LOLO CLUBHOUSE
Clubhouse at Lolo Elementary
11395 US Hwy 93 S- Lolo, MT 59847
Boys & Girls Club of MIssoula County is so thankful that we are able to serve the community of Lolo in partnership with the Lolo School District. Beginning with the 2018-19 school year, all five days of Lolo Club were located at the school. With the school's cafeteria serving as our Club's home base, Club Members spent Club time playing outside in school's playground, engaging in art and science experimentations in the cafeteria, and completing their homework with the help of the school's library! Starting in 2020 we moved our Clubhouse to the Cornerstone Church, just a stone's throw away from the school. This year, the clubhouse is back at the school cafeteria along with a classroom space just down the hallway to provide targeted, fun activities for two different age groups! Splitting the kids by age ensures our members stay stimulated and engaged by the activities throughout the day.
The Lolo Clubhouse provides more than 35 youth, ages 5-12, an exciting place to go every day after school. All Club Members are students at Lolo Elementary and the consistency of having Club located at the school ensures the Members are in a safe, familiar space. When the final school bells rings, Club Members meet our staff in the playground and immediately jump into games and activities that help them release all of that energy from the day!
Our Lolo Clubhouse team is comprised of six Club professionals who are always trying new activities, games and experiments with the Members. Although Club is located at the school, the Club team has worked hard to create a Club culture that is unique from the school, which ensures every Club Member feels comfortable and excited to be at Club every day. With the partnership of the school, district staff, and Cornerstone church, each day of Club this year has been strong and allowed us to improve the Club experience for all of our members.
For more information on the Lolo program, please contact our Director of Programming, Jourdyn Browning, at 406-542-3116 or jourdyn@bgcmissoulacounty.org.
Lolo Clubhouse Details
Serving Lolo Elementary
How do we start our days?
Hours: Club starts at school release and ends at 6PM on all regularly scheduled school days. Check out our Club Calendar for specific dates!
Check-In: Members check-in with our Club Staff outside the corner of the school building, between the gym doors and the office doors (same building as the cafeteria). Make sure your school knows your child is supposed to attend Club so they make sure they go to the correct spot.
From there, the kids all eat snack in the cafeteria before splitting into two groups based on age. The littles use the classroom and the junos stay in the cafeteria.
Snack: At Club we eat a healthy snack provided by the Missoula Food Bank, which includes a vegetable, protein, fruit, grain, and milk. We serve an average of 40,790 snacks each school year!
Safety: We track each member's unique schedule and work together with the school and local teachers to ensure everyone is where they are supposed to be!
What do we do at Club?
Power Hour: Power Hour is where members achieve academic success through homework help, tutoring and high-yield learning activities and which encourage them to become self-directed learners.
Activities: Each of our sites has lots of space for our kids to run and play, to jump rope, throw a ball, or shoot baskets. We also use plenty of arts and crafts supplies to create unique creations and science experiments.
Daily Physical Activity: Virtually every single day each Club Member participates in some form of physical activity, with one day a week having the main activity dedicated to fun games that encourage physical activity.
Emotional Wellness: BGCM works with the University of Montana and it's social work programs to bring in UM Practicum students to run emotional wellness programming at all of our sites every other week.
Pulse Checks: To make sure our members feel a sense of belonging at Club we are always looking for ways to get youth input. By providing meaningful choices to members, we let them set the direction of our programming, and keep them involved in planning activities they’re interested in. A strong youth voice equals a fun and inclusive environment!
Club isn't over till 6PM!
Parent Pick-Up: Only parents, or an authorized adult, can pick-up your kid from Club. Enter the Clubhouse and speak with one of our staff to check-out your kid before 6PM.
Ask About Their Day: Our staff are focused on building those strong 1on1 relationships with youth. So ask them how your kids day went so we can work together!
Why We Serve Youth: How a young person spends the hours outside of school can be a key factor in his or her development. We see ourselves as a key partner in strengthening the Missoula County community by keeping our Club Members active and healthy in the hours after school and during the summer.
CLUB INFORMATION
School-Year Typical Hours
Monday – Friday
School release to 6:00 pm
Eligibility
Serves youth K – 8th grade
from Lolo Elementary School