Youth Groups provide teens with education, training and valuable experience. Many churches on-Island will host youth groups on Friday evenings. They are also a great way to meet new people and make new friends.
The YMCA Teen Leaders’ Club provides teens with leadership training and experience through a selection of projects. The Y’s Counsellors-in-Training programme is offered for kids aged 13-17 years and runs during school breaks. Teens learn core values, make lifelong friends, have fun and gain valuable leadership skills. The programme is free for participants and requires an application and interview process. Call (345) 929 1850 or visit www.ymcacayman.ky for more information.
All the churches listed below host Youth Groups on a Friday evening. You can find information on the Churches and Religious Services here, give them a call for more information:
- Agape Family Worship Centre
- St. Ignatius Catholic Church
- St. George’s Anglican Church
- Cayman Islands Baptist Church
- First Baptist Church
- Wesleyan Holiness Church
- Covenant Morivian Church
- Church of God Chapel Frank Sound
Cadet Corps
The Cadet Corps is a youth development organisation for boys and girls. At the Cadet Corps, youth learn life skills and develop morals and high standards of conduct through fun, adventurous, challenging, educational and military-style activities. The programme offers a wide range of activities, including drills, field craft, adventure, navigation, first aid, music and water-based activities, for high school kids aged 11-19. For more information, Tel: (345) 946 9810, email: cadetcorps@gov.ky or visit their website, or find them on Facebook or on Instagram.
Girl Guides Association
Girlguiding Cayman Islands gives girls (aged five years and up) and women a space where they can be themselves, have fun, build friendships, gain valuable life skills and make a positive difference to the community. Sections include Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers. Girl Guide members enjoy a variety of annual events, including camps, sleepovers, leadership days and pack holidays. For more information, email: ggcimarketing@gmail.com or visit their website or Facebook page.
Scouts Association
The Scouts Association offers a fun, non-formal educational programme that encourages the holistic development of boys, mainly through enjoyable outdoor activities. Programmes offered include the Beaver-Scout programme (6-8 years), the Cub-Scout programme (8-11 years) and the Scouts programme (11-19 years), where boys of all ages will enjoy developing vital skills and earning badges. Groups meet weekly in different districts. Tel: (345) 939 8813, see their Facebook page or visit the Scout Headquarters on 34 Middle Road, George Town.