Yokosuka Child & Youth Programs

We have FIVE people on our CYP team that just received a 10 year time in service award. Congratulations Dara Camacho, Sarah Clarke, Alecia Ford, Marties Sison, and Roshawn Terry! Thank you for your dedication!

CYP clerks and directors are in training getting ready to open up hourly care in all of our centers.

Good day parents! Below is our 2023 Youth Sports and Fitness Calendar. The next sports sign-up will be for our 2023 Youth Softball/Baseball Season on Jan 30, 2023.

Thank you to all of our Fall Junior Run Club Runners for participating in our end of season 5K run on Saturday in Ikego!! Special shout-out to our Run Club Coaches (Coach Delongpre, Coach Arthur, Coach Cole, Coach Johnson, Coach Caguioa, Coach Rose, Coach Westover, Coach Hahn, Coach Moulton, Coach McBride) for making this an awesome season!!

Congratulations to Huiwen Mattingley, our Training and Curriculum Specialist at Duncan CDC, for 15 years of time in service! Thank you! You have made a difference for our staff and children in CYP!

The tweens and teens at the Yokosuka Teen Center were feeling festive today and decorated our holiday tree in the main room.

It is School Age Center's Winter Camp time! Please log in to MCC and sign up if you need a space during the school break.

At H20 Third Avenue SAC, 4-H Photography Club member, Kai, has reserved the 4-H Studio to film his personal project. To reserve the studio, youth must write a script or story and then pitch the movie to a producer. When approved, they can start auditions for their own actors, camera operators, and video editors. All jobs are done by the youth. Here at H20 Third Avenue SAC, we provide youth with the opportunity to lead their own projects and experience the movie-making process from inception to world premiere. The Future Starts Here!

DCDC kicked off the holiday season with a dip contest. Management and leads made various dips and staff voted on their favorite. The winner was a cheese and sausage dip.

This was a great morale booster and a great way to spend time on a break.

DCDC families enjoyed Thanksgiving Luncheon. We had over 50 families that participated in the event.

Youth enjoying our VB, FB & Cheerleading programs week.

Friendsgiving Luncheon at Ikego CDC 🦃. Thank you for joining us and have a great weekend!

This month, H20 Third Avenue SAC held their 4-H Leadership Club Officer Elections. Candidates created campaign posters and speeches. The officer positions were 4-H President, 4-H Vice-President, 4-H Secretary, and 4-H Treasurer. The youth had the opportunity to exercise their right to vote. This week, the results were announced, and youth experienced public speaking through their acceptance speeches. Thank you to our staff and one of our youth leaders, Imani, for presenting the results and creating the ceremony space. Check out the pictures below.

The CDH program hosted a Friendsgiving. Thank you to everyone who helped make it a success!

Gridley CDC is thankful for the dedicated staff and supportive parents. We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!!

Face Painting Fun day at Ikego CDC!!!

As a reminder, sign-ups for our Youth Basketball league and indoor cheerleading will be ending on Friday, November, 25, 2022!!

**Good Day CYP/CFAY Families*

Due to a system update, the registration dates for our Indoor Cheerleading and Youth Basketball sign-ups will start on Nov 2-25th, 2022. Please see flyer below for more details. Thanks!

As a part of Third Avenue H20 SAC's Leadership and Service Project, youth, families, and staff donated food comprised of a traditional American Holiday Meal to share our cultural traditions with the youth and staff who reside and work at the Shunko Gakuen Boys and Girls Home. Youth at H20 also created a menu and Thanksgiving Banner, filled with greetings and warm holiday wishes to accompany the Meal, all while learning the significance of giving back to our community and Host Nation. A big Thank You to the parents, staff and community members who donated the food.

Third Avenue School Age Care hosted a Family Engagement event, Friendsgiving. Parents, staff, and youth come together and share a fantastic meal created for us by the amazing CPO and Duncan Kitchen staff. Thank you so much for the wonderful food. A great start to the Holiday season! Check out the photos below.

Congratulations to Ms. Viernes for 20 years of service to the Child and Youth Programs. Gridley CDC appreciates all you do each day!

Teens and tweens at Yokosuka Teen Center have participated in a wide variety of activities this week! Teens used natural ingredients, such as beets and blueberries, to dye fabric. Today, tweens took photos of different items in the room and painted using their photo as a reference. Tomorrow, we will have our weekly Dungeons & Dragons session. Don’t miss it!

Reminder-all children in childcare are required to get their flu shot by 30NOV. This shotex is past the deadline, but a great opportunity if you haven’t done it yet.

Look who is the MWR employee of the month! Way to go Ms. Vanessa! So happy you received this recognition.

Congratulations to Ms. Vanessa Hashimoto of Ikego CDC on being selected as MWR Employee of the Month for October 2022!

Vanessa continuously provides outstanding support to the Child and Youth Programs while performing her duties as a Program Assistant at the Ikego Child Development Center. Ms. Vanessa's connection to children and families is unparalleled. Her ability to handle an extremely high workload has helped ensure classrooms run smoothly, communications are efficient and Ikego CDC was inspection ready for their NAEYC Accreditation visit and upcoming CNIC Inspections. She is a highly valued member of the Ikego CDC team who is respected by her peers and a vital part of providing a quality program to the families in our care here in the Yokosuka community.

Some CDH providers met together last week to paint pumpkins! The children had lots of fun.

Third Avenue School Age Care is now accepting food donations for Shunko Gakuen Orphanage. Please check flyer for the donations we are accepting. We have three more days left. Tis the Season for Giving.

Teens and tweens at Yokosuka Teen Center have been playing chess and participating in STEM activities this week! Join us every Tuesday for Chess Club, the newest club at the Teen Center.

Congratulations to Mickey Henderson and Chad Yeager for 25 years of service. Both are veterans and currently work for the CFAY Child and Youth Programs. Thank you both for your service and cooking delicious meals for all our children.

🗣 Attention all parents of children ages 5-12!

Do you experience:
▪️ power struggles?
▪️ communication breakdowns?
▪️ nonviolent discipline methods not working?
▪️ difficulty teaching independence and taking responsibility?

FFSC offers non-judgmental, informative Active Parenting classes to help with all this and more! 💞

✅ Register via mobile device: https://tinyurl.com/FFSC-course-registration
OR email [email protected]
OR call DSN 243 - 3372.

CDH has a new email address!

[email protected]

Due to an email system transition, we no longer have access to the previous email.

Attention Parents!!Our new Youth sports office email is
[email protected]

Today at Yokosuka Teen Center tweens practiced making monochromatic art. They used one color in different shades to draw and color their chosen subject. Join us every Thursday to make art with us!

Photos from Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka's post