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Teen Tour
Adventure 2009!!
When: August 17 to August 20; 4 days/3 nights
Traveling by Club vans with 4 Chaperones.
Where: New Hampshire and Vermont; paintball, rock climbing, white water rafting, water parks, kayaking, zip lining and much more!!
Cost: $300.00 includes lodging, daily activities, breakfast and dinner. Doesn't include lunch, snacks or souvenirs.
Contact: Karoline Alexander, Director of Teen Programs, to reserve your spot. We are only taking 20 teens, so sign up by July 27!!!
Payment plans are available.
*This trip is for all teens ages 13-18
2009 Teen Summer Trips
Wednesday Trips (11am-9pm)
July 8: Six Flags Great Adventure Cost: $30
July 15: Empire State Building and NYC Sky Ride Cost: $35
July 22: Splish Splash Cost: $26
July 30: Mets Game Cost: $20
August 5: Museum of Natural History; Rose Planetarium Cost: $18
August 12: Broadway Show Cost: $45
Friday Trips (3-9pm)
July 10: Paintball Cost: $35
July 17: Tobay Beach Cost: $1
July 24: Body Museum South Shore Seaport Cost: $19
July 31: Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Cost: $15
August 7: Rock Climbing Cost: $22
August 14: Go Cart Racing; Roller Skating Cost: $17
Teen
Leaders Program:
Cultivating
Tomorrow’s
Club
Professionals Today
Junior Staff Career Development is a
comprehensive small-group program
designed to guide youth toward careers in
youth development or human services by
nurturing their leadership skills and providing
guided, practical experiences. Teen Leaders
will work up to 10 hours during the week
and will receive a stipend at the end of 20
hours worked. Interested candidates must
have a strong will to learn and commit up to
10 hours to train and work at the Club for 12
weeks and go through an interview process.
Grades: 9-12
Four
Teen Leaders at a time will select three
separate trainings from: |
| Starts: |
September
24 |
Ends: |
December
14 |
Monday:
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
| Starts: |
January
7 |
Ends: |
March
31 |
Monday:
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
| Starts: |
April
7 |
Ends: |
June
13 |
Monday:
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
SAT/PSAT
Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club is committed
to our youth success after high school. We
have hired professional PSAT and SAT teachers
to educated and give our youth the skills
needed to grade high on their SAT. We will be
dividing the juniors and senior into separate
programs to effectively prepare for the PSAT on
October 18 and SAT on December 6.
College
Prep
College Prep I is a career exploration,
educational and mentoring program for
teens ages 13-18. Teens will learn the in’s
an out’s of College. Session Topics: College
Admission Process, Financial Aid, How to
Obtain Scholarships, Prepare Resume,
Learn about Different Majors, Mock
Interviews, Transferring Credits, College
Dorm Life and much more.
Field Trips: Including visits to
various
Colleges and Universities starting March
through May.
| Starts: |
October
3 |
Ends: |
December
13 |
Tuesdays,
4:00-5:00 p.m. |
| Starts: |
January
3 |
Ends: |
March
13 |
Thursdays,
5:00- 6:00 p.m. |
| Starts: |
April
3 |
Ends: |
May
22
College Visits |
Thursday,
4:00- 6:00 p.m. |
|
Diverse Unity Keystone Club
A leadership development and community
service program for teens ages 14-18. It
provides a unique opportunity for teens to
serve as leaders, elect officers within the
Club, choose their own activities and plan
and implement community service and Club
projects. Keystoners also get a chance to
travel to conferences and meet other
Keystone members from all over the world.
| Grades: 9-12 |
| Year-round,
starting September 11,
Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. |
|
CLUBService
This program, the result of a partnership
between Boys & Girls Clubs of America
and the Corporation for National
Service (AmeriCorps), provides education
awards to Club members grades 11 and
12 and Club alumnae ages 19-24 who
serve their Clubs and communities.
CLUBService recognizes young people’s
service, helps them access higher
education and encourages them to pursue
future careers as Club professionals.
| Grades: 11-12,
and alumni ages 19-24 who
are interested in volunteering 10-20 hours
a week at the Club in return for an educational
stipend. |
| Year-round,
starting September 25 |
We’ll meet
Wednesdays from 4:00- 4:30 p.m., in addition to
the work schedule you
select. For more information on program,
or to pick up an application, contact
Joanna Reeves starting September 10.
SMART Girls
A Club just for Girls! The program focuses on
issues specific to female Club members and
is designed to encourage healthy attitudes
and lifestyles that will enable those members
to develop to their full potential. From
interactive role playing to more tailored
mentoring, girls are given the opportunity to
explore personal and societal values as they
build skills for eating right, staying fit, learning
proper health care and developing positive
relationships. The girls will also be planning
the 2008 Fashion Show.
| Grades: 9-12 |
| Starts: |
September
27 |
Ends: |
March
28
after Fashion Show |
Thursdays,
6:00-7:00 p.m. |
Friday Triple Play Challenges
The goal of the Triple Play program is
to improve Club members’ knowledge of
healthy habits; increase the number of
hours per day they participate in
physical activities; and strengthen their
ability to interact positively with others and
engage in positive relationships.
Components include: Daily Pool, Table
Tennis, Strengthening, Board Games,
Video Games, Sports, Thinking, Writing,
Cartoon making challenges and more!
| Grades: 9-12 |
| Year-round,
begins September 20, Fridays, 5:00-7:00 p.m. |
Youth for Unity
Youth for Unity, a diversity education
program designed to combat
prejudice, bigotry and discrimination. Youth
for Unity is the umbrella title for a
comprehensive set of programmatic
interventions that will allow Clubs to help
members appreciate and understand our
society’s diversity, recognize unfairness
and
take personal leadership in confronting bias.
| Grades: 9-12 |
| Starts: |
January
8 |
Ends: |
March
27 |
Mondays,
6:00-7:00 p.m. |
Youth of the Year
The National Youth of the Year Program is
designed to promote and recognize service
to Club and community, academic
performance and contributions to family and
spiritual life. Competition begins by a teen
being selected as the youth of the month
and then being nominated as a Youth of
The Year Nominee. GBBGC Youth of the
Year will receive a certificate and medallion
then enter the state competition. State
winners receive a plaque and $1,000
scholarship then enter the regional
competition. Each of the five regional
winners receives a $10,000 scholarship and
enters the national competition held in
Washington, DC. The National Youth of the
Year receives an additional $15,000
scholarship, totaling $26,000 in
scholarships, and is installed by the
President of the United States.
| Grades: 9-12 |
| Year-round,
starts January 8
Tuesdays, 4:00- 5:00 p.m. |
| Club
competition will take place in the
month of March. |
| NE
Regional competition will take place in the
month of April. |
Job Ready
Job Ready is a career exploration and
mentoring program for teens ages
14 to 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.
Session Topics: Making Career Decisions,
Using Labor Market Information, Preparing
Resumes, Filling out Job Applications,
Interviewing, Completing Tasks Effectively and
much more. Field Trips: Career Fair, Local
Small Business, Local Corporate Business,
Non-Profit organization, Large Firm in NYC.
Special Project: Organize a small career
fair at GBBGC.
| Grades: 10-12 |
| Starts: |
April
7 |
Ends: |
March
17 |
Mondays,
5:30-6:30 p.m. |
Fridays Teen FUN until 11:00 p.m.
Watch new release movies on our
huge new big-screen TV with surround
sound, while having hot popcorn every
Friday stating at 8:00 p.m. Or just chill with
your friends; listen to your favorite music
and karaoke. Open board game area and
gym time after 8 p.m.
Food ordered must be paid for by 7 p.m.
Special Events
Fashion Show-
Sunday March 15
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