CROYA Programs
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Ongoing High School Programs
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Youth Committee Meetings – Wednesdays 7:00 – 8:00 pm @ CROYA
All high school students who live in or attend school in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, and Knollwood are welcome. Take a mid-week break from your busy schedule to make new friends, learn about volunteer opportunities, vote on community events, join a CROYA subcommittee, coordinate with community resources, take on leadership roles, and have fun!
Subcommittee Dinner Meetings – Wednesdays 5:30 – 7:00 pm @ CROYA
Discuss specific topics over dinner. Free.
CROYA/LFHS Peer Training – Lunch meetings @ LFHS
Learn active listening, problem solving, friendship skills, and group leadership skills in a small-group setting. Students can go on to participate in a variety of service-learning opportunities, including mentoring future peer training classes, and tutoring/mentoring CROYA after-school programs.
Tutoring Resource Center @ CROYA
The Tutoring Resource Center is an after-school tutoring program offered to students in grades 5 - 12. Tutors from the qualified staff of Activator Academy offer help with homework, critical thinking skills by subject, and organization. In addition, they become mentors, building a constructive rapport through which students gain a reliable ally who will offer positive values and a pattern of setting and achieving goals. Each mentor is assigned to work with up to four students for 50 minutes in a group format, or one student for 50 minutes in a private tutoring session. Tutoring sessions are held Tuesdays and Thursdays after school on the lower level of the Croya Student Union. Click here to view bios of staff tutors. Click here to register for tutoring.
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Ongoing Middle School Programs
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Treat Tuesday Youth Committee Meetings – Tuesdays 4:00 – 5:00 pm @ CROYA
All 7th and 8th grade students who live in or attend school in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, and Knollwood are welcome. Take a mid-week break from your busy schedule to make new friends, learn about volunteer opportunities, vote on community events, join a CROYA subcommittee, coordinate with community resources, take on leadership roles, and have fun! Free.
Girl Teen Time (GTT) – Wednesdays 4:30 – 5:30 pm @ CROYA
GTT encourages the development of strength, courage, confidence, honesty, and communication skills for girls. The program is held for six weeks in the fall, summer and spring. Fee is $50 and preregistration is required, limited space.
CROYA Youth Meetings – In school during lunch
Open to 7th and 8th graders at LBMS and 7th and 8th graders at DPM. Free. The open youth meetings are held during lunch bi-weekly and dates for each school are posted on our calendar. All students are encouraged to bring ideas for events to the group and be a part of planning upcoming events. It is an open, come when you can, bring friends atmosphere to encourage participation from all students as they learn more about CROYA and get involved throughout the year.
CROYA/LBMS Peer Mentor Program – Tuesdays/Thursdays 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Lake Bluff students can take the after school bus directly to CROYA. Bus returns to LBMS at 5:45. Program is run by high school students and staff who plan activities and assist with homework. Transportation/Bus waiver required.
Tutoring Resource Center @ CROYA
The Tutoring Resource Center is an after-school tutoring program offered to students in grades 5 - 12. Tutors from the qualified staff of Activator Academy offer help with homework, critical thinking skills by subject, and organization. In addition, they become mentors, building a constructive rapport through which students gain a reliable ally who will offer positive values and a pattern of setting and achieving goals. Each mentor is assigned to work with up to four students for 50 minutes in a group format, or one student for 50 minutes in a private tutoring session. Tutoring sessions are held Tuesdays and Thursdays after school on the lower level of the Croya Student Union. Click here to view bios of staff tutors. Click here to register for tutoring.