Youth Services

YOUTH CENTER

We offer a wide range of educationally enhanced programs, instructional classes, and events for children and youth on Kadena. The Youth Center provides a safe and fun environment supervised by a caring and well-trained staff.

Building 1849
Kadena DSN • 634-0500

Hours of Operation

Front Desk
Monday – Friday • 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday • 8:30 a.m. - noon

Recreation Room
Monday, Wednesday – Friday • 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Tuesday • 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday, Family Days, & Holidays • Closed
No school days & half days • Noon – 6 pm

Youth Center

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Gymnastics
Daddy, Mommy & Me Classes • ages 18 months – 3 yrs old (parent assisted)
Pre-School Gymnastics • ages 3 – 5 yrs old
Level 1 Gymnastics • ages 5 – 18 yrs old
Level 2-5+ Gymnastics, Placement only • ages 5 – 18 yrs old
Tumbling, Placement only • ages 5+

Dance
Pre-Ballet • Ages 3 – 5
Pre-Ballet/Tap • Ages 3 – 5
Ballet • Beginners & Intermediate • Ages 5 – 18
Ballet/Tap • Beginners & Intermediate • Ages 5 +
Broadway • Ages 6+
Lyrical/Modern • Ages 6-8
Jazz • 7+
Hip Hop, Placement only • Ages 7+

Musical
Piano • Ages 7 – 18
Violin • Ages 5+
Sanshin • Ages 9+

All weekly clubs are for children ages 9 to 12 unless otherwise specified.

Imagemakers- Join us and explore your creativity!

Cooking Club- Want to learn how to cook your family a good meal? Join us and get the chance to learn how to prep a meal from the grocery store to the table!

Triple Play- Get a chance to learn how to live a healthy lifestyle by eating, working out and having fun all at the same time!

Passport to Manhood- This program teaches young boys positive character, leadership and behavior. By following from the example of their amazing leader each member will learn the potential that they can have on themselves, their family, their community and ultimately the world.

S.T.E.A.M. Club- If you like science and things that make you say “wow” this club is a great way to experience just that. Come and get lost, learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. (ages 6+)

Girls Talk- Aim high, girls! this program teaches young girls how to fined the potential thatchy have in themselves. Through an amazing club leader they will learn health, fitness, education and self-esteem enhancement to build the right skills for a better future, not just for them but for the world.

Torch Club- We provide youth opportunities to build skills in leadership and community involvement.

TEEN CENTER

We offer a variety of clubs that allow teens to grow in character and leadership, health and life skills, education and career, the arts, STEM, and physical fitness. These clubs include Cooking Club, Keystone Club, the Be Fit Club, and so much more.

Building 439
Kadena DSN • 634-8443
18fss.teencenter@us.af.mil

Hours of Operation
Front Desk

Monday – Friday • Noon – 6 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, & Holidays • Closed

Recreation Room Hours of Operation
School Year
Monday, Wednesday - Friday • 2 pm – 6 pm
Tuesdays • 1pm – 6 pm
Saturdays and Sundays • Closed

School Breaks 
Monday – Friday • Noon – 6 pm
Saturdays and Sundays • Closed
Middle & High School Half Days
Monday – Friday • Noon – 6 pm

Teen Center

Keystone Club
Are you a leader? Do you want to have input into the programming here at the Teen Center? Do you want to make a difference in your community? If you answered yes to any of these questions join us for our Keystone meetings. Be heard and make a difference.

Smart Girls 
Aim high, girls! This program teaches young girls how to find the potential they have in themselves. Through an amazing club leader, they will learn health, fitness, education and self-esteem enhancement to build the right skills for a better future.

Passport to Manhood 
Passport to Manhood promotes and teaches responsibility among young men. It consists of sessions concentrating on a specific aspect or character and manhood through highly interactive activities. Each participant receives his own “passport” to underscore the notion that he is on a personal journey of maturation and growth.

Cooking Club
Join us on as we teach basic cooking techniques and explore the foods around the world.

Fine Arts Club
Find your inner Picasso with the Fine Arts Club. We’ll teach you the basics of painting, drawing, and other forms of arts.

Teen Support Group (Every 3rd Thursday)
Stuck in a sticky situation? Need some advice? Come meet with others and the MFLC, talk about your week and get out all your stressors!

Be Fit
We’ll select an activity. Then we’ll turn off the video games and movies and just play! Following the activity, teens get a healthy snack and refreshing drink!

Kadena Youth Sports & Fitness 

We embrace all aspects of youth development by incorporating positive principles of recreation while meeting the needs of our diverse community. Our philosophy is that youth sports participants are most successful in environments that are positively challenging, supportive, safe and adult supervised. For upcoming dates and signups, check out our season calendar, Venture Magazine, or like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/KadenaYouthSportsandFitness

Youth Sports