— A Bryant Webster fourth grader
YBNeuro is a Denver 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs free after-school programs at Bryant Webster Dual Language School in Northwest Denver, built so every kind of mind, including neurodivergent kids, can find its strengths. This campaign funds those programs, right here in Denver.
Funding shortages have reduced Exploradores from five afternoons a week to two, and we’ve had to pause new enrollment. Your gift helps fund instructors and materials so more children can join.
Our goal: $4,000 in new gifts by Colorado Gives Day, December 8, 2026, to help more Bryant Webster students explore, belong, and lead.
Our flagship program, Exploradores del Mundo ("World Explorers"), doesn't decide in advance what children should be interested in. Students show us. Butterflies. Sunflowers. Dinosaurs. Gems. Gardening. Photography. A student newspaper. A small business. A child brings a spark, and we build around it.
177 students served in 2025–26
1 → 5 afternoons a week: Exploradores grew from one day to five
42 youth leaders: students teaching, mentoring, and leading activities
This year, one student is exploring drones and creating a coding manual for other learners with ADHD, like her.
Through Exploradores’ Nature Club project, students are creating messages for their school about caring for natural resources. Older Exploradores students are also designing projects and leading activities for younger children.
A second grader taught board games to kindergartners. Students talk openly about differences like ADHD, and some designed their own fidgets out of those conversations. Kids tell us they've made more friends and found a place where they can be themselves.
When one student transferred to a new school, Exploradores didn't end for them. They proposed an online summer Exploradores program and helped lead it.
Families come too: 86 students and parents explored the Denver Botanic Gardens together.
Our new break dance program at Bryant Webster gives children—including neurodivergent learners—a welcoming way to move, express themselves, and connect. Breaking offers opportunities to channel energy creatively and practice balance, coordination, and awareness of how their bodies move. Coach Cuba brings years of experience helping hesitant students find the courage to try. His favorite transformation: “I can’t do that” becoming “Let me try!” Your gift helps keep this opportunity free and welcome more students.
Both programs are completely free. Today, Exploradores runs two afternoons a week and break dance one. Funding shortages have paused new Exploradores enrollment.
Exploradores and break dance can each welcome up to 40 students per session right now. Additional instructors help us welcome more.
Your gift pays for instructors and materials so we can:
About $100 covers one Exploradores or break dance session with one instructor and materials.
Reaching our $4,000 goal will help sustain current programming and expand access, with the aim of matching—and exceeding—last year’s student participation.
Give any amount, or become a monthly donor to help keep these opportunities free. A gift of $25 a month provides $300 a year toward instructors and materials.
Why give now:
Colorado Gives Day is Tuesday, December 8, 2026.
YBNeuro, officially registered as YBN, is led by Cecilia Quintanilla, a Bolivian-born Denver Public Schools teacher who discovered her own neurodivergence at 34, after her children were identified. This campaign funds free after-school programs at Bryant Webster in Denver.
Our work bringing free after-school opportunities to students began in 2019. Cecilia received the Denver Teachers’ Award in 2023 and the Equity & Inclusion Superstar Award in 2024. YBNeuro is supported by a volunteer board of educators, gifted-education specialists, and other professionals.
One student told us after-school clubs showed them what they're good at. Donate today to help more Bryant Webster students discover their strengths and find a place to belong.
To empower neurodivergent individuals, their families, and the professionals who support them by providing workshops, discussion groups, individualized support, and safe spaces that foster growth, understanding, and connection.
At Bryant Webster in Denver, our free after-school programs put this mission into practice by helping children explore their interests, discover their strengths, build belonging, and lead.
YBNeuro grew from a personal search for understanding into a community of learning, connection, and advocacy.
Cecilia Quintanilla, a Bolivian-born Denver Public Schools educator, discovered her own neurodivergence at 34 after her children were identified. That experience shaped her commitment to helping families and educators recognize strengths and find trustworthy information and support.
Our free after-school work began in 2019. YBNeuro received federal 501(c)(3) recognition effective July 2023. Young artists club, piano, folkloric ballet, jiu-jitsu, hula hoop, knitting, newspaper, engineering, drama, and other experiences have given children opportunities to discover interests and contribute to their community. Today, that commitment continues through Exploradores del Mundo and break dance at Bryant Webster Dual Language School in Denver.
Beyond after-school programming, YBNeuro supports neurodivergent individuals, families, and the professionals who work with them through workshops, discussion groups, individualized support, and community connection. Our Spanish-language resources and experiences help families and educators understand different ways of learning and advocate for appropriate support.
YBNeuro is supported by a volunteer board of educators, gifted-education specialists, and other professionals. Across our work, we begin with people’s strengths and build opportunities for belonging, learning, and leadership.
YBNeuro is officially registered as YBN. This Colorado Gives campaign supports our after-school programs at Bryant Webster in Denver.
Organization name
YBNeuro
2019
Tax id (EIN)
93-2315190
Category
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities, Youth Development, Recreation & Sports, Science & Technology
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
4328 RARITAN STDenver, CO, US, 80211