Teens

Teen Lounge

At this time, the Teen Lounge is currently closed. The teen Lounge is a place for youth grades, 6-12 to hangout and enjoy amenities such as a big screen tv, juke box, stereo, table tennis, Xbox 360, and board games. Participants do not need to be DCRC members. Teens must sign in when entering the lounge.

Hours:
Monday – Friday: 3:30 – 8 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 2 – 8 p.m.

Complete List of Teen Activities & Events

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Teen Programs

Table Top Fridays: A club that celebrates intelligence, creativity, strategy and fun! Table Top Fridays provides a variety of board games that will test your thinking skills. Participants will learn an array of games, including, but not limited to: Settlers of Catan, Munchkins, Clue, Yahtzee, Apples, to Apples, and Risk. Game rules are taught at each session and new games are continuously introduced. Enjoy pizza and beverages at every game night!

• REGISTER NOW: Feb. 26 | Friday| 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Ages 11-15
• REGISTER NOW: April 9 | Friday| 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Ages 11-15
• REGISTER NOW: April 30 | Friday| 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Ages 11-15

Teen Ceramics: Discover how shapes and forms can be created from clay! We will learn both hand-building and wheel throwing techniques. We will explore clay decorating techniques such as stains, underglazes and glazing.

• REGISTER NOW: Feb. 7 — Mar. 7 | Sunday | 5-6:30 p.m. | Ages 12-15

Creative Expressions: Come and unleash your creativity at the Dublin Community Recreation Center. Creative Expressions offers teens a hands-on environment to come together to create works of art; painting, drawing, sculpting, photography.

• REGISTER NOW: March 5–19 | Fridays | 5:30-7 p.m. | Ages 11-15

ACT Turbo Workshop: The ACT Turbo Workshop provides college-bound students with an introduction to strategies and content for all parts of the ACT.  This is an ideal option for students just starting their ACT preparation, and who have little time to prepare prior to the test.  Each workshop is uniquely tailored to meet the learning needs of all the students in the class.  Each class will be offered online using Zoom. Contact BWS Education Consulting at www.bwseducationconsulting.com if you have additional questions.

• REGISTER NOW: Jan. 31 | Sunday | 1-5 p.m. | Ages 14-19
• REGISTER NOW: April 11 | Sunday |1-5 p.m. | Ages 14-19

Beyond Drivers Education: This course is designed for new drivers to enhance their abilities and increase their awareness of safe, defensive, driving habits. This class is primarily for high school age drivers who currently are in their first years of driving.

• REGISTER NOW: March 16 | Tuesday |  5-7 p.m. | Ages 16-18
• REGISTER NOW: April 29 |Thursday | 5-7 p.m. | Ages 16-18

Flag Football & Speed Training: This program is designed specifically to teach proper techniques and fundamentals of football to all athletes. This is a noncontact program, emphasizing running, receiving, throwing, kicking and blocking and the proper tackling technique. We will focus on sports performance training that will help increase their agility, hand & eye coordination, lateral movement and much more. Each athlete will receive a football evaluation form at the end of the program.

• REGISTER NOW: April 6–May 4 | Wednesdays | 4-5:15 p.m. | Ages 11-15

Elite Sports Performance Training: The sports performance program will be sports specific and separated by age groups. Our program will focus on mental preparation, speed, explosion, agility, fitness, increasing strength, power conditioning training and much more. A key objective in our program is to ensure that every athlete is challenged in an intense and fun atmosphere that will enable them to learn, maximize their performance and achieve peak condition.

• REGISTER NOW: April 7–May 5 | Wednesdays | 4-5:15 p.m. | Ages 11-15

Youth Tennis Lessons: An introduction to/review of tennis basics, beginning with racquet handling, forehand and backhand ground strokes, rallying, sportsmanship and rules. More advanced skills, including serving and volleying, singles and doubles play, are also covered. Instructor will group together players of matching skill levels.

• REGISTER NOW:: April 12–26 | Mondays and Wednesdays | 6-7 p.m. | Ages 10-16
• REGISTER NOW:: April 12–26 | Mondays and Wednesdays | 7-8 p.m. | Ages 10-16
• REGISTER NOW: April 13–27 | Tuesdays and Thursdays | 6-7 p.m. | Ages 10-16
• REGISTER NOW: April 13–27 | Tuesdays and Thursdays | 7-8 p.m. | Ages 10-16

Teen Program Mailing List
If you would like to receive monthly e-mail updates on Teen programs, please join our e-mail mailing list. Contact Recreation Program Coordinator Rachel Keitz at 614.410.4575, or rkeitz@dublin.oh.us to add your address to the list.

Volunteer
The City of Dublin has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for teens throughout our community. For more information, contact Community Outreach & Engagement at 614.410.4404.

Accommodation Requests
The City of Dublin’s Parks & Recreation Department promotes an inclusive policy for all of our programs. To provide the best overall experience for your child or to carry over IEP accommodations, an appointment must be made for an inquiry of needs. Contact Adaptive Recreation Coordinator Jodi Shealy at 614.410.4574. An accommodation plan MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO your child’s program or camp registration. This plan is required for each seasonal enrollment.