January: Upcoming Opportunities for Youth

Tomorrow!

Ujima Showcase at Gately Youth Center- Teens girls from Gately's Ujima internship present the art and music they have been working on this fall.

• When: TOMORROW! Wednesday, December 18th at 6:30pm-8:30pm
• Where: Gately Youth Center 70R Rindge Ave. ​

Breakthrough Academic enrichment program that starts the summer after 6th grade and continues through high school. Competitive admissions  

• When: Year round starting summer after 6th grade. 6 week summer session and once a week during the school year. 
• Where: Cambridge Rindge and Latin 459 Broadway, Cambridge 
• Cost: None
• To apply: Complete and submit application  to Valerie Coimbra  vcoimbra@btgbmail.org
• Applications due December 20th
  
  

Brunch and Ball: Teen mentoring program with members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity that looks to empower teens through speak series, brunch, and a friendly but competitive game of basketball (Teens vs. Bruhz)

• When: Saturday, December 21st; third Saturday of every month until June 20th, 2020
• Where: Moses Youth Center 243 Harvard Street in The Port
• Who: Young people 13-19 years old
• Cost: None
• Register: Submit registration form to Nicole Rodriguez at Moses
  
  

Middle School Activities Club- Urban Air Field Trip

• Who: Middle schoolers pre registered for MSAC 
• When: Friday, December 20th 6pm-11pm 
• Where: Urban Air Adventure Park. 
• Cost: $20 + extra money for food
• Transportation: Vans leave from Moses and Gately 
• Young people need permission slip AND waiver signed (online or hard copy)

Cambridge Girls Softball Winter Clinic pitching, hitting and fielding practices

• When: Saturdays December 14,21st January 4,11,18,25th
  • Pitching from 5:30-6:30 pm (BYOCatcher) Hitting and fielding 6:30-8pm
• Where: War Memorial
• Who: Cambridge girls ages 7-18
• Cost: Pitching $100 for 6 weeks. Hitting and fielding $75. $125 for both groups
• Register: www.cambridgegirlssoftball.com
  
  

Coming up!

Maud Morgan Arts:  Art classes 10 weeks- pottery, drawing/painting, printmaking, stop animation

• Who: 6-8th graders 
• When: January 6 - March 23, days and times depends on class. Check out their website
• Where:  20A Sacramento Street
• Cost Varies based on class ($300-$375), scholarships available!
  
  

Shoot Straight: instructional basketball program for boys and girls grades 3-6. 

• When: 10 weeks beginning Saturday, January 4-March 8, 2020 
• Where: CRLS gym  459 Broadway
• Cost: $50 for 10 weeks. Checks payable to Shoot Straight 
• To register: Submit or mail application and check to Vlad Pierre, Shoot Straight, c/o Cambridge Rec Department,  51 Inman Street Cambridge, MA 02139
  
  

Robots that Make a Difference: Introduces students to the world of robotics using a
humanities first approach. Then build robotic prototypes to address problems.

• Who: Open to students grades 7-8 
• When: January 14 - April 14 on Tuesdays, 3:30-5:45pm 
• Where: Cambridge Public Library Valente Branch 826 Cambridge Street
• Cost: None
• To register: bit.ly/ifprobotics19-20

Art, Music, Movies & Making: Students learn to dream, design and make (almost) anything with digital fabrication tools including 3D-printers, laser cutters and more.

• Who: Open to students grades 7-8
• When:January 22 - March 25 2020 on Wednesdays 3:30pm - 6:30pm
• Where: Cambridge Public Library  Main Branch 449 Broadway
• Cost: None 
• To register:  bit.ly/ifpammm19-20