Our Clubs serve as launchpads for youth, cultivating a spirit of exploration and providing a compass, a map, and the tools necessary for each young explorer to navigate their unique path.
Your donation is not just a financial contribution; it’s an investment in the exploration of dreams, talents, and potential. Thank you for being a vital part of our expedition.
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Sponsor a Child or Teen During the Holidays
Wrap a gift or purchase a gift card to ensure all our Club members experience the joy of the holidays .
Participants in this program qualify for financial assistance in our programs. Learn More
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Empowering Kids After School | |
Solar S'mores Experiment
Discovering the power of solar energy, our members engineered DIY solar ovens using household items.
Using a s'more as a delicious test, their solar oven harnessed the sun's heat, melting chocolate and marshmallows without a flame.
A big thank you to Round Table Pizza Encinitas for the boxes and Panda Cares for their invaluable support!
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Soccer Showdown
Our Chris Ann's Clubhouse members at Griset competed in a 4 on 4 soccer tournament.
The 12 teams practiced during the week and competed in games on Fridays. The tourney culminated in a final game with winners receiving a medal for their achievement.
In additional to inspiring cheers from their peers the tournament sparked interest in sports, leading some kids to join recreational teams beyond the Boys & Girls Club.
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Empowering SMART GIRLS
This month, our Smart Girls program in Encinitas focused on building confidence by discovering inner qualities.
Through identity icebergs and connecting with relatable songs, participants formed deep connections beyond appearances.
Recognizing their inherent value, they now make thoughtful choices in friendships and stand up for what is right.
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Teens Doing Good Things Together!
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Torch Club's Holiday Food Drive
Our Griset Torch Club took initiative by organizing a food drive to support those in need over Thanksgiving.
Ambassadors from the club spoke about the initiative to younger members, created flyers, and designed posters to reach parents and other visitors. It was a wonderful example of people coming together and taking positive action.
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Building Healthy Friendships
Our Griset Smart Girls participants delved into topics such as building healthy friendships and establishing respectful boundaries.
Using role play, they explored the difference between healthy and non-healthy relationships. The teens even created skits to demonstrate right and wrong ways of setting boundaries, fostering open discussions about their own experiences.
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Reading Buddies
As part of our November month of giving, teens volunteered their time at many of our Clubhouses to help younger members with reading and homework during Power Hour.
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Teens Volunteer To Feed San Diego
Harper Teen Center members partnered with Feeding San Diego and cleaned and packed 2,951 pounds of sweet potatoes for various programs including the School Pantry Program that serves local San Diegans experiencing hunger!
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STEM After School
Our November Robotics classes had our members actually programming with STEM2Leaf Robotics leaders. Our kids mastered if statements, infinity loops, and command-based coding which crafted custom programs for their remote-controlled airplanes. Some even wrote in creative touches, like "turbulence mode" and "emergency takeoff," showcasing impressive coding skills and making for an engaging and fun learning experience!
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Team Building Time!
Staff from our Allred and Polster Clubs in Carmel Valley along with our Del Mar Club united for a joint team meeting.
The meeting kicked of with a fun challenge: building a human chain and figuring out to untangle the chain using only our communication skills. The meeting culminated in the team preparing and enjoying quesabirria tacos - yum!
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Providing Supportive Spaces for All
Check out our Safety and inclusion landing page, outlining what BGC San Dieguito has implemented to ensure the safety and inclusion of all children under our care.
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Great Athletes Start Here
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Register now for the winter season. Registration closes December 15th.
Season runs January 13th-March 2nd with games on Saturdays.
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Snuffy Basketball
The perfect league to have fun and play with your friends!
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Fastbreak Basketball
A semi-competitive recreation league for kids looking to improve their game.
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Bulldogs Basketball Tryouts
Girls–Wednesday, December 13
Boys–(already occured) on
Monday, December 11
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Celebrating 20 Years of Middle School Sports
This year's Big Blue Breakfast celebrated 20 years of our Big 8 Middle School Sports (Big 8) program. Thanks to the 80 organizations, local businesses and community members who supported the event, we surpassed our fundraising goal and raised almost $40,000.
BGC San Dieguito alumni Annie Polan and Steven Bogert shared stories, highlighting the need and impact for this program.
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From left to right: BGC San Dieguito Athletics Senior Director, Davion Sarver, Big Blue Breakfast honoree Duane Coleman, and San Dieguito Union High School District Associate Superintendent. Bryan Marcus. | |
Longtime educator, administrator and coach Duane Coleman, who was also instrumental in the creation of Big 8, was inducted into our Hall of Champions. Read More | |
Middle School Sports Fall Snapshots
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Great Musicians Start Here
at Youth Arts Academy
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Private Lessons
A wide variety of instruments with professional artists. Students meet once a week for 30 minutes. Learn More
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Rock Band
The real deal when it comes to preparing students for the ultimate music group experience. Learn More
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Jazz Band
Join our weekly extravaganza as we dive headfirst into the captivating world of jazz. Learn More
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Judith Campbell Educational and Community Foundation
Huge thanks to the Judith Campbell Educational and Community Foundation for their continued support of our Big 8 Middle School Sports Program! With their award of $30,000, middle school youth throughout North County San Diego will have high quality, affordable athletic programs.
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Supporting Those Who Support Us
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BIG thank you to Jake's Del Mar for hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner for our members and families of La Colonia and Harper Teen Center Clubhouses.
Not only did Jake's donate the food and prep time, Partner Liz Anderson and GM Duvinh Tah came out themselves to serve everyone!
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Thank you, Panda Cares! As the charitable arm of Panda Express, Panda Cares has donated $25,000 towards our Griset Club in Encinitas' academic programming. We're thrilled to use this to encourage our members' innate curiosity and love of learning! | |
Our Mission: Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito is an organization dedicated to providing POSITIVE activities to develop the education, health, self-esteem and character of youth. | |
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If we are open to learning more about each other, we can do more together.
At Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito we cultivate an inclusive environment
in which our members and staff feel valued and free to be their authentic selves.
We believe in great futures for youth and welcome all races, sexual orientations,
ethnicities, identities, religions, and abilities.
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Your family's health and safety are important to us. Please follow the health guidelines the CDC has put in place. | |
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito is an IRS 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All or part of your contribution may be deductible for Federal tax purposes. Tax ID 95-2470435 | | | | |
