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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE ROGUE VALLEY
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Boys and Girls Clubs
Did you know there is a way to positively touch the lives of 6,000 children in the Rogue Valley?
Did you know there is a organization that believes all children are GREAT?
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Boys and Girls Club Philosophy
BE GREAT- an idea which communicates that within every child there is the potential for greatness and all of us play a vital role in helping young people find and achieve their dreams.
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Clubs in Southern Oregon
• Four locations – Grants Pass, Illinois Valley, Talent, and White City.
• Focus on 5 core areas - art, education, leadership, health and life skills, and social and physical recreation.
• Clubhouses are equipped with game rooms, computer centers, arts and craft areas, performing arts rooms, classrooms, kitchens, and basketball courts
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After School Program• After school program available for no charge to
members• Important because they help students become
more involved in school work• Improved socialization skills – how to make
friends, work well in groups, cooperate with others
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After School ProgramAccording to a study that focused on after school programs, “children who attended after-school programs more frequently developed better work habits in their school classrooms, attended school more often, and endorsed less aggressive strategies to resolve conflicts with peers.” (Shumow, 2001).
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Organized Team Sports
• Offers young people the opportunity to develop team work, leadership, and life skills while building self esteem.
• Skills learned in childhood transfer into adulthood and benefit that individual personally and professionally.
• Club sports provide everyone a chance to participate, have equal playing time in games and practice, and the opportunity to improve their sports skills.
• Provide life long benefits such as improved health, flexibility, and confidence.
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Benefits of Organized Sports
• Teach kids the importance of physical fitness and taking care of one’s body.
• Children that care about their bodies are less likely to do things that would harm them, such as smoking cigarettes, drinking, or taking drugs.
• Encourages students to eat nutritiously and get adequate exercise
• Learn social and interpersonal skills, hard work, and persistence.
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Benefits of Organized Sports
• Learn the importance of setting goals and working toward those goals
• Positive academic benefits• Students who participate in sports perform
better in the classroom
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Alternative Learning Center
• Provides Josephine County with an alternative middle school.
• Works closely with the Grants Pass School District
• Students must be referred by their school district.
• Designed to help middle school children that have had problems in the public school system.
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Benefits of the Alternative Learning Center
• Small classroom environment• Receive basic instruction in math, reading,
social studies, language arts, science, and physical education
• According to their website, the ALC provides “individual instruction, incentives to participate and succeed, and flexibility with personal challenges enabling students to have a successful middle school experience”.
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Conclusion• After school program, organized sports, and
alternative learning center benefit the community as a whole.
• The Boys and Girls Clubs help kids build self-esteem and learn to make the right choices.
• Enable all young people the opportunity to become productive, caring, and responsible citizens.
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References
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley (n.d.). Retrieved from http://bgcrv.com/
Shumow, L. (2001). Academic Effects of After-School Programs. Retrieved from http://www.ericdigests.org/2002-2/after.htm