Waterville Area Boys & Girls Club

PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND CREATING A KIND, LOVING SPACE WHERE CHILDREN FEEL SAFE TO BE THEMSELVES. OUR PROGRAM ENCOURAGES YOUR CHILD'S TOTAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH OUR CURRICULUM AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF MATERIALS, AND ACTIVITIES.

FOOD AND NUTRITION: OUR FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ALL AYCC KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS GENERAL MEMBERS. OUR FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES NOT ONLY PROVIDES A NUTRITIOUS BALANCED MEAL BUT IS ALSO A VIBRANT WORLD OF GARDENING THAT COMES ALIVE WITH ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. OUR GARDENS AND GREENHOUSE SERVE AS A NURTURING HAVEN FOR YOUNG MINDS EAGER TO CULTIVATE A LIFELONG LOVE FOR GROWING, TENDING, HARVESTING, AND PREPARING FRESH PRODUCE. WE BELIEVE IN EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES THAT NOT ONLY DEEPEN THEIR CONNECTION TO THE EARTH BUT ALSO FOSTER INVALUABLE LIFE SKILLS. OUR IMMERSIVE PROGRAMS BLEND THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HORTICULTURE, PROVIDING A FERTILE GROUND FOR CURIOUSITY TO BLOSSOM AND GREEN THUMBS TO FLOURISH. YOUTH IN OUR CHILDCARE PROGRAMS ARE IMMERSED IN THE SOWING OF THE SEEDS ENSURING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE AS WE CULTIVATE A COMMUNITY OF PASSIONATE, YOUNG GROWERS. THEY PREPARE THE BEDS, PLANT THE SEEDS, WATER, WEED, AND CONTROL PESTS, HARVEST THE PRODUCE, AND THEN USE THE GOODS TO HELP PREPARE THE FRESH NUTRITIOUS MEALS THEY EAT FROM THEIR KIDS' KITCHEN ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH OUR ASP FAMILY DINNER NIGHTS, AND THE GREENHOUSE TO YOUR HOUSE PROGRAM YOUTH LEARN HOW TO PREPARE FRUITS, HERBS, AND VEGETABLES GROWN IN THE GARDENS. YOUTH ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO TRY NEW FOODS AND LEARN INVALUABLE SKILLS THAT WILL ONLY ENHANCE THEIR WORLD IN THE FUTURE.