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Registration for Y Club Academy and No School Days

Online registration is closed for the 2024-25 Y Club programs. To register, download and submit a registration form. Choose your Y Club location below for more information. For access to all forms and additional information, visit our FAQs page.

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No School Days

Two children play with legos at a table with a Y staff member

Y Club Blue Valley

A Y staff member smiles and laughs while helping a young child on an art project involving markers

Y Club Bonner Springs

Afterschool children are laughing and playing ping pong indoors.

Y Club Crossroads Charter School

Y Instructor guiding young students through a colorful science experiment.

Y Club Lansing

A child sits next to a Y staff member while doing arts and crafts indoors.

Y Club Leavenworth

preschoolers

Y Club Lee's Summit

Roesland Elementary Pre-K

Y Club North Platte

Children sit around a table working on arts at crafts at a No School Day.

Y Club Piper

Y Staff Member oversees a table full of students in a science experiment where a rainbow of foam is overflowing from beakers, during a No School Day.

Y Club Platte County R-3

Y staff member animatedly reading to kids in Y Club After School Care.

Y Club Private Schools

Kansas City YMCA employee assisting child in classroom setting.

Y Club Shawnee Mission

Highlands Elementary

Y Club Spring Hill

Children sit around a table cutting circles at Greater Kansas City YMCA Early Head Start Program.

Y Club Tonganoxie

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Y Club Turner

3 children sitting on plastic tunnel at Greater Kansas City YMCA playground.

Y Club University Academy

Sante Fe Trail Elementary

Preschool Programs

Register for No School Days

Registration is open for upcoming No School Days. For those irregular days when school isn't in session, such as seasonal breaks, conference days and in-service days, the Y offers No School Days at locations throughout the area.

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Y Club Academy

Out of School Time

With a focus on academic support, learning, social growth, health and safety, Y Club Academy gives kindergartners through eighth graders a supportive and fun environment to learn, develop interests and make friends before and after school. Parents enjoy the convenience of a state licensed program in their child's school, affordable weekly fees, and peace of mind knowing that qualified, trained staff are there to provide a positive atmosphere.

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Y Club Academy

Why Choose Y Club?

In our Y Club before and after school program, children in kindergarten through sixth grade enjoy and benefit from:

 

Homework enrichment

Qualified and trained staff enhance and support school-day learning while providing youth with homework help

 

Healthy snacks and physical activity

Youth have the opportunity to enjoy healthy snack choices and 30 minutes of physical fitness daily

 

Small and large group activities

Youth make meaningful and intentional choices with hands-on activities focusing on arts and humanities, STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), nutrition education and service learning

 

Focus on building community

Team building activities and day-to-day interactions with peers and Y Club staff focus on building positive relationships and enhancing conflict resolution skills

 

Youth voice and leadership 

Youth are empowered through opportunities to provide input, from helping to develop daily activities and snack menus to leading activities with peers

Y Club Academy

Our Curriculum

The curriculum focuses on:

  • Family and Parent Engagement
  • Global Learning and Inclusion
  • 21st Century Skills
  • Academic Enrichment
  • Health and Wellness
  • College and Career Readiness
  • Service Learning
  • Leadership Development
  • Arts