Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club was built to be your place.

The Club is set up to be laid-back and fun. You can grab a snack after school, spend some time in the computer lab, play a little foosball in the games room, get help with homework…or just hang out with friends. We’re all about giving you cool things to do and cool people to do them with. 

Official Member

When you join the Club, you’ll get your own membership card that you use every time you come to the Club. You can come as often or as little as you want to, it’s your call. The Club will be there for you when you need it.

Club Staff

The people who work at the Clubs are understanding and down to earth. They know their stuff so they can help you get through your homework, or maybe they’ll just shoot some pool with you or listen when you need to vent about a bad day.

Programs and Activities

There are always a million things going on at the Mercer Island Club. On any given day there are sports activities, maybe a cooking class, an art project, or a computer activity such as mixing your own music or cutting a video. Beyond the everyday activities, we’ve got other programs like the Keystone Club and the Torch Club, groups of kids that meet to help volunteer in the community.  In the summer there are always fun field trips to go on, like a trip to Wild Waves or the Pacific Science Center.

Summer Camps

There are bunch of fun summer camps to choose from. Check our Program page to find out what we have on the schedule for the summer and how much the camps cost.

Specialty Programs

In addition to our Athletic, Teen and Licensed Child Care programs we offer a wide variety of specialty classes, workshops and activities for k – 12th grade.

Some program offerings include:

Babysitting Class (Certified Red Cross Program)

This class designed for 11- to 15- year-olds, can be completed in just one day. Sitters learn how to Care for children and infants, be good leaders and role models, make good decisions and solve problems, keep the kids they babysit and themselves safe and handle emergencies such as injuries, illnesses and household accidents.

Smart Girls

SMART Girls is a health, fitness, prevention/education, and self-esteem enhancement program for girls in the 2nd through 5th grade.  The program is designed to encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable girls to develop to their full potential. We will end the program with a Sleepover.  Highlights include guest speakers, journaling, and much more!
Ages: 7-13

JUDO

Develop strength, coordination, balance and discipline. While learning this Japanese sport!
Ages: 5 - 18

LEGO Building

Are you a LEGO buff? Then this is the camp for you!  Join us as we learn, play and create with LEGO's in this exciting camp! Campers will explore, create and design with a certified LEGO instructor. Youth will work with miniatures, Bionicles, mosaics and beginning sculpture. (Class dates to be determined)

Motorized LEGO Building

Join us as we take LEGO building to the next level as we explore motorized mechanics. Each camper will receive there very own motorized cherry picker/dump truck. Using the Power Function system – battery and motor – the impressive boom of the bucket truck can move up and down. Or use the switch to make the boom turn 360 degrees! Camp taught by Dan Parker, certified LEGO Technician.  
(Class dates to be determined)

Clay Sculptures with award winning artist Jamie Terada

Youth will learn about famous sculpture artists while creating their very own sculptures. We will utilizing, beads, metals and more to decorate them when they are complete! Instructor Jamie Terada has a Masters in Teaching with an endorsement in visual arts.
Ages: 7-11 minimum of 5 students

Anime with award winning artist Jamie Terada

Do you love to draw? Then this is the class for you! Create your very own animation comic book. Learn how to draw different styles of animation. We will bind each students creation into a book to take home. Instructor Jamie Terada has a Masters in Teaching with an endorsement in visual arts.
Ages: 7 - 11

Fabulous T-shirt Design Workshop

Put your creating fashion hats on as we design and make t-shirts! Members will be amazed as they reconstruct and recycle old shirts into fun and funky fashions that all your friends will be jealous of!
Ages: 7 - 11

Holiday Gifts From Around the World

Join us for an array of gift making projects from around the world. Members will leave this fun art camp with 15 gifts to give for the holiday.

Art projects include: Tie-dyed shirts from Africa, a holiday pillow, jewelry, boxes and much more!
Ages: 6 - 9

Capture Your Imagination through Movie Making!

We will utilize our imagination to explore the world of film making! By utilizing our creative skills we will create short films and commercials, where kids will write the scripts, learn filming techniques, and edit their designs. We will end the week with 2 field trips: KCTS for a tour and Northwest Afternoon to make a short PSA. (Field trips subject to change.)

Youth Empowerment Seminar (YES Program)

YES! is a dynamic 18 hour program that provides teens with a comprehensive toolbox to manage their own emotions and stress. YES! broadens young people's vision of the world and provides practical knowledge and skills they need to realize their highest potential.

Both fun and challenging, this 20+ hour seminar provides teens with a comprehensive toolbox to manage their own emotions and stress as well as dynamically navigate adolescence. The program broadens youth's vision of the world and provides practical knowledge and skills they need to realize their highest potential. Independent research has also shown that the processes learned on YES! reduce anger violence and depression, as well as improve focus, clarity of mind and concentration.
Ages: 14-18

ART Capital Excel

During the initial 18-hour program youth learn the six-gold keys to success through innovative games and interactive processes that reinforce human values. It is a highly effective stress management and human values training program. Through fun and laughter, children learn valuable lessons on how to share with others, work and play in harmony and develop a sense of belonging.  Children become more self-expressive and comfortable and natural even with diverse groups of people. Students are also taught yoga and effective and powerful breathing processes which help to eliminate fear, anxiety, depression and other negative emotions. Meditation, being an important tool to tap the children's hidden potential, forms an integral part of the program.
Ages: 8 - 13

New Classes/Clubs Coming Soon!

48 Hrs – Film Making

Cooking Classes

Cycling Club