Boys & Girls Club Of Allentown

TO ENABLE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEED US MOST, TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS PRODUCTIVE, CARING, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.

MAKE YOUR M.A.R.K. - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH AN INDIVIDUALIZED, PRESCRIPTIVE CURRICULUM IN MATH AND LANGUAGE ARTS/READING DESIGNED TO IMPROVE AREAS OF ACADEMIC WEAKNESS THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENT THAT CHALLENGES AND ENABLES THEM TO CONTINUALLY EXPAND THEIR POTENTIAL.THE INDIVIDUALIZED, PRESCRIPTIVE CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES THAT STUDENTS ARE UNIQUELY DIFFERENT. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS USE THE WORKBOOK-IN-A-BOX FORMAT THAT ENTAILS SKILL CARDS WITH PLASTIC OVERLAYS THAT ARE REUSABLE. STUDENTS PICK UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF EACH TIME. THROUGH THIS METHOD, STUDENTS ACHIEVE INDEPENDENT LEARNING. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK FOR EACH STUDENT, ALLOWING HIM OR HER TO REVIEW AND CHECK EACH PROBLEM AFTER COMPLETING IT. MAKE YOUR M.A.R.K. UTILIZES THE SRA (SCIENCE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.) SERIES FOR MATH AND LANGUAGE ARTS/READING. FOR OVER 50 YEARS, SRA (NOW PART OF THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, THE LARGEST PRE-K THROUGH 12 EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHER IN THE NATION) HAS BEEN DEVELOPING AND CONTINUALLY UPDATING TESTING MATERIALS. THE MATH COMPONENTS PROVIDE DRILL AND PRACTICE IN NUMBER CONCEPTS, ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION, DIVISION, FRACTIONS, WORD PROBLEMS, MEASUREMENT, TIME AND MONEY. THE READING COMPONENTS BUILD COMPREHENSION, WORD PATTERN GROUPINGS, AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. THE READING PASSAGES ARE AGE APPROPRIATE AND RANGE FROM SLOWER PERFORMING TO ADVANCED LEVELS.

POSITIVE ACTION - POSITIVE ACTION IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO HELP YOUTH TO DEVELOP INTRINSIC, PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIORS. THE PROGRAM EXPLORES THE EVERYDAY CYCLE OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND ACTIONS AND HOW THOSE BUILD ON EACH OTHER TO DEVELOP CHARACTER. BASED ON THE INTUITIVE PHILOSOPHY THAT WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT OURSELVES WHEN WE DO POSITIVE ACTIONS, THE PROGRAM TEACHES MEMBERS TO APPLY THE THOUGHTS-ACTIONS-FEELINGS CIRCLE TO THEIR EVERYDAY CHOICES AT THE CLUB AND AT HOME. FOR TWO HOURS A DAY, FOUR DAYS A WEEK, FULL-TIME BGCA PROGRAM STAFF PRACTICE POSITIVE ACTION WITH MEMBERS, UTILIZING MODULAR LESSONS AND INCORPORATING LEARNINGS INTO CLUB ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS. THIS PROVIDES AN INTENTIONAL PATHWAY FOR MEMBERS TO BUILD ON THEIR CONCEPT OF SELF, PRACTICE POSITIVE ACTIONS FOR MIND AND BODY, TREAT OTHERS WITH RESPECT AND KINDNESS, BE HONEST WITH THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, AND STRIVE FOR CONTINUAL SELF-IMPROVEMENT.

ISTATION - ISTATION IS A NATIONAL INTERNET-BASED SUPPLEMENTAL READING INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT IS ALIGNED WITH PA AND ASD ACADEMIC STANDARDS. DEVELOPED USING SCIENTIFICALLY BASED READING RESEARCH; IT ENSURES THAT OUR YOUTH LEARN TO READ BY INDIVIDUALIZING INSTRUCTION ON THE COMPUTER. BY MONITORING THEIR PROGRESS, WE CAN OBSERVE SKILLS THAT ARE PREDICTIVE OF READING SUCCESS AND USE THAT DATA TO TAILOR INSTRUCTION. DEVELOPED USING SCIENTIFICALLY BASED READING RESEARCH; ISTATION ENSURES THAT CHILDREN LEARN TO READ BY INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION ON THE COMPUTER. BY MONITORING A CHILD'S PROGRESS, WE CAN OBSERVE SKILLS THAT ARE PREDICTIVE OF READING SUCCESS AND USE THAT DATA TO TAILOR INSTRUCTION. ISTATION PROVIDES A MULTI-LEVEL APPROACH TO ACTIVITIES AND INTERVENTIONS WHEN TEACHING BEGINNING READING SKILLS. IT SCREENS, DIAGNOSES AND DELIVERS DIFFERENTIATED EARLY ELEMENTARY GRADE INSTRUCTION. THE CURRICULUM IS RICHLY ANIMATED AND SUCCESSFULLY KEEPS OUR CUSTOMERS MOTIVATED AND ENGAGED, AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THE MULTIPLE LEVELS. ISTATION SYSTEMATICALLY TEACHES YOUTH, AS THEY LEARN DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE SKILLS IN THE FOLLOWING ESSENTIAL READING.

THE CORE PROGRAMS AT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF ALLENTOWN ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUTH AGES 6 TO 19 YEARS OLD AND AIM TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING:1) CHARACTER & LEADERSHIP - YOUTH ARE EMPOWERED TO SUPPORT AND INFLUENCE THEIR CLUB AND COMMUNITY, SUSTAIN MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN OTHERS, DEVELOP A POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE, PARTICIPATE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, AND RESPECT THEIR OWN AND OTHERS' CULTURAL IDENTITIES.2) EDUCATION & CAREER DEVELOPMENT - YOUTH BECOME PROFICIENT IN BASIC EDUCATIONAL DISCIPLINES, APPLY LEARNING TO EVERYDAY SITUATIONS AND EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN A CAREER.3) HEALTH & LIFE SKILLS - YOUTH DEVELOP THE CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN POSITIVE BEHAVIORS THAT NURTURE THEIR OWN WELL-BEING, SET PERSONAL GOALS AND LIVE SUCCESSFULLY AS SELF-SUFFICIENT ADULTS.4) THE ARTS - YOUTH DEVELOP THEIR CREATIVITY AND CULTURAL AWARENESS THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE VISUAL ARTS, CRAFTS, PERFORMING ARTS AND CREATIVE WRITING.5) SPORTS, FITNESS & RECREATION - YOUTH DEVELOP FITNESS, SPORTSMANSHIP, POSITIVE USE OF LEISURE TIME, SKILLS FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT, APPRECIATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL SKILLS.