AFTER SCHOOL DROP IN Mondays-Fridays 3:00pm-6:00pm Ages: 6-17yrs
The Boys and Girls Club of Leduc has been providing a safe place to kids to go after school in Leduc since 1988. The After School Drop In Program is the foundation of our Club. We provide experienced, dedicated and passionate staff that ensure each child and youth are valued and safe while at the Boys and Girls Club of Leduc. The children and youth that attend daily can and do recieve homework assistance, get involved in healthy activities, play games, participate in positive conversation, interact with positive role models and are mentored by young people who know how and want to make a difference in our community. There is a ZERO (0) tolerance for Bullying type behaviour. One RULE the only rule here at this Club... RESPECT applies to ALL.
M.A.K members come together as a group to do lots of different activities like crafts, games, movies, and just plain fun. The idea is to get the participants used to committing to a specific group on a specific day and time. Call it a building block to taking responsibility or "leadership". Once a month the M.A.K kids get together with a group of seniors in our community and spend an afternoon creating and finishing a variety of projects such as sewing, knitting, building and painting small houses or jewerly boxes, friendship braclets, puppets and teddy bears, story telling and reading time. The kids and the seniors build positive healthy relationships in the safe caring environment of the Boys and Girls Club of Leduc.
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Torch Leadership Program Wednesdays 4:30pm-5:30pm Ages 10-13yrs
This program is in many ways a junior Keystone program in that it lays the foundation for enabling young people to meet the demands of citizenship with inspired leadership and concern for others. The programs, for pre-teens aged 10 - 13, provide a small group experience, with the support and guidance of an adult mentor, offering the opportunity to give service to others and gain the sense of responsibility that comes with making their own decisions. A Torch Club is sponsored by a local Boys and Girls Club and receives an official charter from Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada. TORCH members from the Crowne Plaza club will be transported to the LRC for this program.
Benefits
self-esteem building
leadership and citizenship training
good will, understanding and respect between groups and individuals
group companionship
positive, diversified program in which every member has a voice
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Keystone Youth Leadership Program Wednesday 6:30-8:00pm Ages: 14-17yrs
This group program focuses on leadership, education and career development, economic/political awareness and social recreation - elements that are crucial to channelling the high energy of teens in a positive direction.
Keystone Clubs are for Boys and Girls Club members 14 years of age and older. Each Keystone Club has its own officers who choose and plan their own activities with the guidance of an adult advisor. A Keystone Club is sponsored by a local Boys and Girls Club and receives an official charter from Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada.
Benefits
serve Boys and Girls Club and community as a volunteer
learn how to foster good will, understanding and respect between groups and individuals
develop valuable leadership skills for becoming responsible, contributing adults and citizens
understand and participate in economic management system of Boys and Girls Club movement
group companionship and lasting friendships with other teens across the country
plan and implement activities and projects at local and national levels in which every member has a voice
develop self-confidence and self-esteem
Boys Night/Girls Night Thursday 4:00pm-5:00pm
Boys night/girls night is a gender specific program for all members to participate in. It provides opportunities for each participant to build healthy, sustainable relationships in a structured environment. The program promotes self esteem, develops social skills, increases positive peer relationships, and helps to build positive self image. Staff and youth mentors will encourage new and positive experiences for youth by incorporating discussions, games, and activities during each session.
K.I.N. (Kids into Nutrition) Fridays 4:00pm-5:00pm For ALL Ages
This program is about teaching kids the things they need to know when it comes to cooking in the kitchen. Safe food preparation, safety around the tools in the kitchen including safe knife handling and hot pots! The kids learn to cook simple yet tasty snacks, or prepare a whole menu in the time and budget allotted. some of the things that KIN has cooked is, chicken quesadillas, bagel pizza bites, spaghetti and meatballs, mud pie pudding, corndog muffins, and much more. This is one of our more popular programs. No cost other than a membership.
Partially funds our current KIN Program
HOT LUNCH Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30am - 12:30pm Blackgold Outreach School Students
We provide a free hot lunch to the students at no cost. A fun, safe environment where friends can sit back and relax and enjoy a fresh hot lunch.
