28 - Wednesday, April 8, 1987 - North Shore News ENROL CHILDREN IN PRCGRAMS Jo need to be bored after school CHILDREN in North Van- couver have an opportunity to take part in after school programs that vary from sports to cooking. By ANNELIES RAVENSBERGEN Contributing Writer Georgia Brown, program coor- dinator of the NorVan Boys’ and Girls’ Club, said the club operates three programs for youngsters. Leisure Explorations is an after school program for the six-to-10 year age group. This program is at Lyanmour Community School Wednesdays and Fridays and at Maplewood Community School Thursdays. The Pre-teen program involves the lf-to-13 age group and operates from Lynnmour on Tuesdays and from Maplewood on Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Brown said the group is try- ing to start a new project but needs some more members. Pre-teen special events will take place Friday evenings at Seylynn Hall and outings such as bowling or swimming will be planned. “That age group really likes to go out,”’ she said. Brown said the structure of the program has changed since January. ‘Before it was drop-in but now we try to structure the class more.'’ She gave the example Committee to address native of the sports group which is work- ing towards a tournament to com- pete with other clubs, possibly from the U.S. The cooking class is working on a project to make a video. ‘‘The idea is more challeng- ing,’' she said. Brown said the clubs are a lot of fun. She said some children attend because their parents work and some stay to be with their friends. “It's convenient to leave children supervised,’’ she said. The superstars are mainly volun- teering university students who re- quire experience in club work. Brown said club work is valuable At Sylvan we help children perform remarkable acts of courage, because success begins with the basics. experisuce and that the children also appreciate the club workers. “They know the club worker isn’t doing it for money and the kids really value that,’’ she said. Membership is necessary for ac- ceptance into the program and is $5 a year and $2.50 after May. The TIRE & AUTO CENTRE clubs are funded by private donors and the B.C. government and 30 per cent is raised by the club’s fund-raising drives, Brown said. Brown said the NorVan Club is trying to set up summer programs as weil, which will depend on a government grant. She said the club is also looking for adult vol- unteers with abilities in sports, creative expression or personal development. 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