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Operation Hero

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Program for Military Children

Military children can bear a tremendous amount of stress related to frequent moves, parental deployment, and trauma should a parent be wounded or killed. Oftentimes, military spouses are dealing with similar emotions and may not know how to address their child’s attitudes and behaviors that may be hindering progress at school and at home.

Operation Hero is a program tailored to the unique struggles of military children. The program addresses topics specifically relevant to the military child and their experience, and provides tools and opportunities for military children to adjust positively to the hardships of a military lifestyle.

Program Overview

The program is designed to help military kids (grades K-8).

Purpose of the program is the implement two programs (art club and sports club) that supplement the school curriculum.  Kids will have the opportunity to learn about the fundamentals of art and sports.  Both programs will be led by a trained ASYMCA facilitator in a fun and safe environment.

Operation Hero is unique in that it addresses topics specifically relevant to the military child and their experience. The program provides tools and opportunities for military children to adjust positively to the hardships of a military lifestyle.

  • Art Club: To provide school aged children with the opportunity to learn about art techniques in a relaxed environment.  Children will learn how to express their creativity and imagination using various tools.  This will open discussions about how they feel in all aspects of their school and home life.  They will also learn about art education which teaches children to appreciate art within their communities and beyond.
  • Sports Club: To teach fundamentals of soccer, softball, football, track and basketball ina non-competitive environment.  This not only instills an objective to maintain a healthy lifestyle in a fun environment, but also allows a release for military children for any stress they may feel with their military lifestyle.

For questions interest or questions related to Operation Hero, please reach out to Miros Waite at mwaite@asymca.org.

Current Session: February 5 – May 24