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Y Teen Programs
Many distractions compete for the attention of our youth today. It’s important that the messages they hear come from positive sources. All young people, regardless of background, face choices that can positively or negatively influence their lives. The Y is committed to programs for older youth and teens that offer character development, citizenship, leadership and service programs.  
 
Click below to find a Center near you that offers teen programs!
 
Young Filmmakers
The Young Filmmakers Program uses technology to promote positive youth development, enhance academic success, and increase career readiness for middle and high school children. The program gives teens experience with digital arts/movie making, graphic design, word and data processing, computer networking, digital presentation, digital music, and web design.

The program increases academic, technological, and social skills while developing assets in leadership and job skills training.   

Young Filmakers and Teen Escape are partially underwritten though a generous grant from Southwest Airlines.

Teen Escape
Teen Escape is a summer trip opportunity that is the culmination of year-long Y Teen Clubs. The curriculum was written to center around the 40 Developmental Assets, including activities such as planning a service project and role playing the assets. The theme of the trip is “A Whole New World in Your Backyard”. This program is a service learning project that will take teens to the four corners of Texas to learn about the communities from teens that live there and then participate in projects that better that community. Every year the program focuses on a different corner of Texas. The teens learn not only about teamwork and social engagement, but about community outreach through interacting with each other and well as those from the host communities.
 
Want to see pictures of our teens on the 2010 Teen Escape? Just click here!
 
There's also a great video at this link!
 
Y Youth & Government

Y Youth & Government is a citizenship program for high school students based on the functions of state government, with local conferences in Houston and a state conference at the state capital in Austin. Students participate as "model" legislators, trial attorneys, government planners, officeholders and members of the media.

To learn more about what is happening in the state Youth and Government program, go to the special web site at http://www.ymcatexasyg.org/

Y Leadership High School

Y Leadership High School is an intense yearlong series of modules and experiences designed to build developmental assets and leadership capacity in youth. Students apply, interview and are admitted to the leadership class for their schools or school districts. Modules include workshops on personal development, cultural diversity, higher education, government, business, and "Houston at Night." 

Y G.I.R.L.S.

Y G.I.R.L.S programs are currently operated for girls in grades 5-7, providing structured fun, educational and self-exploration sessions led by strong positive role models who promote character development, self-determination, and positive life choices.


 
Want to know more?
See our on-line program guides or call or come in to the Y nearest you for more information today!
 

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