YOUTH PROGRAM

 

After School Program:
In partnership with Hubbard Place, we offer an after school program Monday through Friday 3:30- 6:00pm for young people ages 5-13. Our program incorporates academic enrichment, journal writing, arts and crafts, science workshops, computer instruction, and gardening.

Teen Life Club:
The National Children's Medical Center is offering a 26 week program called Teen Life Club. The programs works with youth ages 11-15 to develop empowerment and life skills through education about adolescent health issues, goal-setting, life skills development, and building money skills.

Computer Literacy:
After school participants attend computer instruction twice a week with the after school instructor. They use computer learning tools such as Mavis Beacon software to increase familiarity with word processing and computer literacy.

Community Gardening:
The young people in our programs work with teachers from City Blossoms to learn about urban gardening. Our garden features herbs, vegetables, fruits, and flowers. City Blossoms uses a curriculum that introduces young people to the garden through multiple approaches including the building of the garden, the maintenance and care of the garden, and the pleasure and products gardeners can take from the garden.

Summer Youth Program:
In  the summer we offer a six week program for young people age 5-13. The program offers young people a range of experiences and opportunities for exploration. Activities include: community gardening, a mapping project of the Columbia Heights neighborhood, academic enrichment, weekly field trips, and financial literacy education. This past summer participants helped make a documentary of their own design about their own local history.

Dance Institute of Washington Scholarships:
Young people on our property have the opportunity to try out for a number of dance scholarships at the Dance Institute of Washington. Scholarship grantees have the opportunity to attend several dance workshops (hip hop, African dance, ballet, jazz/modern) a week and learn about taking care of their bodies through fitness and healthy eating.