On Wednesday, January 25, Dennis Yang, founder of Papa Didos Foundation, exercised and read with 3rd and 4th graders during Healthy Habits. Yang, who has run across the country and written 100 children books, spoke to members about the importance of education and health. Members had a great time running relay races and playing games before reading one of Papa Dido’s newest books, “The Tenth Floor.” READ MORE
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IN THE CLUB
The Club celebrated the Chinese New Year with special activities including the annual dragon parade, Chinese character writing, dragon art, and a delicious and healthy stir fry snack. READ MORE
On Friday, January 13th, twelve excited TLC Kinders visited Zoomars Petting Zoo in San Juan Capistrano. The young members had a blast feeding sheep, rabbits, guinea pigs, and some very demanding goats! Afterwards, they went on a train ride, ran through a hay bale maze, and played in a park complete with a tree house. The field trip was so much fun that the Kinders (and staff) are already planning a return visit! READ MORE
Joy for Jessie was inspired by 12 year old Jessica “Joy” Rees who decided to spread joy to kids at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County while she fights her own inoperable brain tumor. Torch Club wanted to help Jessica’s dream of reaching children across the United States with her JoyJars. In order to help Jessica raise the money necessary to fund this project, the Torch Club has stepped in to do several fundraisers on her behalf. So far, the Torch Club has sold hot chocolate, cupcakes, cookies, and chocolate covered banana’s. The goal for the project is to donate 500 dollars to cover the costs for 25 jars. Each member has even asked if they can just donate their own money. READ MORE
Winter Break at the Club offered exciting and special activities for all of the kids. Everyday of the week had an exciting theme from pajama day to crazy hair day. The first ever Winter Talent Show was full of entertainment with wonderful singing and dancing. Special field trips included a visit to Sand Diego State University for teens, a trip to the Long Beach Aquarium, and a day of ice skating. READ MORE
Club Zoom is an experience unlike any other. This science club opens up new opportunities and ideas to the members and allows them to do hands-on activities while exploring the world they live in. We have been experiencing the amazing and fun things that dry ice can do when used properly. The children have learned that dry ice is made up of frozen carbon dioxide which means it doesn’t melt like regular ice. When handling the ice, the members used winter gloves to make sure they didn’t burn their hands. During the experiments we dropped dry ice into warm water the smoke we saw was a combination of carbon dioxide and water vapor. The gas we saw was actually a cloud of tiny water droplets. READ MORE
Many Club members involved in Beyond the Box Club have been working over the past few months to create submissions for the Photo Tech and Music Making sections of Boys & Girls Club of Americas National Digital Arts Festival. Our local Photo Tech winners are: Christiana Darby, Alec Fritchmann, Katherine Outhwaite, & Abigail Webb. Our Music Making winner is Anastasia Giourgas. Members had fun last week starting to create their stop-motion animations for the movie-tech category, which will take place in February. Congrats to our local winners and good luck at the Pacific Regional level! READ MORE
