If you’ve ever witnessed a Triple Threat program, then you know there’s a lot of work and supplies required to make everything work.
Target helped tremendously with a grant to help Triple Threat run Academic programming.
Thanks to Target for sponsoring programming for the 2010-2011 year!
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
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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, 3:30-5:30 Sept 24th – Oct. 22nd
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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 Wednesdays, Oct 13th – Dec. 15th, 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 – Nov. 1, meeting 3:00-4:30
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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-Nov. 2, meeting 4:15-5:45
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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: TBA
You only need two hands to count the number of days until one of Triple Threat’s biggest celebrations of the year.
On Saturday, August 14th, from 12 – 4pm, Triple Threat will team up with the City of Aurora, area churches, non-profits and volunteers to offer the annual urban festival for youth called Celebrate our Children. Last year, about 2,000 people filed into East Aurora’s McCarty Park to enjoy the free event that features live entertainment and special attractions, rides, carnival games, prizes, community booths and more. Plan now to volunteer and join the fun.
Here’s a schedule of performances:
12 p.m. — Welcome and Opening Ceremony
12:15 p.m. — Singer Mark Leatham
12:45 p.m. — Hip Hop ConnXion Dance Group
1:30 p.m. — Merry Hearts Clowns
2 p.m. — Magician David Shareef
2:45 p.m. — Sal Escobedo’s Tae Kwon Do
3:00 p.m. — Hoola hoop contest
3:15 p.m — Triple Threat drum circle
3:45 p.m. — Jump rope contest
Stay connected to our Facebook and Twitter accounts for more details and we hope to see you there!
East Aurora, meet west Africa.
Students from Nicholson Elementary have gotten their fair share of African culture thanks to a new Triple Threat program called Feel the Beat.
Feel the Beat is a new hand drum program that teaches 4th grade students rhythm and playing skills and on the djembe drum.
Regular sheet music is not called for. All it takes is some handwritten counts and a passion to feel the beat!
We’ll have more on this program in the coming weeks!
And check out these photos — they’re awesome!
Hard work isn’t usually fun.
Basketball, obstacle courses, soccer and kickball are.
Such was the scenario for more than 150 students at Beaupre Elementary in Aurora. On Monday, they were rewarded for months of good behavior with an open gym with Triple Threat. Student accrued “Paw points” throughout the school year and could redeem them on an afternoon of sports and events with Triple Threat.
Congrats to all the youth at Beaupre on their hard work. Turns out hard work can be fun.
A softball tournament that featured fully extended diving catches, flawless double plays and nip-and-tuck battles deserved a fitting finish.
That’s exactly what fans got Saturday at the Triple Threat and District 131 Co-Ed Softball Tournament. It took extra innings to decide a winner, but the Bardwell Bears eked out a win over the Oak Park Lions.
Teams from across the district participated in this years tournament, which brought with it uncharacteristically cold May weather and resoundingly hot hitting and fielding.
Plenty of action was brewing outside of the two softball diamonds at Phillips Park. Whether it was face painting, an obstacle course or one-on-one soccer, there was plenty of fun to be had for youth of all ages.
Triple Threat is sending out a big thank you to all of the hard-working volunteers who make our events possible. Thanks guys!
For more photos, check out our Facebook page.
Mix food together with sports and games. Sprinkle in more than a hundred people. What do you have?
Intersection 2010.
Triple Threat Mentoring partnered with North Central College recently for Intersection 2010, an event chock full of athletics, academics and arts for residents of Jericho Circle.
Youth came from Jericho Circle to nearby Westwood Park to partake in a number of activities. Whether it was flipping around in an inflatable jump-house or learning the 50 states through a puzzle, kids had a bevy of activities to keep them busy all day.
We want to send a big thank you out to all our volunteers and friends at North Central for their hard work and making Intersection 2010 a great success!
Like many commuters heading into the city, Lemuel sat quietly on the Metra Rail on Tuesday morning as he thumbed through the New York Times.
But as a 12-year-old from Aurora, his early morning trip carried a much different purpose than other business suit-clad riders.
Lemuel, along with nine other youth from Jericho Circle, took in the Windy City with money on their mind.
As part of Triple Threat’s Money in Motion program, the 10 youngsters got an in-depth look at the world of finance from an ultra-knowledgeable group of professionals.
Back in the Metra car and barely 8 a.m., Lemuel’s mood graced his sleeve.
“I was up until 4 a.m. reading a book,” he admitted, exemplifying the group’s thirst for knowledge.
A visit to four different places in Chicago provided ample opportunity for Jericho youth to obtain the financial knowledge they sought. The trip included stops to Charles Schwab, the Federal Reserve, the Chicago Board Options Exchange and Nike’s Midwest Region Headquarters.
Leumuel said that in the past, any money he saved usually found its way to the corner store on candy.
Money in Motion has already changed his spending habits – he’s trading in his piggy bank for a bank account.
“Once I hit the legal age, I’m going to apply for a job,” Lemuel said. “I want to get a little money and save it up so I have money to pay for college.”
Lemuel said that after college, he doesn’t want to rely on anyone else to pave his way.
He wants to buy a house.
CJ also took home some valuable lessons. A few months from entering high school, CJ is already looking into his financial future.
He took note of every detail, from Nike’s marketing strategy to the advantage of investment over saving.
“It taught me a lot of things dealing with money,” he said.
Money In Motion is dedicated to introducing middle school and high school students to the world of money .. BEFORE they get it! This Triple Threat program will run March 18 – May 13, from 5:15pm – 6:45pm at the Jericho Circle Community Center. The program will feature lessons on the basics of finance, hands-on experimentation with financial concepts through interactive web sites, and field trips to the Federal Reserve Bank, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, Nike Regional Headquarters, and local banks. Finance Professionals will present “learning talks” on alternating weeks. For more information or to volunteer, email Nancy@triplethreat.org.
Word Up is a creative new Academics program focused on raising third graders’ scores on standardized tests by building their vocabulary proficiency and reading skills through music. The Word Up curriculum integrates professional rap songs with vocabulary words, definitions, and comprehension exercises simulating those found on many high-stake tests. This fun, highly interactive program has kids on their feet as they learn! Word Up meets Wednesdays from 3:00 – 4:30pm, Feb. 24 – April. 14 at Gates Elementary School.