbook, please contact our office at (775) 784-6577. A new version of the Young Chautauqua Handbook is in production.

The Great Basin Young Chautauqua after school program will not be running in 2020. Read about the discontinuation of the program on the Double Down blog.

Great Basin Young Chautauqua Past Programs

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Image Credits: All Young Chautauqua Images - Nevada Humanities/Jessie LeMay