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Y-GIG Winter 2023/24 Programs

Winter 2023-24 Session Monday, November 27th - Friday, February 16th
*The last day to register for the Winter 2023-24 session is Friday, January 19th, 2024*

Gig Location Key:
On-site GIGS are indicated by the color Purple
Off-site GIGS are indicated in the Color Blue

Monday:

  • Intro To Indoor Soccer - ​Join this program to learn Futsal skills, rules, and plays to challenge your soccer skills.
  • 4-H STEM Challenge - Youth will use STEM tools (science, robotics, coding, engineering) skills to complete various challenges.
  • Drop-In - ​Don’t commit to a specific program and experience a Y-GIG sampling.
  • Lego Mania - ​Join this program to work with Lego pieces and construct various things from your imagination.
  • Culinary Discoveries - ​Discover various culinary creations while navigating through kitchen safety and tips.
  • Nixon Chicks: Young Lady Leaders​ - ​In honor of Rhonda Nixon and her passion for empowering young girls, the participants will interact with Lady Leaders from the Wilson Community.
  • Book Club - ​Join us at the Wilson County Public Library each week as we read and discuss our favorite books.

Tuesday:

  • Photography 101 - ​Begin your career as a photographer using a Digital SLR camera and discover how to take and create impressive photographs.​
  • Stitching and Dancing in Hope - ​A Mardi Gras Pop-Up Creative Workshop where students will learn decorative hand embroidery embellishment techniques and explore dance and meaning behind New Orleans Second Line dancing.
  • Drop-in - Don’t commit to a specific program and experience a Y-GIG sampling.
  • ELA/Reading Tutoring - Using information Y-GIG receives from the schools, a tutoring teacher will create enriching and engaging activities to help students understand ELA standards.​ 
  • Y-Fit Fusion - ​Discover the fitness classes the Foundation YMCA of Wilson offers for youth to participate in and make healthy choices while moving their body.
  • Math Tutoring - ​Using information Y-GIG receives from the schools, a tutoring teacher will create enriching and engaging activities to help students understand math standards.
  • Plant the Seeds of Hope as Junior Master Gardeners- ​Learn gardening components with the help of the Seeds of Hope and Junior Master Gardeners curriculum.
  • Kitchen Chemistry - ​Discover how everyday items and kitchen ingredients can be used in excellent scientific tests at the Wilson Agricultural Center!
  • Make it with the Cricut - Come to the Wilson County Public Library to learn how to use Cricut Design Space and make your imaginative designs.

Wednesday: 

  • Youth Striders - ​Join this program to get your daily step goals in at Y-GIG.
  • Photography 101 - ​Begin your career as a photographer using a Digital SLR camera and discover how to take and create impressive photographs
  • Youth Unite Community Service ​- ​Participate in various community service initiatives to influence Wilson positively.
  • Drop-in - ​Don’t commit to a specific program and experience a Y-GIG sampling.
  • Walking the Fashion Runway: Shwal Making 101 - Learn how to walk with confidence, grace, and style and glow in your self-confidence in front of strangers.
  • Culinary Discoveries - ​Discover various culinary creations while navigating through kitchen safety and tips.
  • YES Small Ventures in STEAM with Money Matters  - This dual program promotes money-focused skills and tips with a specific curriculum.
  • Youth in STEM - ​Join this hands-on, real-world learning experience combined with after-school fun at the Imagination Station in Historic Downtown Wilson.
  • Game Time - ​Come dive into some board games, console games, and VR games at the Wilson County Public Library.

Thursday: 

  • ELA/Reading Tutoring- Using information Y-GIG receives from the schools, a tutoring teacher will create enriching and engaging activities to help students understand ELA standards.
  • Math Tutoring- Using information Y-GIG receives from the schools, a tutoring teacher will create enriching and engaging activities to help students understand math standards.
  • Drop-in - Don’t commit to a specific program and experience a Y-GIG sampling.
  • Youthful Moves- Learn ways to move your body and promote a healthy, wellness, active lifestyle through various workouts and wellness tips.
  • Basketball Freeplay - Join this program to participate in basketball free play after school at Y-GIG.
  • Y-GIG Trivia Titians - This program will have students participate in games such as trivia, academic knowledge, traditional board games, and more.
  • Dungeons and Dragons - If you’re a fan of fantasy and adventure, then join us in the WCPL Teen Space for our D&D club 

    Friday: 
  • Basketball Basics - Join this program to learn more about the basics of basketball through drills and games.
  • Sew Easy Quilting - Students in this gig will learn the fundamentals of quilting by making a simple lap quilt.
  • Drop-In - Don’t commit to a specific program and experience a Y-GIG sampling
  • Aqua Free Play- join this program for a free play pool experience at the Foundation YMCA of Wilson’s indoor pool.
  • Creative Escapes through Digital Drawing - Artists here dive into the creative realm with their art, learning to stitch together traditional and digital art.
  • Anime-tion Nation - Students will enter into the realm of animation to understand basic techniques for drawing anime characters.
  • Y-GIG Escape Room Activites - Join this program to dive into various escape room activities and challenge your critical thinking skills to reach the next level.
  • Crafternoon @ WCPL - This program will have you crafting with a sewing machine, cutouts, die cuts, looms, and more at the Wilson County Public Library


If you have any questions, please contact: 
Y-GIG Logistics Director Ashley Davis at adavis@wilsonymca.org