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Visual Arts

Allows kids of all ages to develop their skills as artists with projects in color theory, composition, drawing, painting, mixed media and more.

Lyricism 101

Lyricism 101 helps teens to cultivate and amplify their powerful, formidable voices. Members are encouraged to celebrate diversity and community as they work on their writing skills and explore hip hop culture's past, present, and future.

Media Making

Students create, edit and share media projects - including films, music, photos, and animation.

Money Matters: Make It Count
Money Matters teaches teens how to set goals, budget, save, and invest. Young people practice their financial decision-making skills through fun, engaging digital tools and games. Teens who complete Money Matters show improved financial management skills, including saving money and sticking to a budget.

Summer Brain Gain
Developmentally appropriate, project-based learning experiences are designed to keep young people engaged throughout the summer. Club members can stay on track while having fun with their peers, exploring new topics and ideas, and learning important skills along the way

Power Hour
Power Hour helps Club youth achieve academic success by providing homework help, High-Yield Learning Activities, and encouraging them to become self-directed learners.

SMART Moves
SMART Moves is a suite of targeted programs and other resources designed to help young people develop healthy decision-making attitudes and skills.

SMART Girls
SMART Girls is a small-group health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program designed to meet the developmental needs of girls ages 8 to 18. Through dynamic sessions, participatory activities, field trips and mentoring opportunities with adult women, Club girls explore their own and societal attitudes and values as they build skills for eating right, staying physically fit, getting good health care and developing positive relationships with peers and others.

Healthy Habits
Students learn to build their healthy eating skills.

Torch Club
Torch Club provides opportunities for members to demonstrate the positive impact youth and teens can have on their communities. Through small group, peer-driven Leadership and Service clubs, members ages 10-13 identify needs in their Club or community, and create and implement service projects to address those needs. New Leadership and Service Sessions allow members to explore, practice and strengthen critical leadership skills.

Leadership
Students build leadership skills with project-based activities from the Youth of the Year Leadership Suite.

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