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Our Club offers a wholesome environment in a friendly setting, enhancing the quality of
life of our members by providing educational support, physical fitness
programs, cultural and recreational activities, vocational development and
guidance. We instill a feeling of
importance in our members while helping build character and leadership
abilities.
After school child care and preschool day care support the needs of working
parents. We are a Keystone Star 4
facility, fully accredited by NAEYC since September 2006. Our preschool program is committed to
promoting quality child care that contributes to increased social and emotional
development, learning skills and school readiness. Our Summer Career Exploration Program
provides on-the-job experience to teenagers for a six to eight week
period. All teenagers are invited to
apply for summer employment, beginning with completing job applications and
being called in for an interview and the interview process itself to teach the
teens valuable life skills in obtaining employment and how to present oneself
at an interview. It also provides
self-esteem and self-awareness. Leadership abilities are enhanced when a youth is placed in employment,
has a say in decision making and becomes responsible for his or her
performance. A sense of pride is
established when a teenager can say "I did a good job today." Adult participants act as mentors for the teens. The youth involved in this program attend
workshops covering topics such as peer pressure, conflict resolution, substance
abuse prevention, etc.
Summer camp is a well-rounded, ten-week program, offering each child opportunities
that may not be afforded to them if they stayed home with a babysitter. Campers receive breakfast, lunch and a snack
every day, and all go on one trip a week to places like Clementon Park,
The Art Museum, Sesame Place,
etc. We offer a computer program, arts
& crafts and ceramics, environmental education and other activities
designed to instill creativeness and pride in our children. Anti-violence workshops teach the youngsters
to respect themselves and others. Children are taught that they can make the world a better place by
believing we are all members of the same race - the human race. They learn to protect the environment by
recycling; to improve literacy by reading and to help others by performing
club-related community service.
Our Scholarship program enables us to provide small financial gifts to our
college-bound members. Keystone and
Torch urge kids to stay in school and guides them in career and vocational
choices. We are a worksite for the
Juvenile Justice System, and many youth perform court-ordered community service
here.
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