JUST FOR OUR MEMBERS
Programs designed to empower youth to excel in school, become good citizens, and lead healthy, productive lives from home.
Club at Home Experience – Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio YouTube playlist of videos made specially for Club kids by our staff.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQsh2M9Je8h9w5AtjIpMY-dqvw7ghuAEM
ACADEMIC SUCCESS
Online digital platform for Boy & Girls Clubs members: available activities in computer science, media making, digital visual arts, and lyricism 101, healthy habits, & Smart Girls www.myfuture.net
Science fun for tween girls! SciGirls is a PBS Kids show that encourages girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or STEM.
https://pbskids.org/scigirls/
NetSmartz is NCMEC’s online safety education program. It provides age-appropriate videso and activities to help teach children to be safer online with the goal of helping children to become more aware of potential online risks and empowering them to help prevent victimization by making safer choices on- and offline.
https://www.netsmartzkids.org/
Through animated videos, short films. games, and interactive comics, NSTeens teaches tweens and teens about making safer choices online.
https://www.nsteens.org/
Scholastic Learn At Home – Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
A set of reading adventure packs to encourage hands-on fun and learning centered around paired fiction and nonfiction books.
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-adventure-packs-families
150+ enrichment activities while parents & caregivers work remotely. Simple activities, no supplies needed.
150+ Enrichment Activities
Sylvan Nation is a free website that’s been specially created for parents, grandparents, and guardians who want to help their kids succeed in school. Sylvan Nation is your place to get helpful academic ideas (articles, tips, videos, activities), so you can help your child feel confident in school.
https://www.sylvannation.com/
Providing free homeschooling resources including RBDigital video lectures, CloudLibrary ebooks, Universal Class video courses, & Hoopla ebooks.
https://bexarbibliotech.org/edu
Providing 450 free Ivy League courses online.
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/ivy-league-free-online-courses-a07ae675869/
online digital platform focused on literacy from home.
https://www.booknooklearning.com/
Online variety of supplemental exercises that support and reinforce classroom curriculum.
www.biblionasium.com
A Little Free Library is a “take a book, return a book” free book exchange. They come in many shapes and sizes, but the most common version is a small wooden box of books. Anyone may take a book or bring a book to share.
www.littlefreelibrary.org
Online health, fitness, prevention/education, and self-esteem enhancement program designed for girls from 8 to 18 years.
www.myfuture.net/programs/smart-girls
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
Find healthy recipes and cooking videos to make at home. Check out their social media each Sunday for weekly recipe demos/resources.
https://www.chefsa.org/cooking/
https://www.facebook.com/CHEFSanAntonio/
GoNoodle: Good Energy at Home provides way for kids and families to move and learn together.
https://www.gonoodle.com/good-energy-at-home-kids-games-and-videos/
Author and illustrator Elise Gravel created a comic to teach kids about the COVID-19 situation. You can download and print it for educational purposes. No commercial use is allowed.
http://elisegravel.com/en/blog/coronavirus-free-printable-comic-for-kids/
VIRTUAL TOURS
The British Museum
https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/
San Diego Zoo
https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
Yellow Stone National Park
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
Smithsonian National Zoo Animal Webcams
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams
world Heritage Sites
https://artsandculture.google.com/project/openheritage
AT HOME ACTIVITIES
Natalie Long is a graphic designer and mom from Canada. She created “My 2020 COVID-19 Time Capsule” worksheets as a way for her now eight-year-old daughter, Olivia to keep track of what is happening day-to-day. Long shared the worksheets on her Facebook page, making them available to the public. The 11-page document conists of various activities like interviewing parents, listing favorite foods, and writing a letter to themselves.
Writing Prompts for elementary school students.
14 Easy Recipes for cooking with kids.
10 Favorite Art Activities for kids in quarantine.
DOWNLOADS
SAFETY RESOURCES
Texas Youth Helpline
24 hour, free helpline available for children, teenagers, and parents. Trained volunteers are ready to help, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They will listen to your problem, help you consider your choices, and develop a sensible solution.
https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Youth_Helpline/default.asp
Call: 800-989-6884
Text: 512-872-5777
