Terrific Kid Tuesday!

This little girl is only 4 years old and today is awarded the Terrific Kid Tuesday Award! She always comes into  BGC with a big smile on her face ready to conquer the day. She may be little, but she packs some heat, Bella has a Tiny Tiger 2nd Degree Black Belt! Bella is always fashioned in a cute pink outfit, “bubble gum pink is my favorite color!” Bella exclaimed. What a perfect color to match her bubbly personality. Bella’s favorite activity at the Boys & Girls Club is dancing in the game room. Congrats Bella on being Terrific Kid Tuesday!

MVP of the Week!

“The Newcomers” MVP’s of the Week!

Meet  our Pre-K Class! They are the youngest bunch here at our Boys & Girls Club. This week they are also our MVP’s. Usually we just chose one MVP but this week, we couldn’t resist picking this whole class. These are not only the youngest kids here, it is also their FIRST time being at the Club. This summer Ms. Blunt, our Pre-K teacher, through using our Brain Gain program, she has been teaching the kids site words, how to add, and just yesterday the learned to count to 100 while doing 100 jumping jacks! IMPRESSIVE! Ms. Blunt loves these little kids as if they were her own. “I love getting to work with this group, each day they improve so much on their skills, from listening to being able to read full sentences!” said Miss. Blunt. We would like to recognize and congratulate our  Pre-K class on being MVP. These little kids really are the future of BGCBulloch. Congrats Pre-K Class, keep jumping to new heights!

Brain Gain: Reading Time!

 

Do you know about our Summer Program called Brain Gain??

We’re excited to launch the Summer Brain Gain program, which is supported by Disney this summer to help kids stay on track for the coming school year! This program offers fun, themed activities for elementary school, middle school and high school students. We’re also offering Summer Brain Gain: Read!, a summer reading program, which is supported by Staples and Boys & Girls Club of America.
Learn more at http://www.greatfutures.org/braingain!

“The Leading Lady” Our Real MVP Of The Week!

Meet Keenedi, our MVP of the week! During the school year we give out awards to the “Terrific Kid” of the week, in the summer we call them our MVP’s. We chose our MVP’s based off their work, their attitude, and overall character throughout the week. Kennedi has been dubbed as the”Leading Lady” this week for her great leadership skills in and outside of the classroom. Here she is leading some girls and even some boys, in a dance routine! Kennedi desires to be a nurse when she gets older. Congratulations Kennedi!

Summer Brain Gain and Summer Brain Gain: Read! Launch Press Release

Summer Brain Gain and Summer Brain Gain: Read! Launch Press Release

 

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Contacts:
Sara Spigener, Director of Administrative Operations
515 Denmark St #1200
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 489-4334

Boys & Girls Club of Bulloch County Launches Summer Brain Gain Program
Summer Learning Loss Prevention Program Designed to Help Kids Stay on Track for the Coming School Year

Statesboro,GA – June 02, 2014 – Boys & Girls Club of Bulloch County announces the launch of the Summer Brain Gain program, a summer learning loss prevention program developed specifically for Boys & Girls Clubs.

Each summer, an estimated 43 million children in the U.S. miss out on expanded learning opportunities that could prevent them from falling behind before the next school year begins. During summer, most youth lose about two months’ worth of math skills. Low-income youth also lose more than two months’ worth of reading skills, while their middle-class peers make slight gains.

“Summer learning losses can stack up from year to year, causing low-income children to fall further and further behind, ultimately endangering their chances of high school graduation,” said Mike Jones, Executive Director of BGCBulloch. “We are committed to ensuring that Statesboro’s youth, especially those who need us most, graduate from high school on time with a plan for the future. That’s why we are offering the Summer Brain Gain program to fight the detrimental effect of summer learning loss.”

Summer Brain Gain is comprised of 17 one-week modules with fun, themed activities for elementary school, middle school and high school students. Supported by Disney, each module takes a project-based learning approach; youth engage in a process of learning through discovery, creative expression, group work and a final project or production. With modules topics such as “Green Team,” “Wacky Watch” and “Connect the Dots,” participants can make sculptures out of found objects, create weather in a bottle, or even learn how they are connected to the President of the United States of America.

Summer Brain Gain was pilot tested in more than 200 Clubs in 2013. While the average low-income U.S. student lost at least two months of learning last summer, the average Summer Brain Gain participant did not. Given this positive impact, Summer Brain Gain will be offered at 1,000 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country this summer, including Boys & Girls Club of Bulloch County.

In addition, Boys & Girls Club of Bulloch County will pilot test Summer Brain Gain: Read!, a literacy program that complements the larger Summer Brain Gain curriculum, this summer. Supported by Staples, Summer Brain Gain: Read! is a 12-week summer reading program to improve the reading skills of youth with a new book presented each week per age group, along with supporting activities. In addition to two 30-minute reading sessions each week, members complete fun activities that bring the book to life.

For more information about Summer Brain Gain, please visit http://www.greatfutures.org/braingain.

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