New programs announced at Youth Club
Shannon LeClair
Times Reporter
Over the last couple of years the Youth Club of Strathmore has grown, allowing them to be able to provide more programs to the youth in town. January classes may have begun but the March to June programs are already in the planning and will be listed for the public at REVS on Feb. 13.
New programs include Extreme Kids, which is a recreational program being offered.
“We’re hoping to give a sampling of all the local sports organizations. We will be inviting them in to display their sport. It spotlights them and it gives the participants a chance to try the sport before actually registering for it,” said Program Coordinator Colina Clark.
New this spring is the Creative Station program. Kids will have a chance to explore their artistic and crafty side with the program.
The ever popular Create a Cook and Chef programs are back, as is the Mad Science program.
“Our Fusion program will be much more frequent. Before we were holding it on the Thursday before Golden Hills Friday off. We have planned at least two a month which will be shared through our Facebook page and of course through our calendar,” said Clark.
Essential Edibles, the lunch program, is continuing on. It’s for junior and senior high kids on Tuesdays and Thursdays. After the Bell is also continuing on and is a great success. After the Bell is a structured homework club where volunteers are on hand to assist children with any homework and extra practice material they may be having a little trouble with. Volunteers are of course always needed.
“We’re always seeing an increase in our programs, we’re very fortunate,” said Clark.
At REVS the themes for the summer camps will be announced and registration will be available in March. The Youth Club also has a cpouple of workshops coming up. The first is Get Control of Your Money – Jan 31 from 7-9 p.m. then a babysitting workshop for kids 10 and older on March 2 from 10 a.m. – 5p.m. And on March 23 there will be a self defense workshop which promises to be skill building and fun for the whole family.