Youth Services

School Age Care Program that offers developmental and recreational programs for Kinder- 12 year old youths. The facility is located at building 1605; telephone number 671- 366-1640.

Registration is free and we open for children from (6 a.m.- 7:30p.m.)-(2 p.m. - 6 p.m.) School Age Care (before and after school program), Mon - Fri; closed on Saturdays, Sundays, federal holidays. We offer core programming based on 4-H and Boys and Girls Club of America (BGCA) Character & Leadership; Education & Career; Health & Life Skills; Sports, Fitness and Recreation and the Arts. Special events, outdoor activities, and field trips. We support DoDEA with their in-service trainings, no school days and half days by opening for children. During the summer, we offer camps based on the interest of the children such as archery camp, cultural camp, sports camp, technology camp, basketball camp, cooking camp, drama camp, and arts and craft camp. A babysitting course is also offered once every quarter for youth ages 12-17 years old. The Youth Center also offers paid instructional classes.

Teen Center Open Recreation is a program offered for teens age 13-18 years old. The facility is located in building 1605 and is open from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., Friday & Saturday, phone number 671-366-7706. Registration is free. Teen program offers opportunities for education, career exploration and development.

Programs offered:

• TEP (Teen Employment Program) is designed to help teens learn job, life skills and gain work experience and at the same time getting paid for it. It creates opportunities for teens to discover careers with Navy MWR programs.
• The program also is affiliated with the BGCA and offers activities such as Youth of the Year, Science and Technology, The Arts, Sports, Fitness and Recreation, Theater and Music. It is also affiliated with the 4-H program.

The Force Support Squadron's Youth Center has fantastic programs, after school and during the summer. They have a variety of organized events. Please contact the School Age Center for more information.

Other:

• Youth Sponsorship program where children can request a sponsor that is their same age to write in order to find out information about the base and school that will be attended. Contact the School Age Center (SAC) Center at DSN 315-366-1640.

Our youth sports and fitness program plans and organizes, and conducts sports leagues, skills clinics, camps, fitness/health classes, special sporting events for children 5-18 years of age. Our sports program is affiliated with National Alliance for Youth Sports. We offer Start Smart programs for 3-5 years old, Start Smart Tennis, Start Smart Golf, Start Smart Football and General Sports Development, Start Smart Basketball and General Sport Development II. The program train coaches through NAYS. For more information: (671) 366-3490/92.