Our Programs

Program Details

To learn more about our “5/8 Club” for 5th-8th grade boys and to see 5/8 Club pictures, click here .

FOR 1^ST – 4^TH GRADERS:

Tutoring is for 1^st-4^th graders, from 3:20 – 5:00 PM, Mon. - Thurs. Children have 1:1 tutoring in reading & math, computer lab, and enrichment time. Kids are invited to optional Bible Club on Fridays.

Bible Club meets Friday afternoons from 3:20 to 5:00 PM and is mostly led by volunteers from UVA. 1^st – 4^th graders are invited for snack, singing, crafts, & a Bible story with small group leaders.

Summer Camp is a weeklong day camp held every summer for elementary school children. High School students from Trinity Presbyterian and from the community serve as counselors; they live together in the neighborhood for the week, sharing in meals, discussion, and service.

The Christmas Banquet is an annual fundraiser with hundreds in attendance, put on by students at UVA. The banquet honors our elementary school children at a formal dinner.

Christmas Store is the culmination of the fall semester of tutoring. Kids spend “Blue Bucks” earned from good behavior on presents for family, friends, and themselves.

FOR 5^TH & 6^TH GRADERS:

The Intelligent Girls Club meets Wednesday evenings from 5:30 – 7:00 PM, and includes dinner, large- and small-group discussions on Biblical principles/life skills, crafts, and field trips.

Walker Tutoring-Mentoring is for 5-6^th graders at Walker Upper Elem. from 2:30-3:30 PM on Mon. and Thurs. Tutor-mentors provide one-to-one academic help as well as spend time with their students outside of tutoring. This program uses incentives and offers field trips.

FOR 7^TH & 8^TH GRADERS:

The 5/8 Club meets Monday evenings, 6:00 – 8:45 PM, for large group games, skits, dinner, speakers, Bible study and service. Leaders teach “Skills for Adolescence” and Club is divided into 5/6^th and 7/8^th grades.

Basketball Teams for 5^th–8^th grade boys are coached by volunteers; practices are at area gyms.

Ladies of Quality Jr., Wednesday nights, 7:30 – 9 PM, meets for large group dinner and small group Bible study w/girls in 7-8^th grades. Retreats and small-group outings also take place.

Buford Academic Mentoring (BAM), Wednesdays, 2:30 to 3:30 pm at Buford Middle School for homework help and test preparation for boys.

FOR 9^TH – 12^TH GRADERS:

Ladies of Quality Sr. is for girls in grades 9-12 and meets Weds. nights, 7:15 – 9 PM for dinner, Bible study, crafts, and small group discussion. Regular retreats and fieldtrips are also offered.

Tutoring at Ch’ville High School for teen girls is Tuesdays (11:30–12:15 or 12:15–1:00 PM).

Teen Station is for high school students in gr. 9 -12 and meets Tues. evenings from 7–9 PM. Meetings include dinner, discussion, & recreation. Spiritual matters, community service, leadership development, & vocational enrichment are the focus. Annual CCDA Youth Conference trip in August.

Teens at Work is a summer employment program enabling young teens to work at area businesses and non-profits. We provide job experience, vocational training, and incentives.

FOR ALL KIDS:

Joyful Outdoor Youth (JOY) is a student-led group at UVA which runs field trips for many of our programs during the school year. JOY trips include snow tubing, caving, rock climbing & hiking.

FOR ADULTS:

Community Leadership Catalyst is an effort to stimulate home-grown leadership which includes (but is not limited to) participation in the community Resident Council, coaching basketball teams, attendance at parent meetings, and other neighborhood initiatives.

The IDA Program offers 20 adults the opportunity to study money management together while learning to save monthly. Year-long support prepares adults to obtain an asset such as a first-time home, business, or education. A State of Virginia grant matches the adult’s savings if used for asset purchases.

Bible Studies, prayer meetings, monthly worship services

Occasional “Intro to Computers” classes

Occasional “community days” – cookouts and block parties, often in partnership with Blue Ridge Commons’ management (CHP)

Program Details

The Intelligent Girls Club meets Wednesday evenings from 5:30 – 7:00 PM, and includes dinner, large- and small-group discussions on Biblical principles/life skills, crafts, and field trips.

Walker Tutoring-Mentoring is for 5-6th graders at Walker Upper Elem. from 2:30-3:30 PM on Mon. and Thurs. Tutor-mentors provide one-to-one academic help as well as spend time with their students outside of tutoring. This program uses incentives and offers field trips.

Bible Studies, prayer meetings, monthly worship services

Occasional “Intro to Computers” classes

Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration

Walker Tutoring-Mentoring is for 5-6^th graders at Walker Upper Elem. from 2:30-3:30 PM on Mon. and Thurs. Tutor-mentors provide one-to-one academic help as well as spend time with their students outside of tutoring. This program uses incentives and offers field trips.