Category: Youth Development

Yo Puedo 2021

Yo Puedo

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Yo Puedo -- Summer Program This academic support and enrichment program is held Monday through Thursday at the Lawrence Y from 9:30-11:30am. Tweens ages 10-13 spend their mornings on academic support and participate in the Urban Adventures program through Groundwork Lawrence, which is a free summer youth program designed to provide children with a fun-filled summer...
Teen Achievers 2021

Teen Achievers

Teen Achievers (12-18 years) This is a teen leadership program that provides young people with the guidance and support to discover their identities, embrace their passions and become their best selves. With the support of the Y's dedicated teen and young adult staff team, participants learn to manage their stress, time and emotions and learn...

Lawrence YMCA Music Clubhouse

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Lawrence YMCA Music Clubhouse Express yourself through music at the Lawrence YMCA Music Clubhouse. Starting Monday, September 21, 2020, the Music Clubhouse will be open in a limited capacity for participants 13 and older. Monday-Thursday from 3:00pm-6:30pm Each day there will be two separate "sessions" in the studio with up to 4 participants. These sessions...

Youth and Government

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Youth & Government Youth & Government is a model legislative program for teens in grades 9-12. Students prepare to go toe to toe with other kids from all over the state in a model legislative conference at the end of the year held at the MA State House in Boston. Delegates will spend the weekend presenting...
Adelante summer 2020

Adelante

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Adelante The Adelante program at the Lawrence YMCA provides educational and scholarship support to middle school students interested developing into stronger students. This program also helps students who wish to apply to a private high school. Click here to learn more about the Adelante Scholarship Fund. For more information about the Adelante program, please contact...
Core 4 leadership summit

CORE 4

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CORE 4 The CORE 4 Youth Leadership Summit is a collaboration between the Merrimack Valley YMCA, North Andover Youth and Recreation Services, Andover Youth Services and the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club. During this three-day program, young leaders from different communities come together to participate in team-building activities, attend workshops, listen to guest speakers and...
Students from the Leahy School participate in Outdoor Education at Camp Otter

Outdoor Education

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Outdoor Education Lawrence Public School students get the chance to experience the joy of discovery at the Outdoor Education Program at Camp Otter each spring. The program is the result of a collaboration between the Merrimack Valley YMCA, the Lawrence Public Schools, and Merrimack College. Students from the Leahy, Frost, Wetherbee, Parthum and South Lawrence East elementary schools...

Smart Hoops

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Please note: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Smart Hoops will not run Summer 2021. Smart Hoops Working closely with the school department, the students are provided academic support and enrichment throughout the program. During the summer, a number of speakers visit the program to talk about a variety of topics including the importance of hard work,...

Summer Learning Loss Prevention

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Summer Learning Loss Prevention This program is a free literacy and enrichment program for "at risk" children attending the Francis M. Leahy School in Lawrence. The goal of this six-week program is to fight summer learning loss for rising first and second grade students. The children spend mornings working on a literacy-based curriculum and spend...
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