
Junior
Staff: Cultivating Tomorrow's Club Professionals Today
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. Funded by AT&T.
Power
Hour: Making Minutes Count
A comprehensive homework help and tutoring program, POWER HOUR is designed to
raise the academic proficiency of Club members ages 6 to12.
Project
Learn
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.
Club
Tech's Skill Tech Programs
Through the support of founding partner Microsoft and Best Buy Children’s
Foundation, BGCA offers the Skill Tech: Basic Training and Skill Tech II
programs to members of all ages and technical abilities. In Skill Tech: Basic
Training members learn how to use various Microsoft software programs, including
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher and Digital Image Pro through
animated lessons and instructor-led group activities. Skill Tech II features
three modules for beginner, intermediate and advanced skill levels. Participants
learn about hardware identification and installation, networking and
technology-related careers. The Skill Tech programs, available at
www.myclubmylife.com, are
apart of Club Tech’s mission to prepare America’s youth for success in school
and the 21st Century workforce.