Fort Gordon  Child and Youth Services

Middle School and Teen - Teen Center, Building 41503, 165 Brainard Avenue

School Season Hours - Monday-Friday 1:00 p.m. - 6 :00 p.m. and Saturday, Sundays and Holidays closed.  For more information, contact 706-791-6500.

Summer Camp Hours Monday-Friday 5:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Summer Open Rec-1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.  Saturdays, Sundays and holidays closed

The Fort Gordon Middle School and Teen (MST) program is committed to providing quality programming for youth in grades 6-12. MST strives to provide the challenges, experiences and support to help teens develop to their fullest potential.

The youth development programs exist to promote positive, healthy development of teens through the following 4 service areas: 1. life skills, citizenship and leadership opportunities; 2. art, leisure and recreation activities; 3. mentoring, intervention and support services; and 4. sports, fitness and health options.

Life Skills, Citizenship and Leadership Opportunities

*Diplomas 2 Degrees
A college readiness program, guides Club members as they work toward high school graduation and prepare for post-secondary education and career success.

*Smart Girls – Skills, Mastery and Resilience Training
Club girls explore their own and societal attitudes and values as they build skills for eating right, staying physically fit, getting good health care and developing positive relationships with peers and adults.

*Torch Club - A Leadership and Service Club for our Future Leaders
Torch Club is a "club within the Club" – helping to meet the special character-development needs of younger adolescents. They work together to implement projects in the 4 focus areas:

• service to Club and community
• education
• health and fitness
• social recreation

*Keystone – The Ultimate Teen Program

• academic success
• career preparation
• community service

• Keystone Clubs provide leadership development opportunities for young people ages 14 to 18. Youth participate in activities in three focus areas:

*Career Launch – Jump Start Your Future Goals

Career Launch encourages Club members ages 13 to 18 to assess their skills and interests, explore careers, make sound educational decisions and prepare to join our nation's work force. Meets 2nd and 3rd Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

*Character Counts

*4-H

Monthly community club and weekly 4-H clubs: 

• Photo Tech Club
• Performing Arts Club
• Cooking Club
• Sewing Club
• Art Club

Art, Leisure and Recreation Activities

*Fine Art – Monday and Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m.

• Drama, photography, painting, drawing, sewing, jewelry making and much more 
• "Discover, Develop and Deploy" offers endless possibilities.
• Encourages artistic expression among Club members through drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, mixed media and sculpture.

*Arts and crafts

*Video games

*Foosball

*Billiards

*Air hockey

*Board games

*Field trips to local recreation spots and museums

Mentoring, Intervention and Support Services

*Power Hour – Daily from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
"Making Minutes Count" Study Groups
Provides homework help, tutoring and high-yield learning activities and, encouraging members to become self-directed learners.

*Junior Staff – Every Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m.
"Grow Your Future"
Young people prepare for future roles as human services professionals by participating in career development activities, discovering the importance of community service, building customer service skills and completing a Club apprenticeship. 

*Smart Girls 
"Skills, Mastery and Resilience Training"
Club girls explore their own and societal attitudes and values as they build skills for eating right, staying physically fit, getting good health care and developing positive relationships with peers and adults.

*Passport to Manhood – 2nd and 4th Monday from 4 to 5 p.m.
"Let’s Talk About it" Self-Discovery
Passport to Manhood represents a targeted effort to engage young boys in discussions and activities that reinforce character, leadership and positive behavior.

*Cyber Safety – Monday from 4 to 5 p.m.
"Stay Smart Online" Think Before you Click
Cyber Safety is a cyberbullying awareness and prevention program, providing youth with the knowledge and skills necessary to create and promote a civil and safe online culture.

*STEM– Friday from 4 to 5 p.m.
"Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics"
DIY STEM is a hands-on, activity-based STEM curriculum which connects youth to science themes they encounter regularly. Special attention is paid to connections of theory and application and the common interactions members have with these scientific principles. DIY STEM currently includes 4 modules:

• Energy and Electricity
• Engineering Design
• Food Chemistry
• Science of Sports

Sports, Fitness and Health Options

*Triple Play – A Game Plan for Mind, Body and Soul
Triple Play is a dynamic wellness program that demonstrates how eating right, keeping fit and forming positive relationships add up to a healthy lifestyle.

*Healthy Habits – Habits That Will Last a Lifetime
Healthy Habits emphasizes good nutrition, regular physical activity and improved overall well-being.