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Triple Threat Fall Programs
Have a passion? Want to help youth in your own backyard? Triple Threat is the place to do it! Here’s a list of our upcoming programs this fall. If you’re interested in volunteering for any of the programs or want more info, send us an email!
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BiRP – Bicycle Repair Program, teaches kids 10-13 years old basic bicycle repair skills
in a fun atmosphere…and the kids get to keep the bicycle they are working on.
volunteer roles desired: leader and encouragers
-meets Thursdays, Oct. 7th – Dec. 9th, meeting 3:30-5:30, Harkness Center
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Soopah Team – BMX racing team, teaches kids bicycle riding skills as they visit different
riding environments.
volunteer roles desired: leader and encouragers
-kick off, Sept 16th (professional BMX flatland rider Matt Wilhelm), meeting Fridays, 3:30-5:00 Sept 24th – Oct. 22nd, meets at Harkness Center, travels to various other tracks
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Record Ready – Music recording program for High School Youth, takes youth in music
group through the process of recording a demo.
volunteer roles desired: encouragers
-meets Tuesdays, Oct. 5th – Dec 7th, meeting 3:30 – 5:30
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Hip-Hop Dance – teaches ?fth grade kids a dance routine and skills.
volunteer roles desired: encouragers
-meets Wednesdays, Oct. 6th – Dec 8th, meeting 3:00- 4:00 (Bardwell Elementary)
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acoustic Guitar – classroom style basic guitar lessons for middle school age kids
volunteer roles desired: leader and encouragers
-meets Tuesdays, Oct 12th – Dec. 14th, meeting 3:00-4:00
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electric Guitar – classroom style basic guitar lessons for middle school age kids
volunteer roles desired: leader and encouragers
-meets Wednesdays, Oct. 13th – Dec. 15th, meeting 3:30 – 4:30
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Drums – classroom style basic drum lessons for middle school age kids
volunteer roles desired: leader and encouragers
-meets Tuesdays, Oct. 12th – Dec. 14th, meeting 3:30 – 4:30
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Piano – classroom style basic piano lessons for middle school age kids
volunteer roles desired: leader and encouragers
-meets Tuesdays, Oct. 12th – Dec. 14th, meeting 3:30 – 4:30
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Bass Guitar – classroom style basic bass guitar lessons for middle school age kids
volunteer roles desired: leader and encouragers
-meets Thursdays, Oct. 14th – Dec. 16th, meeting 3:30-4:30
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The Word Up Project is a vocabulary program that uses Hip-Hop to teach the 3rd grades students new vocabulary words to increase reading comprehension and engagement. Students will listen to Hip-Hop songs, write their lyrics and then record them. The children loved this programs last spring!
Volunteer roles desired: encouragers
- Meets Wednesdays, Oct. 6 – Dec. 1, meeting 3:00-4:30, at Gates Elementary
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Money In Motion is a program designed to teach financial literacy to middle to high school-age students. Students will learn everything from how to balance a budget to how to save money. Last spring, the children took two different fieldtrips, one to Nike-town and another to the Cougars game to learn about money from a business perspective. The child learned a ton and had an absolute blast.
Volunteer roles desired: encouragers
- Meets Thursdays, Oct. 7-Dec. 2, meeting 4:15-5:45, at Jericho Circle
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Poetry – The children will learn how to write/perform poetry and spoken word and hopefully perform in a Poetry Slam in Chicago. Each week the children will read and listen to famous and non-famous poems, songs, spoken word, etc to inspire their own work, teach them the elements of poetry and the different types of poems. This program is designed to give students a voice to express themselves and give a passion for reading and writing.
Volunteer roles desired: encouragers
- Meets: Tuesdays, Oct 5 to Dec. 7 meeting 3:30-5:00 at East High
Volunteer for this: volunteer@triplethreat.org