The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington is leading the way in seamlessly integrating the Arts with STEM to result in high-quality, after-school STEAM programming. Pioneered in the Clubs by 10-year employee, Tony Small and championed by our Women’s Leadership Group, BGCGW has forged strong partnerships that allow us to develop programming that engages members from middle school through high school. Organizations including Pepco, the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, the National Theater and the Q?rius Educational Center at the Smithsonian Institute, as well as amazing individual funders, enable us to expose young people to careers and help prepare them for opportunities in STEM. Why is this important?
From a piece published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2014, “The future of the economy is in STEM,” says James Brown, the executive director of the STEM Education Coalition in Washington, D.C. “That’s where the jobs of tomorrow will be.” BLS projected overall STEM employment to grow about 13 percent between 2012 and 2022.
Also important is that we recognize and address the connection between Art and Technology. Today’s youth definitely know this and they love learning and working in this space. MIT graduate John Maeda, named by Esquire as one of the 21 most important people in the 21st century has led the movement to transform STEM to STEAM by adding Art. He states: “I believe art and design are poised to transform our economy in the 21st century like science and technology did in the last century”.
ABOUT
We serve kids and teens through an adopted strategy created by our National Headquarters to ensure Academic Success, Good Character and Citizenship, and Healthy Lifestyles.
LOCATIONS
Boys and Girls Club has fifteen locations throughout the Greater Washington region. Visit a club page below, or find a club near you!
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District of Columbia
- FBR Club @THEARC
- George M. Ferris, Jr.
- Jelleff Community Center
- Richard England
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Northern Virginia
- Annandale
- Culmore
- Dunbar Alexandria-Olympic
- General Heiser
- Hylton
- Martin K. Alloy
- Murraygate
- Ox Hill
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Virtual
- Clubhouse @ Your House
GET INVOLVED
Here are just a few ways to partner with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington. From volunteers to event sponsorships and program funding, we rely on the support of people and organizations like you.
Events
News
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Receives Unprecedented $10 Million Gift from Local Philanthropist.
- BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER WASHINGTON AND WEGMANS SUPERMARKETS PREPARE KIDS FOR SUMMER WITH BETTER NUTRITION INFORMATION
- BGCGW PRESIDENT & CEO NAMED WASHINGTONIAN OF THE YEAR
- GREATER WASHINGTON CLUB KID EARNS NATIONAL TITLE, $50,000 SCHOLARSHIP + CAR
- BlueFest Spotlight: Pat Blackburn
- Lion King Kids: More than a Musical!