Kirtland Youth Programs, SAP & Youth Sports

Teen Council/Keystone & Torch Club Meetings
Every Wed · 3 p.m.
Ages 9-18 · Free to members · $2.50 for non-members
Make a difference in your community. Join our service-learning clubs to develop new service-learning projects and ways to help the community and your club. New members are always welcome! Youth input matters to us!

STEM COI: BGCA-My.Future
Daily in Sep
Ages 9-18 · Free to members · $2.50 for non-members 
My. Future provides members a safe, fun digital platform to showcase their work and earn recognition through 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!

Academic Success- Project Learn: Power Hour
Daily in Sep
Ages 9-18
Making Minutes Count for academic success helps Club members ages 9-18 achieve academic success by providing homework time, help tutoring, and high-yield learning activities and encouraging members to become self-directed learners.

BGCA Youth of the Year Skills Building
Every Wed
Ages 10-18 · Free to members · $2.50 for non-members 
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!

STEM: Robotics-Build & Create
Daily · 5-29 Sep
Ages 9-18 · Free for members · $2.50 for non-members 
Each week this month will be a different robotics activity. Youth will explore robotics through Vex Robotics (5-8 Sep), Spider Robots (11-15 Sep), Tabletop Robots (18-22 Sep), and Solar Robotics (25-29 Sep).

BGCA Fine Arts: Dirty Cup Pour
Mon-Fri · 5-8 Sep
Ages 11-18 · Free for members · $2.50 for non-members 
If you are new to painting and especially to pouring, you might do a double take when someone first mentions doing a dirty pour. What is a dirty pour? There's no dirt involved; we promise! You pour all the paint colors you're using for your painting into one cup, flip the cup onto your canvas, lift the cup, and watch.

4H Healthy Living: Flexibility & Balance
Mon-Fri · 5-8 Sep 
Ages 9-18 · Free to members · $2.50 for non-members 
Being flexible and having good balance are essential components of being physically fit. Join us as we have fun doing stretches and yoga to improve our balance and overall health.

Smart Girls & Passport to Manhood: Leadership & Community Tic Tac Toe
Wed · 6 Sep
Ages 9-18 · Free for members · $2.50 for non-members 
In this session, youth will learn more about leadership and how it relates to community responsibility. We will play a Human Tic Tac Toe game with true or false questions.

BGCA 4H Arts: Macrame
Mon-Fri · 11-15 Sep
Ages 9-18 · Free to members · $2.50 for non-members 
Macrame is a technique or method of crafting a textile that uses several knots to form the basic shape and function of the piece. Each knot can be created with your hands; no other tools are required other than a mounting ring to keep the item in place while you work.

BGCA Triple Play: Wacky Kickball
Mon-Fri · 11-15 Sep
Ages 9-18 · Free to members · $2.50 for non-members 
Play a wacky game that combines kickball and aerobics! No experience is necessary, as we’re sure you’ve never played this one!

Digital Arts-Photography Exploration-Indoor & Outdoor
Thu · 14 Sep
Ages 9-18 · Free for members-$2.50 for non-members 
What is the difference between indoor and outdoor photography? It's the same with photography. When in a venue or a home, the photographs are more natural than in a studio, but the photographer still has a steady, unchangeable environment to work from. Photographing the outdoors, on the contrary, is a little more exciting and unpredictable.

BGCA: WORLDWIDE DAY OF PLAY! Kids vs Parents Kickball School Age Care and Open Recreation Families ONLY!
Fri · 15 Sep · 5-6:30 p.m.
Ages 5-18 · Free to Youth Center Families-School Age Care & Open Recreation 
Who doesn’t love a game of kickball? Lately, it has been one of our favorites. We invite all Youth Center Families enrolled to play Kids vs. Parents Kickball.

BGCA Triple Play-Physical Invent a Sport
Mon-Fri · 18-22 Sep
Ages 9-18 · Free to members · $2.50 for non-members 
What sport or challenge or sport can you invent? Youth will experiment with various sporting equipment, working with one another to create a sport or challenge. Will your challenge use only feet or arms but no hands? You decide! Can your sport be done in a minute, as in the Minute to Win It Challenge?

Fine Arts: Resin Jewelry Making & More
Mon-Fri · 18-22 Sep
Ages 9-18 · Free to members · $2.50 for non-members 
Youth will learn the basics of resin and jewelry making. We will learn how to use the tools, types of beads, resin, and metal wire. Youth will be able to design, create, and embellish their own beautiful art pieces as they learn the basics of resin and jewelry design.

4H Club: Healthy and Fit*My Plate Balloon Physical Activity
Thu · 21 Sep
Ages 9-18 · Free for members · $2.50 for non-members 
Get ready for a food challenge like no other. In this game, you might find ways to keep your food groups up in the air without using your hands for an added twist, learning to be healthy and fit in fun ways!

BGCA Smart Girls and Passport to Manhood: High Yield Activity: Replacing Words That Hurt with Words That Heal
Wed · 20 Sep
Ages 9-13 · Free to members · $2.50 for non-members 
To give members practice using words that heal or encourage rather than hurtful words. Let’s get comfortable with giving and receiving compliments.

BGCA & 4H Fine Arts: Little Easel Painting
Mon-Fri · 25-29 Sep
Ages 9-18 · Free to members · $2.50 for non-members 
Create and display your mini masterpieces. Youth will be provided a mini canvas and mini easel for this fine art activity. Youth can use this piece of art for home decorating and more.

BGCA Triple Play: Table X Challenge Table Tennis
Mon-Fri · 25-29 Sep
Ages 9-18 · Free to members · $2.50 for non-members 
It’s table tennis with a twist! See if you can make the challenge shots and score points. The player that scores the most in five shots wins!

Digital Arts-Photography Exploration-Indoor & Outdoor
Thu · 28 Sep
Ages 9-18 · Free for members · $2.50 for non-members 
Youth will continue to practice their photography skills with indoor and outdoor photography. Youth must concentrate on the environment and lighting to get the best photos.