Academics

Academics Overview

At Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast, we know the key to success starts with a solid education. We show our kids and teens that with focused approach and hard work, they can reach their goals in school and beyond. Every day at the Club, our skilled and caring staff provide the guidance and encouragement that young people need to receive excellent grades every year and graduate from high school with a plan for the future. 100% of our members graduate on time and have a post-secondary plan. We have various programs geared towards every age group to help them have a  successful, great future and beyond.

Career Launch

CareerLaunch is a  job-readiness and career preparation program for teens. It provides fun and interactive activities for youth ages 13 to 18 to explore a broad range of career areas, match their interest to career clusters and identify the skills and education needed for their particular career path. CareerLaunch is designed to support youth in preparing for their first job, internships, summer employment and so much more! The program offers multiple implementation models for staff, which provides maximum flexibility to successfully implement the program.

Money Matters

Money Matters promotes financial responsibility and independence among Club members by building their basic money management skills. Members learn how to manage a checking account, budget, save and invest. They also learn about starting small businesses and paying for college. Money Matters was designed using the latest research on financial education, behavioral economics and youth development. Teens develop financial literacy skills that can lead them to workplace readiness, lifelong financial stability, and overall success. 

DIY STEM

DIY STEM is a hands-on, activity-based STEM curriculum which connects youth aged 9-12 to science themes they encounter regularly. Special attention is paid to connections of theory and application and the common interactions members have with these scientific principles. DIY STEM includes modules such as: Energy and Electricity, Engineering Design, Food Chemistry, Science of Sports: Football.

Power Hour

Power Hour: Making Minutes Count helps Club members ages 6-18 achieve academic success by providing homework help, tutoring and high-yield learning activities and encouraging members to become self-directed learners. As a key program supporting Academic Success, Power Hour is designed to help all youth graduate on time, with a motivation to learn and a plan to succeed in today’s modern workforce. 

Project Learn

Project Learn reinforces and enhances the skills and knowledge young people learn at school during the hours they spend at the Club. This comprehensive program strategy is based on Dr. Reginald Clark's research showing that students do much better in school when they spend their non-school hours engaged in fun, but academically beneficial, activities. Through Project Learn, Club staff use all the areas and programs in the Club to create opportu​nities for these high-yield learning activities, which include leisure reading, writing activities, discussions with knowledgeable adults, helping others, homework help and tutoring and games like Scrabble that develop young people's cognitive skills. 

Summer Brain Gain

Summer learning loss has a devastating effect on America's kids, especially those who don't participate in enriching summer activities. That's why Boys & Girls Clubs of America is pleased to share Summer Brain Gain – a fun, interactive learning program designed for summer in the Club! Summer Brain Gain (SBG) is a hands-on, minds-on, project-based program designed for summer in the Club. It's comprised of week-long modules consisting of fun, themed activities for elementary, middle, and high school students. Activities encourage youth to fall in love with learning by engaging them in unique educational experiences that spark curiosity, allow them to explore their interests, and create opportunities.

Work-Based Learning (WBL)

Work-based learning (WBL) - formerly referred to as Junior Staff - experiences are structured, educational job-readiness programs that occur in the workplace. They create safe spaces to learn about the world of work while youth develop their employability skills through first-hand application. Teens will develop interpersonal skills, a strong work ethic, and a sense of community engagement while experiencing on-the-job Club work. Work-based learning remains an integral part of the Club teen experience and workforce readiness programming.

KidzLit

AfterSchool KidzLit is a reading enrichment program for grades K–8 that is designed for out-of-school settings. Children hear fiction and nonfiction books read aloud or read books independently and make connections between the stories and their own lives. Working with partners or in groups, children have opportunities to express their feelings and explore big ideas through discussion, drama, art, movement, and writing. The program promotes literacy growth and thinking skills and supports social and emotional development.

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