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October/November Youth Programs

DUE TO STAFFING AND TIME CONSTRAINTS, EVENT TIMES WILL BE DETERMINED ON THE DAY OF THE ACTIVITY.

For All Classes/Events:
Free to members $2.50 for non-members
Open to Ages 9-18 unless otherwise noted

  • Teen Council/Keystone & Torch Club Meetings
    Mon · 4,18, 25 Nov & Tue 12 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Make a difference in your community. Join our service-learning clubs to come up with new service-learning projects and ways to help the community and your club. New members are always welcome!
  • BGCA Youth of the Year Skills Building
    Mon · 4,18, 25 Nov & Tue 12 Nov · Ages 10-18
    Who will be our next Youth of the Year? Join us as you explore leadership and service, academic excellence, and healthy lifestyles. Are you ready to learn how to become our next Youth of the Year? Pick your journals to keep on track to success!
  • Project Learn: Power Hour
    Daily · 4-5 p.m. · Ages 9-18
    Making Minutes Count for Academic Success helps club members ages 9-18 achieve academic success by providing homework help, tutoring, and high-yield learning activities and encouraging members to become self-directed learners.
  • STEM COI: BGCA-My. Future
    Daily · Ages 9-18
    My. Future provides members with a safe, fun digital platform to showcase their work and earn recognition in the form of stars, badges, and master badges. It’s a space where kids can interact with each other – free from the prospect of cyberbullying. Try it out in the COI, at home or both!
  • Game of the Month: Rubik’s Mania
    Daily · 1-29 Nov · Ages 9-18
    There is only one Rubik’s Cube, and it changed the world. Make your Move today and start your Rubik’s Cube and Rubik’s games journey with us! Did you know: 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube, the devilishly challenging puzzle/games played by one in every seven people worldwide, has spawned its own subculture and even transcended its original purpose to become an art object.
  • STEM: SQUISHY CIRCUTS
    Fri · 1 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Youth will have a lot of fun modeling clay to create artistic sculptures. They will use the material as a purely functional “wire” to conduct electricity and light up their projects. But when those two are combined, youth will begin to operate in the sweet spot between art, science, and technology.
  • Fine Arts: Mixed Media Arts
    Fri · 1 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Essentially, art can be made of anything or any combination of things. That is what Mixed-Media art is. In this activity, you will plan your art piece and find all the different mediums you want to use. This is surely going to be a unique piece of art!
  • 4H Sewing: Comfort Pillows
    Fri · 1 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Seeing a pillow in a dream symbolizes comfort, relaxation, and rest. It may also represent your need for emotional support and security. This week youth can make a fun pillow for themselves. What shape and design is up to you.
  • STEM: Coding Crazy Circuits
    Mon-Fri · 4-8 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Youth will be provided with a wide range of parts and components to help you get started building all kinds of projects. We’ve included LEDs, a potentiometer, a servo, and even a programable Neo Pixel LED! Follow one of our many step-by-step guides or create your project from scratch!
  • Fine Arts: Native American Pottery Design & Painting
    Mon-Fri · 4-8 Nov · Ages 9-18
    It’s National Native American Heritage Month and youth will have the opportunity to paint a piece of pottery keeping in mind native artist. Taos, Pueblos, and Navajo are three tribes that made pottery. Their pottery was built and decorated differently based on tribe. Native American pottery can contain geometric, animal, and agricultural symbols. Some common symbols are lines, circles, spirals, and kiva steps.
  • BGCA TRIPLE PLAY: Invent A Sport
    Mon-Fri · 4-8 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Here is a Challenge with a twist – Youth will become the inventor of a new sport. What’s so different about that? The difference is the sports they’ll be playing will be ones they’ve invented! Take an old game and make a new version or just make up your sport game. This is surely to be fun and wacky too!
  • Cooking Activity: Native American Fry Bread
    Tue · 5 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Have you ever wondered: Why is fry bread important to Native American culture? Fry Bread is today’s most relevant Native American symbol. They say the food’s conflicted status—it represents both perseverance and pain—reflects these same elements in Native American history. Many Natives believe Frybread is the story of their survival. In honor of National Native American Heritage Month we will be trying our hand at making Frybread.
  • STEM 3D Pens
    Tue-Fri · 12-15 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Try your skill with our 3-D pens. Youth may create a plastic masterpiece on the go with 3D-printing pens. Simply place the pen on a surface, draw a line up into the air, and then start adding details to this anchor. What will you make?
  • FINE ARTS: Native American Dream Catchers
    Tue-Fri 12-15 Nov
    Ages 9-18
    Ever wonder how or why there are dream catchers? Although the tradition began with the Ojibwes, dream catchers became widespread within the Native American communities. They symbolize oneness and are indicative of Indigenous identity. However dream catchers are believed to work, their underlying meaning and symbolism remain the same. They serve a protective purpose. Those who believe in dream catchers say that they act as a filter for dreams. They send good dreams to the sleeper and keep the bad dreams away. Youth will be making their very own dream catcher in honor of National Native American Heritage Month.
  • Character & Leadership World Kindness Day
    Wed · 13 Nov · Ages 9-18
    It’s World Kindness Day! Youth will be giving encouraging positive to messages to all we see in hopes to make their day better. Youth will be encouraging momentum because a simple act of kindness can make a world of difference.” Youth are expressing positivity in the community while taking the emphasis away from the negative behavior of bullying.
  • 4H Fitness: Gymnastics & Yoga
    Tue · 12-15 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Yoga is a great way to engage youth in physical activity because it helps improve flexibility, balance, and strength while being noncompetitive. This week, after we have stretched our muscles with Yoga, we will add some gymnastic moves. Youth may share their favorite poses and moves, too.
  • STEM: DIY- Your Choice
    Mon-Wed · 18-20 Nov · Ages 9-18
    It’s all up to you what you decide to build or make. We will have various items, kits, and books for you to choose from to make your DIY project.
  • 4H Healthy Living: Daily Intention
    Mon · 18 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Helping our youth reduce daily stress with intention setting. Intention setting allows them to be mindful of their mental, emotional, and physical selves.
  • Fine Arts: Traveling Artist
    Mon-Tue · 18-26 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Survey the art world by carving totem poles in the Pacific Northwest, crafting Aztec masks in the heart of Mexico and experimenting with the artistic traditions of history. In this two-week thrilling camp, students get creative examining the STEM processes that make art possible, like the delicate balance of water tension involved in Japanese Sumin Gashi paper or the cultural traditions and paleontology of Chinese -dragons. Youth will be exploring the different cultures of the world through the depth of their history, legacy, and incredible works of art.
  • Triple Play: Obstacle Course
    Mon-Fri · 18-22 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Are you ready for a fun and challenging obstacle course with full physical challenges? This obstacle course will test your speed, endurance, and agility and can sometimes include mental tests. Your challenges may include running, climbing, jumping, crawling, and balancing, to name a few.
  • STEM: Bristle Bots
    Mon-Tue · 25-26 Nov · Ages 9-18
    A Bristle Bot is a small robot combining a toothbrush head and a vibrating pager motor. The vibrations from the pager motor travel down the bristles and cause the brush to scoot and spin on flat surfaces. Youth will learn concepts in basic engineering, motors, circuits, and balance principles.
  • BGCA Triple Play: Turkey Trot
    Mon-Fri 25-29 Nov
    Get ready for some silly fun. This is a relay game so, get your teams ready. You will be doing a variety of wacky challenges to earn a letter. Your team must collect the correct letters to spell “TURKEY” to win the game. Remember its’s a race and all wacky challenges need to be done correctly to get a letter for your team.
  • Fine Arts: Traveling Artist Week 2
    Mon-Wed · 25-27 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Survey the art world by carving totem poles in the Pacific Northwest, crafting Aztec masks in the heart of Mexico, and experimenting with the artistic traditions of history. In this two-week thrilling camp, students get creative examining the STEM processes that make art possible, like the delicate balance of water tension involved in Japanese Sumin Gashi paper or the cultural traditions and paleontology of Chinese -dragons. Youth will be exploring the different cultures of the world through the depth of their history, legacy, and incredible works of art.
  • 4H Healthy Living: Daily Intention Emotional Wellness Week 2
    Mon · 25 Nov · Ages 9-18
    Helping our youth reduce daily stress with intention setting. Intention setting allows them to be mindful of their mental, emotional, and physical selves.

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