Teen Programs
Keystone
Are you interested in serving
your Club? Being a part of a national Boys & Girls Club
movement? Do you want to learn how to earn? Consider joining the
Keystone family. Anyone in 9th
grade or above who wants to find out what Keystone is all about
is welcome to join the momentum!
Boys & Girls Clubs of
America’s
National Youth of the Year Program
In Boys & Girls Clubs
around the world, caring staff members encourage and support the
Club members they serve. Through this nurturing
environment, many develop sound character, leadership abilities
and the willingness to give back to their community. These are
the qualities that make a Youth of the Year. They are also some
of the most important qualities young people need to realize
their full potential as productive, responsible and caring
citizens.
The National Youth of the Year program, Boys & Girls Clubs of
America’s premier character and leadership initiative,
recognizes outstanding contributions to a Club member’s family,
school, community and Boys & Girls Club: as well as personal
challenges and obstacles overcome.
Participants are chosen on local and state levels, culminating with five regional winners meeting in Washington, D.C., to compete for the National Youth of the Year honor.
Since the program’s inception in 1947, each National Youth of the Year has met with the President of the United States to formally accept the award and begin a one-year term as the teen spokesperson for all Boys & Girls Club members.
The young people who earn recognition as Youth of the Year are living proof that Boys & Girls Clubs work. Indeed, there is no stronger testimony that Clubs are truly “The Positive Place for Kids.”
Junior Staff & Career Launch
Junior Staff is a program that assists Club members ages 13 to
18 explore a career in youth or human services, particularly
Boys & Girls Club work. Young people prepare for future roles as
human services professionals by participating in career
development activities, discovering the importance of community
service, building customer service skills and completing a Club
apprenticeship.
CareerLaunchTM is a career exploration and mentoring program for teens ages 13-18. This program includes the CareerLaunch Web site that allows teens to take an interest survey, explore careers, identify training or college requirements, seek out financial aid and play skills-building games. There's also an easy-to-use Career Exploration Quick Reference Guide with a broad range of career planning and job skills activities that Club staff or volunteers can use with teens. The CareerLaunch Portfolio contains a Teen Tips booklet with helpful interviewing and on-the-spot job tips.
Project Learn
reinforces and enhances the skills and knowledge young people
learn at school through "high-yield" learning activities at the
Club and in the home. Based on Dr. Reginald Clark's research
that shows fun, but academically beneficial activities increase
academic performance, these activities include leisure reading,
writing activities, homework help and games like Scrabble® which
develop youth's cognitive skills. Project Learn emphasizes
collaborations between Club staff, parents and school personnel.
Formally evaluated by Columbia University, Project Learn has
been proven to boost the academic performance of Club members.
Digital Arts Suite and Festivals
View
the
Club Tech Digital Arts Festivals Virtual
Gallery.
Club Tech’s Digital Arts Suite teaches
members ages 6 to 18 how to create computer-generated art. In
each of the five tutorials (Web Tech, Design Tech, Photo Tech,
Music Tech and Movie Tech), members advance through three levels
of animated lessons online at
www.myclubmylife.com
and participate in instructor-led group activities. Club members
ages 10 to 18 are invited to submit their artwork to the annual
Club Tech Digital Arts Festivals, which celebrate Club members'
creativity in Web design, graphic design, photo illustration,
music composition and film production/screenplay writing. The
Club Tech Digital Arts Suite and Festivals are components of a
partnership between Boys & Girls Clubs of America, founding
partner Microsoft and Best Buy Children's Foundation to equip
America’s youth with essential digital literacy skills.
National Fine Arts Exhibit
View the National
Fine Arts Exhibit
Virtual Gallery.
This competition, which encourages creativity through a variety
of media, is made up of local, regional and national exhibits.
Young people are encouraged to create artwork in any of the
following categories: monochromatic drawing, multicolored
drawing, pastels, water color, oil or acrylic, print making,
mixed media, collage and sculpture. Artwork selected through a
national competition is displayed at BGCA's annual National
Conference
Designed for ages 6 to 15, the program aims to incorporate healthy living and active learning in every part of the Club experience, Healthy Habits, which is also the "Mind" component of Triple Play: A Game for the Mind, Body and Soul, emphasizes good nutrition, regular physical activity and improving overall well-being.
Get High School Credits at EX3!
Get High School Credits at EX3!
EX3 is proud to offer high school elective credits in both Physical Education and Visual Arts. Through a partnership with the Federal Way School District, students can work under the supervision of an EX3 staff member to complete the required hours needed to obtain a (.5) high school elective credit in both Phys. Ed. and Visual Art..
Students must be enrolled full-time in a high school within the Federal Way School District. Students must be a member of EX3 to participate in this program. An annual membership to EX3 is only $36.00 per year.
For more information, contact Program Director Samantha Sanders: ssanders@positiveplace.org
AmeriCorps Homework Club
Do you want FREE after-school homework help?
Join us every Monday
through Thursday in the EX3 Learning Lounge for HOMEWORK
CLUB! You will have access to experienced who are
trained in multiple subject areas through the Federal
Way School District AmeriCorps Program.
Students must be enrolled full-time in a high school within the Federal Way School District. Students must be a member of EX3 to participate in this program. An annual membership to EX3 is only $36.00 per year.
For more information, contact Program Director Samantha Sanders: ssanders@positiveplace.org
