2008 Spring Schedule
This schedule is subject to change.
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The schedule is in PDF format and may be viewed and printed.
2008 March-April Schedule (PDF)
April Vacation Programs and Trips
The following trips are for children ages 6-12. The trips for teens are listed below them. Registration for all trips is first come, first served, and registration fees need to be paid at the time of registration. Please note that all trip participants must be, or become, members of the Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod. The one-time membership fee is $25 for the rest of the school year and provides access to the Club anytime that we are open for a child's age group. We have some scholarship money to offset the cost of trips and it is available with documented need. All trips are chaperoned by the staff of the Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod.
Monday, April 21
The popular trip to Carabiner's Indoor Rock Gym is back! The participants will have 2 hours to climb at the largest indoor rock gym in the world. The bus leaves the Boys & Girls Club at 12:00 and arrives back at 4:00. Cost is $25.00 per person. Please note: Participants must be 8 years old and additional paperwork is required for this trip.
Tuesday, April 22 The children will be going to Boston on Tuesday. The first stop will be the Boston Duck Tours, where they will tour downtown Boston by land and sea! The next stop will be TOMB, an interactive special effects hands-on exhibit where the kids will search for the tomb for the Pharaoh. The reviews of this have been amazing. The Boston Globe calls it a “Full immersion adventure…effects straight from Steven Spielberg” and the Boston Phoenix says “A little slice of Disney World in Boston.” The bus leaves the Boys and Girls Club at 8:45 for this trip and returns at 4:00. Cost is $30.00 per person.
Wednesday, April 23
On Wednesday the field trip is to Ocean's 18 Indoor Blacklight Mini-Golf! Here the children will play a full 18 holes of mini-golf with an under a black-light neon sea theme. The bus will leave the Boys and Girls Club at 9:30 and return at 1:00. Cost is $12.00 per person.
Thursday, April 24
On Thursday, the children will go to Leary Family Amusements for bowling and then have lunch and play at a playground if the weather cooperates. Cost: $10.00 per person. The bus leaves the club at 9:15 and returns at 1:00. Please make sure you pack a lunch.
Friday, April 25
A trip to the Mashpee Commons Movie Theater is scheduled for Friday. The children will be going to see a PG movie and the cost is $7.00 per person. Children should bring additional money for snacks!
The Boys & Girls Club also has some great trips planned for teens in grades 7-10 scheduled for the April Vacation. These trips are open to any Cape teen in grade 7-10, but they must be, or become, members of the Boys & Girls Club before they can go on them. Teen membership is free but requires a membership form.
Teen Trip on Wednesday, April 23
Teens in grades 7-10 will be going to Indoor Paintballing at Balls To the Wall Paintball in Hyannis. Space will be limited and sign up is first come, first served. The van will leave the Boys & Girls Club at 12 and return at 6 pm. Cost is $40 and includes the rental of equipment and paint. Please note that additional paperwork is required by the paintball company and must be filled out in person at the Club.
Teen Trip on Friday, April 25
Friday is a trip for teens to the Cape Cod Mall Movies. This trip is for grades 7-10 and the van leaves the Boys & Girls Club at 11 am and returns at 2 pm. The Cost is $7 a teen.
March-April Programs
March 11 to April 18
Daily Challenges
This program meets in the Club's full size Gym everyday from 3:00 to 3:30. The program gives kids a chance build their fitness levels while having fun! The daily challenges promote skills in a noncompetitive, fun, yet challenging environment. Kids compete against themselves and score points in everyday fun fitness activities. Activities will include basketball, football, soccer, jumping rope, walking and running, plus kids can invent their own sports! The activities change everyday, so kids stay engaged. This program is funded in part through a grant from Bank of America.
Healthy Habits
This program is also part of the Club's fitness and health program and gives kids the chance to learn how to make smart, nutritious snacks and meals. Amanda, a culinary arts student, will guide kids in Grades 3 to 6 through this program on Mondays and on Wednesdays for kids in Grades K to 2. The program will meet at 3:30. Healthy Habits helps kids develop a knowledge base to acquire healthy habits regarding nutrition, such as making smart food choices, understanding appropriate portion sizes, and creating fun and healthy meals. The lessons are correlated to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) MyPyramid and the U.S. Department of Health's Steps to a Healthier US. Healthy Habits uses a positive, upbeat approach and fun group games and activities to teach young people about healthy eating and physical activity. Part of education program, Healthy Habits is funded in part through grants from the Cape and Islands United Way, the Sheehan Foundation, the Kelley Foundation, and the Cape Cod Foundation.
Imagination Warehouse
This 8 course program helps children tap into their dramatic improvisational and story telling skills. The participants will create a series of skits to perform for other members and parents at the end of the program. The theme will be based on citizenship, respect and responsibility. The series of skits will demonstrate the right way and the wrong way to behave and it will incorporate slapstick and humor to help get the message across. The group meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00, and to make it even more exciting, the group will meet in Clown Around Town's big pink Buffoonery bus!
Image Makers
This program is back by popular demand! This Introduction to Photography program will meet on Wednesdays at 3:30 in the Teen Room with Ashley. Children in grades 3 and up are able to join with no experience necessary. Participants will learn the basics of photography and how cameras work. Final photography works from several of the children will be entered into the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Regional And National Photography Contests and the Club will host a show for parents to showcase the children's work from both this program and the Digital Arts Program.
Digital Arts
Club members can develop creativity by producing projects in Web design, graphic design, digital photography, and music making or movie making. Some of the work from this program will be entered into Boys & Girls Clubs Local and National Competitions in the above categories. The program will meet on Fridays at 3:30 in the Computer Room with Ashley.
Babysitting
This program is being brought to the Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod by the Barnstable County Cooperative Extension/4-H. It will meet at 3:30 on Tuesdays and teach the following skills: interviewing for a babysitting job, choosing age appropriate games and activities, and first aid and CPR. There is a small fee of $5 to cover the cost of the babysitting book which the participants will be able to take home.
Policy for Program Sign-up and Attendance:
Parents should note that if their child joins a program, they need to make sure that the child is at the Club on the days that the program runs and that they stay through the entire hour since space is limited. If a child misses the program or leaves early, that slot goes unused when it could have been taken by another child who really wanted to be in the program. In addition, while the programs are all free for the kids involved, the Boys & Girls Club incurs a cost to provide them, therefore, they will charge a $15.00 fee for any child missing a session or leaving early.