STEM Programs & the Arts at Wakeman Boys & Girls Club
Wakeman Boys & Girls Club's multi-disciplinary programs invite hands-on exploration and offer exciting opportunities to approach science, technology, engineering, math, and the arts in new ways. Explore creative arts and STEM programs below and register your child today!
Note: STEM programs and partnerships are an integral part of our After School Program (ASP). Contact your Clubhouse to learn more about what we offer as part of ASP!
Mystic STEM Program
Grades: K - 5
Fee: None
Date: Wednesday, October 27 - December 17; no class on 11/26
Time: 4 - 5 PM
Location: Southport Clubhouse
Through our partnership with Mustic Aquarium, our members will be able to explore the environment, endangered species and other STEM-related topics.
Ivy League
Grades: 6 - 8
Fee: None
Date: TBD; Winter and Spring Sessions
Time: 4 - 6 PM
Location: Smilow-Burroughs Clubhouse
Students get to develop their own small business from conception to implementation and sell their goods. Students learn about business, marketing and product development. Contact the Smilow-Burroughs Clubhouse to learn more.
Digital Playgrounds: Coding
Grades: 4 - 8
Fee: None
Date: Mondays, October 20 - December 8; Winter and Spring Sessions TBD
Time: 5:15 - 6:15 PM
Location: Southport Clubhouse
WBGC has partnered with Apple to offer enriching programming that develops knowledge of coding, technology, and machine learning skills. Join our certified Apple educators with interactive lessons on our iPads, learning key coding concepts and incorporating creative challenges designed to help participants learn code and skills to build confidence, creativity and problem solving. Limited class size.
Digital Playgrounds: Creating
Grades: 4 - 8
Fee: None
Date: Mondays, October 20 - December 8; Winter and Spring Sessions TBD
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM. ASP participants can stay from 6 - 6:30 PM
Location: Southport Clubhouse
WBGC has partnered with Apple to offer members enriching programming to explore the power and versatility of the Apple iPad with our certified Apple educators. Create and learn how to make music, art and much more. Limited class size.
Teen iLAB: Coding and Creating
Grades: 9-12
Fee: None
Date: Mondays, Oct 20 - December 8
Time: 7:30 - 8:30 PM
Location: Southport Clubhouse
WBGC has partnered with Apple to offer teens an exciting chance to learn to code in SwiftUI and XCode and to use the power of an iPad to learn technology and creativity skills, while creating projects to add to their resumes and workforce readiness skills.
Saturday Open Art
Grades: 3-8
Fee: None
Dates: Saturdays, October 4, 11, 18; November 1, 8, 15; December 6, 13; January (2026) 10, 24, 31
Time: 10 - 11:30 AM
Location: Southport Clubhouse
Introducing our newest drop-in program! Drop in any week to create your own masterpiece under the guidance of our staff. Whether you feel you're a budding Georgia O'Keefe or Salvador Dali - or still mastering stick figures - you'll enjoy creating art, learning techniques, and making memories with friends. Themes will change weekly and be posted in September. All artwork created before Feb. 1 can be entered in the Club's annual art exhibit (see below!)
Fine Arts Exhibit
Grades K - 12
Fee: None; open to all WBGC members
Theme: The Power of Us
Each year we showcase artistic talents of members in conjunction with Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Fine Arts Exhibit. The exhibit is a program designed to promote creativity using various media and to encourage artistic skills and cultural enrichment. Each year, more than 200 pieces of artwork are submitted by young artists from Wakeman Boys & Girls Club. Last year, WBGC had a national winner! Any artwork created by a Club member in 2025 or 2026 at home, school, the Club, or our Saturday Open Art series may be entered into our Clubhouse exhibit. More details to come!
Questions? Contact Erika Saucier at esaucier@wakemanclub.org.
