Metuchen Branch YMCA - Teen Programs

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Metuchen Branch YMCA Teen Group

Teen Lounge

Hours of Operation

Monday-3-6PM

Tuesday-3-6:15PM

6:30-7:30 Leaders Club

Wednesday-3-7:30PM

Thursday-3-6PM

Friday-3-9PM

Saturday-11-2PM

Sunday-CLOSED

The Teen Groups of the Metuchen Branch YMCA are groups ages 12 to 17. Organized for the purpose of rendering volunteer services in the YMCA. It is also organized for the purpose of providing its members with the knowledge and training that will help them to better serve others and to shape a healthy lifestyle for themselves.

Teen Programs

Model United Nations Program (High School grades 9-12)

A loose interpretation of the United Nations in New York City. The intent of the program is to provide high school students with the opportunity to simulate the debate and problem solving that occur at the United Nations, as they spend 3 days, 2 nights at the Hershey Hotel in Pennsylvania. The program features several diverse components to challenge high school participants. Program meets once a week from September to January.

Leaders Club

The Young Teen Leaders Club is for grades 7-12. The program focuses on volunteering services in the local YMCA and community. Our goal is providing teens with the YMCA core values of honesty, respect, caring and responsibility. We also want to encourage development of mind, body and spirit to shape a healthy lifestyle. The club meets at the YMCA every other Tuesday from 6:30-7:30PM from September to June.

G.I.R.L.S CLUB

For grades 5-7

two teen girls standing back to back

The goal of the program is to provide structured fun, education and self exploring sessions led by strong positive female role models to young adolescent girls in order to promote character development, self determination, social development and positive life choices. Helping youth and their support structure identify and develop internal external developmental assets. The program is free and runs the school year. This group meets bi-monthly from September to June, registration is reguired.

G.I.R.L.S., is also looking for volunteer 8th-12th graders to be club advisors. Program begins September 28

MENTOR

New mentoring program offers your child an opportunity to grow and change with the help of a positive role model.

TEENS OPERATION EARTH Hands holding the planet earth

This environmentally savy program will be meet twice a month. The first meeting will be at the YMCA. We will focus on what the earth has done for use, and what we can do for the earth. Participants will perform various activities.

Try our

Special three month introductory membership for teens 13-18

$37.50

For more information, please contact

Mike Tonzola at

732-548-2044 ext 210 or by email

mike.tonzola@metuchen-edisonymca.org.