As always, families can expect a safe and engaging afterschool program that provides academic support, social-emotional learning, enrichments, and fun. This school year, Y.O.U. will offer:
- A free, in-person program offered at no cost to families
- Continued adherence to COVID-19 Safety Protocols + Guidelines
- A wide variety of structured learning and enrichment opportunities
- Daily snack and homework help/academic support
- Field trips + additional engagement experience
For School Year 2022 - 2023 Registration, please click the corresponding school link listed below:
Elementary Schools
Middle Schools/Junior Highs
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High School
Check out program offerings below! Questions about programming? Email Sydney Samoska, High School Program Manager, at ssamoska@youthopportunity.org.
Life After High School: | Tues 4:00 - 5:30P | Make your post-grad plans a reality with one on one coaching with Y.O.U. staff, in partnership with Evanston Scholars. Explore different career paths, pathways to college, and other alternative post-grad options. You’ll gain support customized to your goals and the resources needed to be prepared for life after high school. // Vida Después Del Escuela Secundaria: Realiza sus planes de posgrado con entrenamiento uno a uno con Y.O.U. personal. Explore diferentes trayectorias profesionales, opciones para la universidad y otras oportunidades alternativas de posgrado. Obtendrá apoyo personalizado para sus objetivos y los recursos necesarios para estar preparado para la vida después de la escuela secundaria.
Art: Activism: | Mon 4:00 - 5:30P | Join us Mondays to discuss current events, create and share art and poetry. Offered in partnership with Art Encounter, Art: Activism is a place to collaborate on community projects with local leaders, peers, and take the mic on issues that matter most to you. // Únase con nosotros los lunes para discutir eventos actuales, crear y compartir arte y poesía. Ofrecido en asociación con “Art Encounter, Art: Activism” es un lugar para colaborar en proyectos comunitarios con líderes locales, compañeros y tomar el micrófono en los temas que más le importan.
Base Camp: | Mon 2:30 - 4:00P | Participants will experiment and create STEAM inspired artifacts. Students will receive an $100 honorarium towards self directed creative projects and have an option to sell items at the Maker Marketplace event. // Los participantes experimentarán y crearán artefactos inspirados en STEAM (ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería, arte, matemáticas). Los estudiantes recibirán un honorario de $100 para proyectos creativos independientes y tendrán la opción de vender artículos en el evento Marketplace.
Food, Farming, Future (F3): | Thurs 4:00 - 5:30P | Are you passionate about our planet? Join F3 to learn about urban organic garden maintenance alongside urban farmers. You’ll explore environmental justice issues with local leaders while working in the Y.O.U. garden and kitchen to grow and make your own food. // ¿Te apasiona nuestro planeta? Únase a F3 para aprender sobre el mantenimiento de jardines orgánicos urbanos junto con agricultores urbanos. Explorarás problemas de justicia ambiental con líderes locales mientras trabajas en Y.O.U. huerta y cocina para cultivar y hacer tu propia comida.
Open Shop: | Fri 4:00 - 5:30P | Continue your independent projects from Basecamp, Life After High School, Radical Self Care, and F3 with the support of Y.O.U. staff at Friday’s Open Shop time. // Continuar con tus proyectos independientes desde Basecamp con el apoyo de Y.O.U. personal cada viernes.
Radical Self Care: | Wed 4:00 - 5:30P | When it comes to mental health, there is a lot of talk but not always action. Self-care is about understanding how stress, relationships, mental illness, and hustle culture affect us. However, it’s also about systems of power and the acts of joy that defy them. Come develop strategies to thrive in your everyday and future life, reimagine wellness as play, stretch, breathe and find big and small ways to heal your community. // Cuando hablamos de salud mental muchas veces la mayor parte del tiempo, no genera suficiente acción. El cuidado personal trata de comprender cómo nos afectan el estrés, las relaciones, las enfermedades mentales y “hustle culture.” También es sobre sistemas de poder y los actos de alegría que los desafían. Venga a desarrollar estrategias para prosperar en su vida y su futura, imaginar la buena salud como alegría, estirarse, respirar y encontrar formas grandes y pequeñas de apoyar a su comunidad.
Study Hall/Homework Help ("SHH!"): | Mon - Thurs 4:00 - 6:00P | This is a time for after school homework help with Y.O.U. staff. // Este es un tiempo para ayudar con la tarea después de la escuela con Y.O.U. personal.
Y.O.U. welcomes all grade-eligible youth into our programs. You can find our Non-discrimination statement here.