Carpentersville Middle School, Golfview, Perry, Impact Center, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Meadowdale, Parkview, Sunny Hill, and our newest sites, Algonquin, Winston Jr High, Jane Addams, and Algonquin Middle School.
Drew Glassford, CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township discusses the future of our Club.
Brief History
Nourishing Character, Inspiring Potential
The Future of BGCDT
Preparing families and youth for a successful launch is the Impact Center’s primary goal. Our Club to Career Pathway Plan. The Impact Center also partners with businesses and our communities to offer skills training, guest speakers, facility tours, internships, and summer job opportunities. We are proud of the future leaders that leave our Club ready to contribute to our communities.
Recent Testimonials
Parent Testimonial: Bianca Morales from Jane Addams Site
Member Testimonial: Melanie Hernandez from Impact Center Site
Testimonial from Algonquin Site
Testimonial from Lake in the Hills Site
Our Impact
In one school year, 90,000 dinners will be served to Club members, assuring those kids do not go to bed hungry!
Over 1,000 parents are able to keep their jobs and provide for their families because their kids are safe at Club!
Alumni Testimonials
Darren Buchanan
Coral Colin
Courtnee Gonzalez
Mauricio Felix
Alex Ramirez
Coming Soon
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Our Military Virtual Explorer Program is designed for children in 4th through 8th grades.
This program is FREE for military families. Some of the unique and exciting opportunities your child can participate include:
Programs Start May 4th
Cooking Delights
Cooking made fun and exciting. Breakfast bowls, homemade potato chips, healthy smoothies, pizza from scratch, and MORE!
Innovative 3D Printing
Students will learn to design their very own keychains and other exciting projects, and will receive their projects through the mail.
Extreme STEM
DIY build your very own solar oven, rockets, and even volcanos.
Programs Start June 1st
CoderZ
Learn to program your very own video game, app, and design an awesome website!
Personal Branding
Define your brand, and design your very own decals, T-Shirts, logos and MORE! Student created decals will be mailed to your address.
Indie Film Making
Learn to produce your very own short movie using a camera/ phone, homemade props & set design, and editing.
As a bonus to signing up, members will have access to tutor.com. A service that provides tutoring services for FREE!
Program Schedule:
Tuesdays and Thursdays
3:30 – 5:00 P.M. CT
First session starts Tuesday May 4th
Live Sessions led through Zoom
To register your child(ren) for this program, please complete the application. After completing the application, Tripti Math, our Virtual Program Leader, will be emailing you with program details and a schedule. For questions about the program, or for more information please contact Tripti at [email protected].
Register today and receive a FREE VExplorers T-Shirt!
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township is one of the largest Boys & Girls Clubs organizations in the state of Illinois. We serve over 2,000 Club members throughout the year with afterschool programming, summer programs, and athletic leagues.
BGCDT celebrates 24 years of service to children in 2021. We serve members at 9 program sites as well as our virtual club platform.
Our Mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Learn more about our Impact Here!
- Culinary Sciences – Learn to cook and learn awesome kitchen hacks
- Outdoor Adventures – Explore nature with some fantastic and adventurous outdoor activities
- Movers & Shakers – Yoga, dance, resistance training, and exercise
- Leadership – Find new ways to help your community and those in need
- Creative Arts – Canvas painting and sketching, and learning digital design!
- STEM – Science meets fun with Robotics, 3D design, coding, and learning to make your own website!
- Safe Driving Program – Learn about safe driving and distractions with real world examples. $25 gift card and certificate are provided upon completion.
Members receive prizes and cool swag just by attending!
5 sessions = Tee Shirt
10 sessions = Drawstring Backpack
15 sessions = Program Water Bottle
Please read the following consent information below before completing the sign up form.
Dear Parent/Guardian:
In an effort to continuously serve members during winter break, Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township is providing distance-based, virtual programming for Club members, through which Club staff will facilitate program activities through online platforms. Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township will use software, tools and applications provided by third parties that members, parents/guardians and/or staff will access via the Internet and use for purposes of communication and programming. These platforms include Zoom Video Conferencing, MyFuture.net, and YouTube.
This letter seeks consent for your child to utilize the software platforms for distance-based, virtual Club program purposes. The Zoom platform security and privacy features can be found here: https://zoom.us/security and at https://zoom.us/privacy. Please be aware that each application collects different information about its users and has its own privacy terms and conditions to which members must adhere. Please review these carefully before registering your member.
In order to participate in virtual Club programming, you will need to provide the following:
- Your child must have access to a computer, tablet, smartphone, or a School District assigned Chromebook or iPad, including access to the internet.
- We will use the Zoom software platform for group video chats, sharing projects, and program discussions in the chat.
- MyFuture will be used for your child to participate in fun activities such as DIY Projects, Healthy Habits, and computer science.
Our commitment to keeping the young people we serve safe is always our number one priority. Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township will actively monitor member activity on Zoom, YouTube, and MyFuture and will make every effort to protect member information by, among other things, maintaining control of, and access to, the data collected; prohibiting re-disclosure of member information; limiting the purposes for which the online platforms may use member information; ensuring there is no advertising and that no member information is collected for commercial purposes.
Further, all activities online must comply with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township’s safety policies that can be found here. This safety policy can also be found at https://bgcdt.org/club-safety
Please note that you will only need to consent once for your child(ren). After completing the consent form, Coral Colin will be email you shortly. If you have any questions please contact Coral at [email protected].
By filling the consent form below as the parent or guardian of the child(ren), you are consenting for them to participate in the Winter VClub program.
