An afternoon at Wasatch Elementary
A fun-filled afternoon at one of the newest Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County program sites, Wasatch Elementary. Check out a day in the life of our Wasatch after school program!
Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders
“[Business] Leaders say students need stronger social, teamwork and critical thinking skills, as well as more opportunities to learn and explore in a hands-on setting.”
It Takes a Village: Homework, the Community, and Great Futures.
The old adage states “it takes a village to raise a child.” Here at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County, we see the truth in that statement and work to support the young people of Utah Valley as they grow and develop.
Learning for Great Futures
We live in a country where educational practices and policies are changing and evolving to adjust to these advances: where educators are discovering, developing, and exploring new approaches to provide a higher quality education to the rising generation. In this time of educational advancement, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County are uniquely equipped to provide quality opportunities to young people, which compliment and build upon the learning that occurs in school.
Share the Harvest benefits kids in Utah
Share the Harvest is a fun-filled dinner and auction event that benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County. Below are a few of the programs that this event helps support: Afterschool programs at 10 locations throughout Utah County Amelia Earhart Elementary...
Because Kids do Count
"With a strong and healthy beginning, children can more easily stay on track to remain in school and graduate, pursue postsecondary education and training and successfully transition into adulthood." - 2013 Kids Count Data Book Quality education is essential to...
Lose Summer Learning Loss with Internet Essentials
Summertime in Utah brings local school children fun in the sun, family road trips and visits from the ice cream truck. And, summertime can also bring summer learning loss for our school children. Studies have found that nearly all children lose knowledge over the...
Navajo Reservation Trip
The Diversity Club at the Walden Teen Center took an exciting trip to the Navajo Reservation from May 9-11. Our student Jaiden's family lives on the reservation and invited us to come visit. They helped us plan an exciting weekend filled with really fun activities...
Splatter Art
The Discovery art discovery class at the Franklin Elementary afterschool program learned about the famous artist Jackson Pollock and his messy but fun splatter paint techniques. Kids cut out a design and then taped that to a big piece of butcher paper. Then, they went...
Animal Farm!
For the past 3 months, everyday in afterschool clubs, Walden students have been hard at work memorizing lines and rehearsing their parts for the production of Animal Farm. Not only did they learn their parts, they also sang, as there were several musical numbers! ...