PROGRAMS
Summer Basketball Program
The Mystic Learning Center offers a seven week summer basketball program for youth between the ages of 7-19. There is no cost to play and every player receives a team t-shirt and at the end of this program, all youth get a backpack and a trophy. We play at the Mystic Housing Development every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 6:00-8:30 PM (exact dates T.B.A). We will be playing on a newly renovated court this summer. This program is going into its 4th summer and is privately funded. We provide a safe, supervised, no cost summer sports activity for all youth living at the Mystic Housing Development.
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School Age Child Care Program
A small community based program licensed to serve 40 children. Qualified, experienced, and diverse staff work in the program and speak Spanish, Haitian Creole, French and Somalian. We are well staffed with 6 senior staff and 16 junior staff
After school: Open Monday through Friday from 2:30-5:30 for ages 5-12 (up to age 16 for children with special needs). Early release Wednesdays we are open 12:00-5:30. Healthy snacks, homework help, and club activities such as Hip Hop, Mystic Youth Chorus, Jr. Books of Hope, fitness and games, team sports, cooking, and art.
Vacation
week/Summer programs: Open Monday through Friday
from 8:00-5:30 for ages 5-12 (up to age 16 for children
with special needs). Activities include local trips, beach
trips, summer reading, club activities, morning exercise,
circle time, trips to parks and playgrounds, preparation
for annual summer picnic and talent show, and free play.
Breakfast, lunch and snack are served. Parent drop off and
pick up required.
Cost: $21.60/day
Contracted slots are available and vouchers and private
pay are accepted.
Limited scholarships are available.
To enroll call: (617) 623-0110 to arrange a visit and pick
up an application.
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PTCC
A free program from October to May for children ages 8-12. The program is at the Mystic Activity Center on Tuesday and Thursdays evenings from 6:00-8:00 PM. We have many different activities such as cooking, sports, arts and crafts, open gym, special events, free time, movie nights, game nights, computer lab, and field trips. It is a fun, educational, positive, and healthy atmosphere. This program is staffed by an adult advisor and 4 junior staff. PTCC is one of our most popular programs for this age group and is well attended.
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LAUNCH!
The LAUNCH! G.E.D. Program has been in operation at the Mystic Learning Center since September 2005. It serves youth from the Metro North region of Boston.
The program focuses both on helping students to achieve a passing score on the General Educational Development (G.E.D.) certificate and on providing the skills and knowledge young people need to get and keep good jobs.
LAUNCH! works in partnership with Employment Resources, Inc. (ERI), the Somerville Housing Authority (SHA), The Career Place (TCP), and the Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experience (SCALE).
Students study Mathematics, Reading, Writing, Science, Social Studies as well as attending workshops and individual counseling sessions to develop workplace skills. During the course of the program, and for a full year afterwards, students explore different post-G.E.D. educational opportunities including college, trade schools, and career-oriented employment with the assistance of the LAUNCH! staff and our partners at The Career Place.
The program services twenty students per year on an open enrollment basis. For more information about the program, please email launchged@verizon.net, or call Maureen Devlin at 617-460-7907.
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Teen Choice Club (TCC)
The teen choice club includes
a variety of activities. There is Books of Hope, Wednesday
educational nights, Friday fun nights, Mystic Soccer club,
and Girls Only programming.
Monday Night Books of Hope
Contact: Laura Soul Brown
Ages 13 –23
6:00-8:45PM
Through the acts of writing, publishing, performing, and
selling, the Books of Hope program boosts the self-esteem
and empowerment of a diverse group of Somerville youth.
Books of Hope brings together a community of youth representing
the rich racial, cultural and linguistic diversity of Somerville
itself in order to help each participant to improve his
or her self-expression skills. Using local and global artists,
professionals and community activists as examples and mentors,
we aid and inspire youth to manipulate language in order
to present their ideas and their stories to the public.
Wednesday Educational
Night
Contact: Linda Kelley
Ages 13-23
6:00-8:00PM
Wednesday evenings are set aside for educational purposes.
Senior staff and junior staff come together to plan and
evaluate program activities. Staff and youth development
activities are conducted on topics including teen health,
team building, job development, conflict resolution, exploring
options for after high school, college preparation and visits
to local campuses.
TCC Friday nights
Contact: Atiba Nedd
Ages 13-23
6:00–9:00PM
We have many different activities ranging from movie nights,
trips to sporting events, Somerville High School athletic
events, and local field trips. We have cooking nights, game
nights and a variety of teen initiated activities.
Girls Group on Saturday
Contact: Jessica Clarke
Ages 11–18
Saturday 12:00-4:00PM
The girls are engaged in a variety of activities. These
activities include developing peer listening skills and
discussing issues that affect girl’s lives such as
body image, depression and low self esteem. The program
creates opportunities to challenge the girls such as trying
new physical events (i.e. indoor rock climbing, initiative
games). A main focus of the group is getting together in
a safe, fun environment outside of some of the pressures
of school and social life. The program is shaped by the
needs and desires of the girls who attend and help us plan.
Mystic Soccer Club
Contact Atiba Nedd
Mystic Soccer Club
Ages 13-23
The club consists of coed members of varied levels of playing
ability.
Free of cost
Activities include:
-meets regularly to play pick up games
-watch matches on television
-travel to watch professional and college games
-explore options for soccer, such as advanced clubs and
college teams
-focus on nutrition, fitness, and stress relief.