Out of Class Activities

Do you do activities outside of Class?

Yes, These are optional activities scattered throughout the year that youth may choose to attend if it works with their family culture.

Service Projects: Organized by youth to encourage a service-oriented leadership mentality. This encourages youth to see outside themselves in a practical way.

Game Nights: Used to reinforce the concept of the month with games that take longer than class time allows. This is a great time for youth to connect to their mentors and to one another.  It is also a great time to involve fathers!

Movie Nights: A look at media and how the concept of the month is portrayed with discussions.  Media can be a powerful influence on society, this is a chance to either explore the concept using this artistic medium, or see what "the media" is trying to sell current society about the issue.  There is a discussion at the end of the movie.

Outdoor Activities: Led by mentors to experience challenging outdoor experiences.  Young men in particular are more "vulnerable" to life-changing leadership moments in the outdoors, when being challenged. This is also a great chance for men to mentor the youth in a senses-engaging object lesson. These activities include a Vision Hike for a chance to inspire the youth to catch a vision for the year and an Outdoor Adventure at the end of the year which may include camping and a challenging experience.

 

Family Activities: Used to strengthen youth relationships through family interaction. Also allows the families to spend time getting to know each other better. It is often centered around a talent night, service opportunity, or the end of the year celebration.

Group Temple Day: monthly visit to a temple to encourage connection with God.

Fundraising Activities: This may be a car wash, garage sale, or other activity in which the youth raise funds for supplies or activities for the group.

Elocution Nights: Used to motivate the youth to develop their talents by setting some time for them to recite or perform something that they have been practicing or working on.