Middle school

Life Skills classes for HoCo students in grades 6-9. We will consider requests for slightly younger or older.

Eight online sessions will be offered Tuesdays, February 7, 14, 21, 28 & March 7, 14, 21, 28 from 5 to 6:30 pm on Zoom. Designed to promote positive health and personal development. If you have questions about the appropriateness for your students, email Lifeskills@hcdrugfree.org. We encourage siblings and friends to take these classes together.

Interested in computer science, free food, and coding with friends to win prizes? If so, come to QuHacks, a local hackathon (coding competition) for high schoolers and middle schoolers! The event will be on Saturday, January 14th, 2023, at Howard Community College from 9AM to 6PM. All experience levels are welcome, and attendees are free to come with a team of friends or make new friends at the event!

The Howard County Conservancy is a nonprofit environmental education center located on 232 acres of rolling hills in Woodstock. The Conservancy has been educating youth since 1997, and has been an Educational Partner with the Howard County Public School System since 2003. We reach more than 25,000 children each year through nature field trips, School’s Out programs, nature preschool and more.

8 Weeks of camp activities in 1 great facility!

Basketball Tryouts for local and travel competition will be held for grades 5-8. 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023

5TH Grade Boys - 7-8

5TH Grade Girls - 8-9

Cradlerock Elementary School

6700 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045

6TH Grade Boys 7-8

7TH Grade Boys 8-9

Longfellow Elementary School

5470 Hesperus Dr. Columbia, MD 21044

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2023

7TH Grade Boys 7-8

8TH Grade Boys 8-9

Longfellow Elementary School

The Howard County Maryland Chapter of The Society, Incorporated, Supporting the Arts is asking youth ages 11-21 to submit taped auditions to Info@THESOCIETYINCHOCO.ORG by Sunday, January 15, 2023. 

Students will be selected to participate in a Youth Showcase being held on January 29, 2023, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at the Harriet Tubman Cultural Center. We are looking for musicians, dancers, actors, poets, and visual artist. 

Monetary prizes will be awarded to winners. 

The P2P Program is a peer mentoring and academic tutoring program. Highly qualified senior students(Helpers) serve as mentors to younger students (Buddies). A Helper student provides academic resource to their buddy partner. The P2P program marks its 16th anniversary this year, providing many benefits for social development and academic success. Helpers who fulfill the required service hours are eligible for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award PVSA).

Who? Buddy: 1st - 9th/ Helper: 9th - 12th (GPA above 3.7)

Registration? 01/09/23(Mon) - 01/22/23(Sun)

DoodleHATCH is offering really fun creative arts and crafts workshops to keep your children warm and engaged when its COLD outside. 

Art Tee Workshops ($25/person)  -- Saturday, January 14 -11 AM - 1PM  and Sunday, January 22, 2 - 4 PM--includes T-shirt 

Mask Making Workshop ($20/person) -- Sunday, January 15 - 2 - 4 PM  

Doodle Dolls Workshop ($20/person) -- Saturday, January 21 - 11 AM - 1 PM

Shrinky Dinks Workshop ($20/person) -- Saturday, January 28 - 11 AM - 1 PM

The Center for Creative Life and Learning, Inc is a 501(c) 3 tax non-profit organization providing the following community services to youth and families.

1. Mentoring, Leadership and Enrichment Programs for three distinct age groups; 8-12. 11-13, and 14-17. Also offers a Leadership Development Academy and Youth Advocates Program for students 13-17. Meets Saturdays

2.Reading Proficiency program, "You Can Read" for English and Spanish speaking students 8-12 years of age. 

     Everyone is welcome to the ninth annual MLK Jr. Day of Service.  It will be an ‘in-person’ event hosted by Glen Mar Church with Ames Memorial UMC and St. John Baptist Church as co-host. Join us for family-friendly short-term service activities for ages 5 to 105.  When registration opens, please register for either the morning (8:30 AM to 12:30 PM) or afternoon (12:30 to 4:30 PM) sessions.