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Making the Most of Summer

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City Kids kicked off its 2020 virtual summer program season with a Zoom ceremony on Saturday, June 13th that gave an overview of upcoming virtual Summer Programs and honored our graduating Seniors JETs (12th grade participants). We reviewed all the amazing programs completed in-person and virtually during the school year in DC and then covered virtual summer program activities for all cohort levels. We also celebrated each Senior JET by presenting them with a word cloud of attributes as collected by CK staff and participants.

We developed virtual summer programs that will occur between Monday, June 15th- Friday, July 31st. The virtual summer program includes:

  • 6-weeks of virtual program offerings for each youth; camper programs offered from June 15th-July 24th and JET programs offered from  June 22nd-July 31st. 
  • Camper and “All City Kids” programs include;
    • Daily reflection journal & video stream
    • Daily movement class, including fitness, yoga, and dance.
    • Special events on Fridays
    • Weekly facilitated mindfulness by Heart Refuge Mindfulness Community.
  • Each program level at City Kids has cohort specific weekly content and a theme week during the 6-week program.  
  • Additional curriculum components this summer include a public lands component based on curriculum from the Wilderness Project and add on content from the 1619 Project.  
  • JET programs operate in accordance with the DC SYEP schedule and operations.  JET can participate in up to 25 hours of paid programming per week.  Programming is a combination of live programs and self-led virtual learning.  JETs remain in their tracked JET programs, JCL, Intern or Career Exploration program and have “All JET” programs. 

 In addition to programs following existing City Kids Curriculum, we’ve been utilizing The 1619 Project Curriculum for our 7th grade and high school  participants and The Wilderness Society’s “Public Lands Curriculum” for all camper level participants (7th-9th grade). The 1619 Project Curriculum challenges us to reframe U.S. history by marking the year when the first enslaved Africans arrived on Virginia soil as our nation’s foundational date. The project developed a curriculum with activities to engage youth of all ages in learning about this history. The TWS Curriculum focuses on building an understanding that includes recognizing the fact that “public lands” were Indigenous lands long before the United States became a nation. In addition, the curriculum describes the decisions made to protect public lands and places those decisions in the broader historical and social context in which they were made. 

July 2, 2020/by Sarah Cryder
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#DoMore24 is today! Any gift made in the next 24-hours will be matched up to $55,000! All donations will go towards our Pack Your Bags campaign which will fund the incredible outdoor experiences that CK youth will have this summer in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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To drive positive change in our community, City Kids is taking part in this year’s #DoMore24 on Wednesday, May 18th. Do More 24 is the largest annual 24-hour online fundraiser for community-focused nonprofits in the DMV.
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Pack your bags, City Kids! We’re going to Jackson. 

Please consider making a donation today to help City Kids raise the $150K needed to operate summer camp!

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Check out the wish list in our bio to purchase items from REI & Amazon! 

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Starting April 1st, we’re partnering with @soultrakoutdoors for this year’s Miles for Soul Campaign. Sign up today and help us reach 50,000 Miles by the end of the month. This movement campaign is intended to promote physical wellness all month long and help raise funding towards monthly environmental and recreation programming for communities of color. Whether you contribute 1-100 miles, every step counts. Join and team and help us reach our goal. DM if you want to join the City Kids team.
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We have so much exciting programming for you all this month including the kick-off of our BRAND NEW Rock Club! This after school activity is an exciting way to bring your bouldering skills to new heights and #TryNewThings! Rock Club will take place from 4 - 6 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Thursday, March 24th. Check your emails for more info and to RSVP!
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Happy Black History Month #CKFAM! While we all know that #everymonthisBlackhistorymonth, we also know it's important to pause and take time to CELEBRATE Black History & Black Joy! This year, we've asked some of our campers to share what celebrating Black History & Black Joy means to them! Many thanks to Marlie, Kennadi & Osaro for reflecting & sharing with our community! 

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City Kids applications are open for new 6th grade campers!  City Kids is a program for 6th graders from DC who want to get outside, make new friends, and challenge themselves while exploring new places!  Visit our website for more information (link in bio). Spread the word!!
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Hey #ckfam! The time is here - we need chaperones for our summer 2022 flights to & from Wyoming!! Help us make 2022 the #bestsummerever by chaperoning our wonderful campers out to camp in Jackson or back home to DC! 

**important: you must be fully vaccinated to chaperone a flight with City Kids**

Please email meena@citykidsdc.org for more information!
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