Learn how to make a rustic Italian bread called Focaccia! Recipe here.

Girls will review poetry writing and develop a “powerful words poem” to encourage themselves at the start of each day. The poem will stress who they are, their strengths, challenges they’ve overcome, and paint a triumphant picture of their future. They’ll make a decorative poster and prep for participation in a poetry slam. Handouts, click here and here.

Members will listen to the story of, The Magnificent Thing, with the staff member and identify the different emotions the main character experiences. They will also walk through the process of identifying the problems in the story.

Members will learn the importance of being active and working out for 30 minutes a day. The members will have a get fit challenge and understand the importance of being active.

This presentation teaches young girls about self-esteem and self love.

This lesson will use modern day technology to walk through the steps of cartooning a picture of you or someone in your family. You’ll also learn the history how it could be a well paid career path.
Guide for session, here.

This lesson will preview creative writing and apply it to everyday activities. Young people will be engaged and learn critical thinking skills.

This lesson will discuss respect, how to treat others and explore seeing the good in others.

This session is intended to be an overview of the healthy habits program focusing on the different aspects of health and milestones of development; physical, cognitive, emotional, social and adaptive.

This session will encourage members to begin to reflect on their lives. They will think about where they have come from, where they are at the present time, the interests they would like to pursue. and where they hope to go.

Members will learn about positive and negative emotions as well as how to cope with negative emotions.

In this video, Grammy Award Winning Producer, Alonzo Lee explores the concepts of Intellectual Property with a specific focus on Copyrights and Music Publishing.

Session will consist of a guided meditation for members, discussion and examples of self-care activities to do while at home. A walk-through of navigating resources will also be provided for parents.

This session will look at the influence of social media on girls’ lives and choices. The impacts of cyber bullying and peer pressure will also be discussed with members.

Session will explain the importance of trying your best in school, explore personal values and how these influence study habits and school performance. It was also look at how education can shape members’ future.

This session is to get teens to engage in conversations about their career paths. What do you envision for yourself after high school?

Learn the importance of following rules. Youth will hear a story about following rules and create their own story about a time when they were adjusting to a new place.

Learn the importance of giving back and resources that can be used in service activities and projects.

Develop a connection between your breath and movement through this meditative practice. Practice shapes to both strengthen and stretch muscles and enjoy slow movements to calm the mind.

Learn strategies to manage spending, saving and debt behaviors to achieve personal and career short and long term goals.

Youth will learn the importance of healthy decision making. The facilitator will also speak about the Coronavirus and other current issues that we are faced with today.

In conjunction with partners COCA (Center of Creative Arts) & The Black Rep Theatre, Explore the basics of costume and scenic design for stage and screen as well as the purpose of design in the collaborative process and the elements that make interesting and successful designs. *Worksheets – Costume Design, Costume Design Lesson Plan, Scenic Design, Scenic Design Lesson Plan

Virtual programs welcomes “Great Futures Speakers Series” guest Erin Moore – Dancer, Actor, Singer on Broadway, Television and Film sharing her Career Path

Virtual programs featuring Healthy Habits – Nutrition. This session empowers youth with essential knowledge, comprehension & application of ways to secure good nutrition and having a healthy balanced diet and thus, a healthy life!

Virtual programs featuring DIY STEM – Food Chemistry Experiment – Breaking the Tension. This STEM activity will teach youth about chemical reaction through food chemistry in a fun and exciting way.

Virtual programs featuring “Great Futures Speakers Series” guest Jen Call, U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation VP & BGCSTL Board member discussing her career path.

Learn the importance of making better choices before speaking about someone negatively.

Virtual programming featuring our partners COCA (Center of Creative Arts) with “Creating A Photographic Documentary With 5 Photos”.

Members will learn to make water vapor and then use hairspray as a particle for the water vapor to condense on creating a cloud in a jar. Then, create a rain cloud in a jar demonstrating how water droplets inside of a cloud collide together to form big enough drops to fall to the ground as rain.

Fit N’ Fun Saturday virtual programs featuring fun games and exercises for the entire family!

Virtual programming from our partner COCA (Center of Creative Arts) featuring COCAedu MOVE IT with Bex.

BGCSTL Club member Jordon R. talking tips on academics, the college process, athletic recruitment, and the senior experience as a whole.

Receive songwriting tips and strategies to use in the songwriting process including song structure, analogies and creative techniques.

For Music Studio beginners or anyone looking to get Pro Tools sessions started. Topics include the basics of setting up a Pro Tools session and choosing the right parameters.

Learn more about Super Foods and creating a healthier routine during today’s virtual program lesson!

This challenge allows you to expand and explore different art styles while drawing characters you know and love!

Learn about different color schemes and how to utilize these schemes in artwork.

Several easy at home experiments including how pepper reacts to soap and water and a review jeopardy game.

This lesson is about the importance of avoiding trouble while in school and how smart choices will help you in the future.

Focus on “Managing yourself wisely using social and emotional positive actions” in today’s virtual program lesson. Learn the importance of self-awareness, self-care, being accountable, positive role models and a having a positive hobby.

SMART Girls – Friendship and Bullying in today’s virtual programs! Learn the importance of friendship and strategies on how to strengthen them.

Learn how to make and fly paper rockets as well as the concept of stability.

Youth will be introduced to 15 common techniques that can be found in many ads, learn the terminology and see how these ads encourage consumerism.

Learn the importance of not drinking alcohol and the affects that it has on the body in today’s virtual lesson “The Truth About Alcohol”.

Virtual programs featuring “Healthy Habits – Lets Talk, Cook and Share!” Hear from a current Club member about their experiences at BGCSTL and their FAVORITE ACTIVITIES. We will also walk through cooking a Taco Noodle Bowl!

Virtual programs featuring DIY S.T.E.A.M. Engage in a definition, trivia game, and experience how to make DIY catapults.

Virtual programs featuring Art and Character Design! Part two of character design and expression. In this video review tips from part one and continue with your project.

In this double-length specialty lesson, Ms. Cindy from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis will show you how to make a treat for a celebration. We will make and decorate a German Chocolate Cake. Treats like this are not every day foods, but it’s nice to know how to create them.

In this video we will continue to learn about different color schemes and how to use them.

During this lesson, use the engineering design process to solve a problem with sneakers.

In this video students will learn about primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. Students will learn about color mixing, and they will create a color wheel. 

Targeted Age Group: Grades 5th – 12th or ages 10 – 18