Hanscom AFB Youth Center: Youth Programs & Events

Hanscom's Youth Center offers
a wide variety of activities for preteens and teens, including:

Boys & Girls Clubs & 4-H

music & voice
instructional classes
Red Cross Babysitter
& Home Alone classes

youth sports (leagues)
sports camps & clinics
health & fitness programs
a variety of trips
and much more!

Please note our new phone number: (781) 225-6043

Youth Programs here on Hanscom AFB offers high-quality, developmentally appropriate programming in eight areas: (1) Character and Leadership Development, (2) Education and Career Development, (3) Health and Life Skills, (4) The Arts, (5) Informal Sports, Fitness and Recreation, (6) League Youth Sports Program,
(7) School Age Program and (8) 4-H. Details HERE.

Featured Favorite for May 2011

Featured Favorites!

• Our school year hours are posted on our main Youth Center page.

• Ask at our front desk for this month's calendar.


		• Preschool Story Time (formerly at the Base Library) now takes place at the Youth Center. Your preschoolers will enjoy listening to some stories and creating a small craft at the Youth Center's Preschool Story Time every Wednesday morning from 10:15 to 11 a.m.

		• Preteen Dance May 18th at the Youth Center Ages 9-12 are invited to a night of dancing in the Youth Center gym from 7-10 p.m. $7: YC members \| $10: nonmembers Tickets available at the Youth Center or at the door.

		• May 18-June 3: Fit Family Disk Golf Course Pick up score cards & disks at the Fitness Center for the Fit Family Disk Golf Course. For more details and complete rules, call the Youth Center at (781) 225-6043.
		• *NEW!* May 19: Armed Forces Kids Run & 5K Battle Road Run Hanscom's Youth Center and Fitness & Sports Center invite you to participate in two great runs! Armed Forces Kids Run: part of the Fit Family program The first 60 youths and 30 adults who register get a T-shirt & goodie bag. Register online for America's Armed Forces Kids Run at www.americaskidsrun.org Start time: 11 a.m. Location: Castle Park For more information about the America's Armed Forces Kids Run call the Youth Center: (781) 225-6043. A 5K Battle Road Run will be held in conjunction with the kids' run. Visit our Fitness & Sports Center page for details.

DANCE CLASSES for ages 2-6

Happy Tots, Happy Gym, Happy Dance 1 and Happy Dance 2 are back! A $15 registration fee
(per child) is due at time of registration.

> class descriptions & fees PDF



FENCING for grades 3-12 Often called "physical chess," modern fencing allows participants of all ages and attributes to meet on a more equal footing than almost any other sport. With its origins in armed combat, honor and intrigue, this isn’t what you see in the movies, but a contact sport and true martial art. As a martial art, fencing teaches respect for one’s opponents, and mental, physical and emotional control. Students begin with the fundamentals of Olympic-style foil fencing; attack, defense, and proper “etiquette”— progressing to concepts of distance, timing, and strategy. Emphasis is on developing a usable and solid foundation through body-awareness exercises, group/paired practice, drills, demonstrations and explanations.
Cost: $24 per child per single (private) lesson or $165 per child for group lessons for 12 weeks. The time is flexible for the private lessons; group lessons start at 4 p.m. Interested in fencing instruction? Call the Youth Center: (781) 225-6043. Fencing equipment provided. Families can sign up at the Youth Center. Open to grades 3 through 12. Students must wear workout clothes (including sweatpants), and tennis or court shoes. Instructor: Rob Hupp has fenced for more than 40 years, and has been both a competitor and coach. He has taught fencers of all ability levels and ages. > fencing fees & more information PDF

MUSIC LESSONS (piano, voice, guitar, saxophone & clarinet) for all ages

Lessons are held on Fridays during the school year (September-June) at Hanscom's Youth Center. All ages welcomed. Cost: $37 per 30-min. lesson (paid monthly) + a one-time registration fee of $15 per year.

DRUM LESSONS for ages 9+

Lessons are held on Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays at the Youth Center for ages 9 and up.
Cost: $40 per 30-min. lesson or $52 for a 1-hour lesson + a one-time registration fee of $15 per year.
The instructor is Bennett Weidemann, drummer for the Band of Liberty's "Afterburner."

Red Cross BABYSITTING CLASS

Watch here for the date of our next Red Cross Babysitting Class.

Red Cross babysitting classes are open to youths ages 11 and up.
• Location: Building 1999 (School Age Program) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Cost: $65 payable at the Youth Center
• Participants should bring a sack lunch

> Red Cross Babysitting Course sign-up form PDF

HOME ALONE classes

Free for parents and children. Call us for more information: (781) 225-6043.

CAMP QUEST is a full-day summer camp for youth ages “kinder-grads” to age 12 yrs. Camp will begin June 25th. Camp is held Monday-Friday 6:30 am to 5:30 p.m. at the School Age Program (Bldg. 1999). Each week of Camp Quest is filled with fun, engaging and enriching activities, games, sports, arts and crafts. Weekly swimming, bowling, field trips and special entertainment round-off an exciting camp experience. Enrollment will be based on priority lists established by the Air Base Group Commander. Weekly fees are based on total family income and include all meals and most field trip entrance fees. For more information call (781) 225-6051.

CAMP ADVENTURE: Creative weekly themes set the tone for an interactive summer program for children ages
9-13. Camp will begin June 25th, Camp Adventure runs Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Youth Center (Bldg. 1993). Before-camp care (6:30–8:30 a.m.) is limited and based on enrollment priority. Camp Adventure offers exciting themes, age appropriate activities, arts & crafts, games, music, physical activities and lots of fun. Special weekly activities include swimming, bowling, field trips, special events and more. Enrollment will be based on priority lists established by the Air Base Group Commander. Weekly fees are based on total family income. Lunch
is not provided. For more information call (781) 225-6043.

Eligible patrons include active duty military personnel, DoD civilian personnel paid with either APF or NAF (including AAFES), reservists on active duty or during inactive duty training, and DoD contractors. Individuals who are assigned to or live on the installation, regardless of branch of service, are given equal priority. Those eligible who are not assigned to Hanscom or living on the installation are given lower priority.

> Requests for summer camp can be made with a DD 2606 ("Request for Care") form. Please print the form and hand-carry to the Youth Center.

> NEW! Summer Camp 2012 eligibility & enrollment priorities PDF

Weekly Sports Camps begin each year in July, in full-day or half-day formats. Program areas include but are not limited to: basketball, baseball, soccer, multi-sport programs (Mini-Hawk, Mighty-Hawk). Pick up our Sports Camp registration packet for detailed offerings and pricing.