A puppetry question (mostly for Na)

Hi everyone, I have been following this site for a while (and am fairly familiar with all the regulars) but have finally gotten around to signing up for an account properly. Anyway, this is adressed to Na because it is a question about puppets. I am in high school and (Never fear! I am not asking anybody to "find me a TV audition" or anything else that young newcomers tend to ask) have been interested in the theatre for a few years - already done some acting in community theatre etc. But lately I have been thinking about puppetry - the idea of bringing character and life to an inanimate object is amazing to me and of course I have liked Sesame St and Avenue Q at different times in my life. I think that being a pupeteer would be wonderful and at the least I would like to explore it further. How can a young person learn puppetry? It's not something often asked about on here and I thought others may want to hear the answer too. Thankyou!