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Free after school clubs for Missoula teens.

Teen Clubs

 

Grade 6+

YMCA Teen Clubs offer a group environment for teens to hang out and have fun alongside friends. Clubs are held at Missoula's middle schools, as well as at the YMCA. Clubs are free to participate, but registration is required. Scroll below for current offerings!

 

2023-24 Program Sessions

  • Sessions 1: October 2–November 21
  • Sessions 2: November 27–December 20
  • Sessions 3: January 2–March 15
  • Sessions 4: March 25–May 24

 

 

Active 6

Active 6 Afterschool Club provides middle schoolers with opportunities to engage onsite at their own school with YMCA staff and volunteers. Expect to get your heart rate up, enjoy a healthy snack, and discover new ways to be active with your peers.

Sessions 1–4

  • Mondays at Meadow Hill Middle School from 3:00–5:00 p.m.
  • Tuesdays at Washington Middle School from 3:00–5:00 p.m.
  • Wednesdays at Hellgate Middle School from 3:00–5:00 p.m.
  • Thursdays at the YMCA (open to all Missoula middle schoolers) from 3:00–4:30 p.m.
  • Fridays at C.S. Porter Middle School from 3:00–5:00 p.m. (Transportation to neighborhood elementary schools available after program)

Free. Registration required. Open to grade 6. Click here to register.

Girls Who Code

Girls and non-binary teens can join a safe and supportive environment of peers and role models. Learn the concepts of loops, variables, conditionals, and functions that form the basis of all programming languages. Work in teams to complete a computer science impact project that solves real-world problems in our community.

Sessions 3 & 4

  • Mondays at Washington Middle School from 3:00–5:00 p.m.
  • Tuesdays at Meadow Hill Middle School from 3:00–5:00 p.m.

Free. Registration required. Open to grades 6–8.

Leaders Club

Engage with peers and express your teen voice by designing, planning, and implementing a group service project. As a member of Leaders Club, you'll explore the many aspects of civic engagement. Leaders Club is a teen-led program with a Y staff facilitator. 

Registration is ongoing from November 2–May 24.

2023-24 Academic Year 

  • Thursdays at the YMCA  from 4:30–6:00 p.m.

Free. Registration required. Open to grades 6–12.

Tabletop Games

In an era of digital gaming, nothing beats sitting down at a table with friends for a game. Join us for RPGs, board games, dice games, card games, and more! Make new friends and learn new games in our Tabletop Games Club.

Sessions 1 & 2

  • Mondays at Washington Middle School from 3:00–5:00 p.m.
  • Tuesdays at Meadow Hill Middle School from 3:00–5:00 p.m.
  • Wednesdays at the YMCA from 3:00–5:00 p.m.

Sessions 3 & 4

  • Wednesdays at the YMCA 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Free. Registration required. Open to grades 6–12.