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Register for Summer Camp 2008 starting NOW! Download the summer schedule featuring all the exciting day trips leaving from the Teen Center: Click here.

and NEW HOURS for the TEEN CENTER, see below:

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Youth Services lunch programs are as follows:
• 6th grade lunch program escorts youth from school and back, following their lunch.
• 7-12 grades, the Teen Center has open recreation from 12:45 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Teens are welcome to bring their food and eat at the Teen Center, or come over after eating their lunch!
There will be games, music, sports and much more!

Youth Sponsorship
Military communities are famous for relocating every few years. It’s a tough time for everyone, leaving somewhere familiar for lands unknown. Youth Sponsorship is all about making the transitions easier and less stressful. Whether you’re new to Vicenza, Italy, or PCSing to a new location, we’re here to help.

Torch Club: second Friday of every month at 4 p.m.
The Torch Club is a Boys and Girls Club of America chartered small group leadership and service club for youth ages 11-13. Club members learn to elect officers, and work together to plan and implement activities in four areas. Service to club and community, education, health, fitness, and social recreation. All officers are elected annually at the beginning of the school year. Special elections are held as required (PCS or other emergencies). Plans and sponsor activities such as table tournaments, dance, trips and tours.

Power Hour: Monday - Friday, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Power hour helps club members be more successful in school by providing homework help and tutoring and encouraging members to become self-directed learners. Members can earn power points and cash in on awards as established by the coordinator.

Cooking Club: Every Thursday at 4 p.m.
Members prepares healthy food items for consumption at the meeting. Food is provided at no cost to members, however, members must participate in preparing food in order to consume it.

Fitness Club: Every Monday at 4 p.m.
Come challenge yourself and friends to games of kickball, ping pong, dodgeball and more!

Fine Arts
Explore your artisitic abilities through book making, cartooning, scrapbooking and more.

Computer Lab: Monday - Friday, 3-6 p.m.
Your Computer Lab has 15 computers, laser jet printers, speakers, ear phones, digital camera, scanner and more software then you can imagine. The opportunities are far and wide within this exciting land of computers! We have a Computer Technician, who is available for your assistance. You can come, browse and experiment, you can play games, there is a large assortment of educational software (math, reading, and languages), you can use the computer for research, homework... OR register for one of the many classes offered. Classes are for ages 6 and up. And parents are always welcome!!! Classes include, Learning the Computer I, II, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access. Parent permission for computer use is required.

4-H
4-H is the youth education branch of the Cooperative Extension Service, a program of the United States Department of Agriculture. Each state and each county has access to a County Extension office for both youth and adult programs. Four-H is open to youth regardless of race, religion, color, gender, national origin, handicap or place of residence. Most states have programs for youth who are 5 to 19 years old.

Technology Club: Tuesdays 4 p.m. in the Teen Center and Wednesdays 4 p.m. in the Middle School. This club is designed to spark your interest in technology by challenging you on the computer.

Keystone Club: Second Tuesday of each month.
The Keystone Club is a Boys & Girls Club of America chartered small group leadership and service club for youth ages 14-18. Club members learn to elect officers and work together to plan and implement activities in four areas: service to club and community, education, health and fitness and social recreation.

All Teen/Middle School students must be registered with Central Registration
at the Davis Family Readiness Center to use the Vicenza Youth Centers.
Call 634-7206 for more information.

Links:
U.S. Army MWR

VILLAGGIO IS CURRENTLY UNDER RENOVATION, MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE COMBINED WITH TEEN PROGRAM AT THE TEEN CENTER ON MAIN POST.

YS Middle School Villaggio
(+39) 0444-717741, DSN 634-7741
ys@vicenzamwr.com
Located in the Villaggio Housing Area by the Shoppette, Bldg. 304-Villaggio

M-F: 3 - 6 p.m.
1st Friday of the month: 3-10 p.m.
Non-school days: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

YS Teen Center"
(+39) 0444-717659, DSN 634-7659
teencenter@vicenzamwr.com
Bldg. 373 across the street from the Ederle Inn

M-Th: 3 - 6 p.m.
F: 3 - 7 p.m.
1st Friday of the month: 3-10 p.m.
Non-school days: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

TEEN CENTER: located on main post across from the Ederle Inn, is open to youth grades 9 - 12. The Teen Center will be open after school Mon. - Thu. 3 - 6 p.m. , Fri. 3 - 7 p.m. & Sat. Noon - 8 p.m.

MIDDLE SCHOOL: located in Villaggio Housing area, is open to youth grades 6 - 12. The Middle School Center will be open after school Mon. - Fri. 3 - 6 p.m. On the 1st Fri of each month it will open 3 - 10 p.m.