Triple Play usually starts with a daily challenge, a non-competitive, fun, physical activity that gets Club Members moving, grooving, laughing and increasing general fitness. Unit Director, Adrian Lopez, makes the daily challenge so entertaining, such as taking on the entire unit of kindergartners in a tug of war, no one wants to be left out in this wonderful opportunity for physical play.

 

Triple Play cooking classes involve Members in making smart food choices, understanding portion size, and creating fun and healthy meals.

 

Triple Play also helps to strengthen character and reinforce positive behavior with social recreational activities such as games and interactive projects.

 

Eating right, keeping fit and forming positive relationships all add up to a healthy lifestyle for Club Members. But don't take our word for it, listen to what our Club Members have to say about Triple Play, "it's three times more fun than anything!"

 

The most remarkable part of the new Tween Center is that the idea for the center and its' development came from the 11 to 13 year old Club Members themselves.

 

Observation on the part of staff and tweenage Club Members revealed 5th and 6th grade students of Calistoga Elementary School were attending the Club with less frequency than students in lower grades. Greg Boulliarce, Director the Calistoga Club posed the challenge of increasing the daily attendance of this age group to Members of the 2012 Torch Club. (The Torch Club is a chartered, small-group leadership and service club for boys and girls ages 11 to 13.) Torch Club Members picked up the challenge by immediately drafting an initiative that would create more room, separate activities and different opportunities for 5th and 6th graders.

 

Torch Club Members felt the biggest component to increasing attendance in this age group was to create a space that appeals to the needs and tastes of this age group. With that mandate front and center, the new Tween Center has been created by tweens for the enjoyment of tweens. Congratulations on a job well done!

 

The Teens began their adventure early in the day meeting at the Center to make their alfresco lunch. Once packed up with gear, food and plenty of water the Teens and staff headed out from the Center to the trailhead and began the 2,000 foot assent to some of the most remarkable views in the Bay Area. Four hours of strenuous hiking later all nine Teen Center Members and staff made it up the mountain top where they enjoy the splendid panorama and a well deserved lunch.