Afterschool &
Summer Programs
Gene Slay's Girls & Boys Club provides high-quality programming through our afterschool and summer settings at three locations – Dutchtown, Soulard and Saint Frances Cabrini Academy. GSGBC gives our members opportunities for successful futures through academic enrichment, life-changing programs, and a safe place to go.
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Open to kids ages 6 to 16, members can participate in academic support, sports lessons, art classes and much more. In the summer, members will learn how to swim! The Girls & Boys Club is the perfect place for kids to hang out afterschool or spend the entire summer. If you are looking for a safe place for your kids to have fun, grow emotionally, and make new friends, enroll in Gene Slay’s Girls & Boys Club.
GSGBC Core Competencies
Academic Support & Enrichment
Our focus is to ensure that all GSGBC's members read on grade level by the end of third grade. If a child achieves this, they have a better than 90% chance of graduating from high school. All academic programs focus on increasing kid's reading, writing, and math skills. The Club's Learning Specialists are all Missouri Certified Educator. Staff also provide daily homework assistance.
Character Building
At the heart of our program are the Six Pillars of Character, which prepare young people to achieve healthy and successful lives in adulthood. They are Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship. Youth become good students, apply learning to everyday situations, and embrace technology to get and keep a job.
College & Career Readiness
Through GSGBC's College and Career Readiness Program, youth acquire soft skills like punctuality and proper workplace attitude; acquire financial literacy; and gain needed work experience as a GSGBC Jr. Staff Member.
Athletics, Recreation, & Aquatics
Programs are designed to encourage practice, teamwork, effective use of leisure time, transferable leadership skills, work ethic, healthy sportsmanship, physical growth, and the development of fundamental skills. The Club is a great place for kids to discover and nurture their inner athlete.
Visual & Performing Arts
The Arts Program is committed to helping kids learn about and explore art in their daily lives. Interacting with art can improve motivation, concentration, confidence, teamwork, and cognitive development.
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Healthy Living
The Club is committed to helping youth make healthier choices for a lifetime. We serve fresh and healthy foods to our members during our programs. All youth receive a snack and dinner in the afterschool program and breakfast, lunch, and a snack during the summer program. We also have an on-site Social Worker who interacts with the members daily, and assists with emotional regulation when needed.