EDUCATION &WORKFORCEREADINESS

Our Goal: All youth will be effective, engaged, adaptive learners who are on track to graduate
with a plan for the future.

Project Learn

Project Learn is an evidence-based program model that reinforces the academic enrichment and school engagement of young people during the time they spend at the Club.

Five-Point Approach

Homework Help & Tutoring
High Yield Learning Activities
School Partnership & Collaboration
Motivation & Incentives
Family & Community Involvement

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Homework Help & Tutoring

Academic support:

Is designed to support students’ school success through such efforts as homework assistance and “test sophistication” training sessions. All children can benefit from such assistance.

Academic enrichment:

Provides young people with an opportunity to practice their academic skills – such as reading, writing, speaking, mathematical calculation and scientific inquiry. These are fun, hands-on activities for all youth that allow them to try new things – or practice old things, but in new ways.

Academic remediation:

Is used when students encounter difficulty mastering academic content and skills during their regular school day, and approaches include one-on-one and small group tutoring.

PowerHour:

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.

The Boys & Girls Club Code

High Yield Learning Activities

Playful learning
Teachable moments
Skill building activities

Family & Community Involvement

Engage families as partners
Communicate creatively
Recruit and support volunteers

School Partnership & Collaboration

Communicate with schools
Partner with educators to support individual students
Share professional development and other resources

Motivation & Incentives

Celebrate youth for effort and progress
Give youth opportunities to recognize one another
Consider intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

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STEM & Robotics

With an increasing dependence on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math skills in the workforce, we want our youth to be fully prepared with the knowledge and skills to pursue careers in these fields if they choose. Each of our Clubs proudly houses a STEM/Robotics team where each student learns accountability and teamwork through their specific role and responsibilities that contribute to the overall mission. With the help of our highly-trained robotics coaches, these Club members train regularly and compete regionally in robotics competitions open to teams from various public and private schools throughout the region.

Career Launch

CareerLaunch is BGCA’s premier job-readiness and career-preparation program that directly drives our Great Futures Vision to see “all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future.” Regardless of whether teens are still in middle school or already in the workforce during high school, CareerLaunch offers a variety of activities to hone teens’ decision-making, problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities –important skills for workplace success.

Youth get the chance to explore various careers based on their interests and talents, determine the corresponding educational path they need to pursue, and map out a plan for their future. There are also ample opportunities to partner with professionals in the workforce as guest speakers who can inspire teens to reach their full potential and consider career paths they may have never explored before. Community partners also may offer opportunities for teens to shadow, intern or work in their apprenticeship programs as further career exploration and job-readiness training. This program also partners seamlessly with our Junior Staff program, designed to help teens explore careers in youth development or human services as a part-time Boys & Girls Clubs staff member.

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Sustained leadership development requires consistent support.

Your partnership helps provide mentoring, training, and safe leadership environments.

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Empowering youth to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

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BGCNCF IS AWESOME

Our after-school and summer programs benefit the community’s youth and provide them with a safe place to improve their academics, be engaged with positive role models, and develop into confident leaders.

🏠︎ P.O. Box 16003 | Fernandina Beach, FL 32035
☎ 904-261-8666
✉︎ info@bgcnassau.org

For the 8th year in a row, Charity Navigator has recognized The Boys & Girls Clubs of Nassau Country Foundation with its Four-Star Award – the highest award given.