PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS
The Armory offers a fun place to go after school for food, crafts, sports and even a little tutoring thrown in! Check out the various programs available from basketball clinics to arts and crafts or just a place to hang out with friends. We have something for all ages and our after school programs are FREE for students in grades 6-12.
Connect with us on social media to stay up to date and to get details of last-minute events only announced online.
Printable Calendar
Arts & Crafts
Creative Crafting
Learn the basics of a craft and how to generate income for yourself
and other organizations. Various crafts and techniques.
Spirit of the Woods Garden Club Grow food, flowers, and herbs. Create food and safe havens for birds, bees, and butterflies. Learn how to compost and earn your green thumb!
Classes & Certifications
Babysitting Certification
Learn a variety of applicable techniques to help you be a
great babysitter! Earn the Safesitter Certification. Add your name to our list provided
to parents looking for certified sitters for their little ones!
Cooking Class
Make and take a different recipe each week with
special guest chefs. We will utilize existing pantry items, donated food, and potentially
our own food we grow! Recipes provided and occasionally Make and Take - so you can
bring it all home to show off your skills!
Empower
Open to youth in grades 6-8. Strengthen your body and mind. Empower will
focus on your complete health with fitness, food, and connection.
Pet Care Certification
Learn how to care for a pet and market your newly acquired
skills to pet owners who need a sitter or walker.
Coming Soon! We need an instructor and a sponsor!
Community Service/Leadership
Student Volunteer & Leadership Program
Learn about basic care and maintenance
of the Armory facility, business operations, develop and lead programs to earn
volunteer hours while developing skills to serve your community or employer!
Junior Achievement
The Armory Youth Project is partnering with Junior Achievement (JA) of Northwest Michigan to offer
programs that foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and use experiential learning to inspire students in our community to dream big and reach their potential.
Social Media Training & Tips
Tik Tok Tuesdays and Facebook Live
(if time allows)
Learn some new moves and make a Tik Tok video to promote the Armory Youth
Project! Student led program, posting to the Armory’s Tik Tok page.
Sports Activities/Clinics
Pickleball Clinic!
Sign up to learn how to play this fun game. Instructors are experienced players and eager to get more competition!
Jazzercise
is a pulse-pounding, beat-pumping, body-blasting fitness program that gets you
results…fast. It's a high intensity dance party that fuses cardio, strength, Pilates, hip hop, yoga and kickboxing.
Sport Activities/Clinics
Multiple sport clinics offered by area coaches for skills and drills and general understanding of a specific sport. Offerings include Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, and Baseball skills and drills.
Tutoring/Education Support
HumanKind Virtual Tutoring
AYP has partnered with HumanKind Michigan to provide one-on-one online tutoring with University of Michigan students, done anywhere as arranged by student and tutor.
Study Room/Quiet Room
Wi-Fi and Chrome books available, along with a quiet place to study.
Tutoring is available upon request.
We’re open to your program ideas!
COVID-19 Response Guidelines
Do you have a great idea for a program we could run at the Armory Youth Project? We’d love to hear from you. Submit your ideas by clicking below.
The health and safety of our students, volunteers and staff is a top priority. In an effort to help keep our student and families updated the below Q&A summarizes the ways we are working to keep our students, staff, and volunteers safe.