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Junior Chef Jayden
Jayden just joined this year in 7th grade and comes to the clubhouse every day.
Throughout his Journey, Jayden grows a sense of safety and belonging at BCNY, creating supportive relationships with staff.
STEP 1
He plays all the sports a little, but none competitively, and loves Culinary Kings.
Jayden expands his sense of interests, strengths, and weaknesses. Through Culinary Kings, his cooking skills improve!
STEP 2
At school, Jayden gets mixed grades: excellent in some subjects, poor in others.
At BCNY, the Education Department works with Jayden, making sure his grade level progression is on-time, and helping to increase his academic self-confidence.
STEP 3
Jayden serves on the Youth Council. He has formed a strong bond with his group leader, whom he sees as a mentor. They often continue conversations begun in Young Men’s Group in the Game Room.
Through Youth Council and Young Men’s Group, Jayden develops a growing sense of responsibility to communities beyond himself and his family. He also gains awareness of and critical consciousness around social and political issues.
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STEP 4
Junior Swimmer Anthony
Anthony has been a member since 3rd grade and comes to the clubhouse about 3 times a week.
Throughout his Journey, Anthony grows a sense of safety and belonging at BCNY, creating supportive relationships with staff.
STEP 1
Anthony competes with the Swim Team. He considers his coach a mentor and his swim teammates are his closest circle of friends at BCNY.
Throughout his swimming Journey, Anthony improves his skills, developing resilience in the face of mistakes and failures.
STEP 2
Anthony loves photography and plays a mean game of checkers. At school, he gets average grades.
Anthony is progressing through his grade levels on time. Playing checkers and talking about photography with other members and staff, Anthony expands his sense of interests, strengths, and weaknesses.
STEP 3
Anthony takes his younger sister home from school when his mom is working. Come summer, he signs up for as many trips to Harriman Basecamp (HBC) as he can.
Anthony cultivates growing independence, self-direction, and self-reliance. Through HBC, he feels a growing sense of responsibility for environmental stewardship, climate, and sustainability.
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