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Home / YOUTH & TEENS / After School Care/Activities / Grades 6-8

Grades 6-8

Project Y

After school hours are an important time for middle school youth to engage in positive and enriching activities that will shape who they become one day.  Be assured that your child will be well taken care of at the YMCA as we engage your middle school-age youth with enriching activities that they will want to come back to.

Engaging activities and enriching projects.

Every 6-week session, your child will have an opportunity to choose a creative area that they are interested in where they will receive hands-on experience and instruction from a qualified instructor in that area.

Read more about this session’s project:
For the first 6-week session, Project Y is focusing on the Arts and Creative Expression. Youth have the option to choose between one of three areas:

  • Dance
  • Theater & Film
  • Art & Painting

At  the end of the 6 weeks, your child will have the opportunity to make a final presentation in front of their families and peers at Family Night.

Creative curriculum with a focus on academics.

Communication and positive role models are keys to academic success. That’s why we offer 1-on-1 tutoring and time for homework help every day to provide an important connection among the youth, tutor, and their teacher.  We connect with your child’s teachers in order to help us learn how to best work with your child to better meet their needs. We also meet with you and your child to set specific goals unique to your child that we will work on together to achieve throughout the year.

Hours and schedule.

Project Y runs Monday through Friday from 3:00 – 6:30 PM. Transportation is available from Chute and Haven (at an additional cost). The program will run from September 6 through May 25, and will be in session on both early dismissals and half days.

For more information:

Contact Lawrence Carter at lawrencec@mcgawymca.org or call 847 475 7400 ext 224 for more details regarding Project Y.

How to Register:

To register, fill out the Registration Form below and return the form to Program Support. Program Support is open M-F from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. For questions regarding registration and payment, please contact Program Support at 847 475 7400 ext 270.

Forms and Flyers:

Project Y 2011-2012 Registration Form (fillable PDF)

Project Y Flyer

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