- Kids clubs can help NY children develop friendships with other area kids.playing image by Lisa Eastman from Fotolia.com
As one of the most famous cities in the world, New York is a hub of cutting-edge artwork and global business. Beyond this, it is also a city that caters to families and to the many children that call NY home. A number of kids' clubs operate throughout the city, offering opportunities for local children to stay active, develop lasting friendships and engage in supervised fun. - With six locations across the New York City, this organization offers enrichment centers and club facilities for all children between the ages of 6 months to 12 years. NYC Kids Club sponsors "creative and innovative kids classes, day camps, birthday celebrations, and special events," allowing New Yorker kids to meet and interact. Additionally, every club activity seeks to stimulate kids educationally and artistically, as well as to help children to develop physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually. Specific club activities include child drama leagues, gymnastics sessions, music and cooking classes, baby fitness classes, and an after-school program.
NY Kids Club--West 89th Location
Upper West Side
601 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10024
212-721-4400
nykidsclub.com - The Kings Bay Youth Organization is a non-profit organization that has been around for 50 years; it offers group and club sports programs to New York City kids. Currently, there are over 1,500 girls and boys enrolled, allowing kids to develop social skills while learning the fundamentals of sports and the benefits of an active lifestyle. Programs that Kings Bay sponsors include baseball, football, basketball and cheerleading. Coaches, managers, referees and administrators alike are all volunteers, which allows for lower child enrollment prices than other area child sports clubs offer.
Kings Bay Youth Organization, Inc.
2670 Coyle St.
Brooklyn, New York 11235
718-934-6363
kbyosports.com - One of the most well-known children's organizations in the nation, the Boy Scouts offers opportunities in NYC for boys and young men to meet and to develop positive social skills, while helping the community grow. As a Christian organization, the group encourages members to be "trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent."
Typically, members are required to perform certain public service and volunteer work while learning certain skills in order to advance. Members earn merit badges that allow them to progress until they reach Eagle Scout, the highest level of honor in the organization. This organization also teaches boys survival skills through camping excursions outside the city, making it a good fit for boys looking for a change of pace from city life. There are multiple boy scout chapters in NY, including one on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
Boy Scouts of America: NYC Chapter
350 5th Avenue
New York, NY
212-242-1100
http://www.scouting.org/ - Similar to the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts of America is a youth organization exclusively for girls and young women. They are famous for the delicious-but-addicting cookies that members sell to raise money for local events. Even more important than cookies or fundraising, the Girl Scouts organizations seeks to "build girls of courage, confidence, and character" and to improve the state of the world.
The Girl Scouts have been encouraging girls to get involved in local communities since 1912. Offering field trips, community service projects and exchange programs, the Girl Scouts can be a great way for girls to meet others in the area and to develop lifelong social skills, while engaging in unique and exciting experiences they are unlikely to forget.
Girl Scouts: NYC Chapter
420 5th Ave.
New York, NY
212-852-8000
girlscouts.org
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