Weekly Activities for Club: Fall 2026
Below are the tentative Fall 2026 activities for Club Step-Up.
Week 1: 9/25 (Strategy and Gaming Night)
Students will be able to play their choice of card/board games. Options may include Chutes and Ladders, Candyland, Charades, Jenga, UNO, Scrabble, Monopoly, Checkers, and/or Chess.
Week 2: 10/2 (Wellness Night)
Younger students will participate in a variety of fitness activities and make DIY fidget spinners. Older students will have the opportunity to play table tennis or mini golf. Middle- and high-schoolers who prefer a non-physical option can relax by creating diamond art.
Week 3: 10/9 (Around SVC Night)
In honor of SVC’s homecoming weekend, students will engage in activities inspired by Latrobe’s historical figures. Younger children will decorate “compliment cardigans” (Mr. Rogers), brainstorm their own banana split combinations (“Doc” Strickler), build bird feeders (Winnie Palmer), and more. Older students will play “Guess that Latrobe Legend” or create fractured landscapes of SVC’s campus.
Week 4: 10/16 (Arts and Crafts Night)
Students will explore art (directed drawing, free drawing, etc.) and/or create age-appropriate fall-themed crafts (sunflower printing, patchwork paper pumpkins, leaf bowls, and more).
Week 5: 10/23 (Race the Clock Night)
Students will “race against the clock” to complete a variety of fun mini-challenges, including floating pyramid, spoon catapult, and Scrabble spelling bee!
Week 6: 10/30 (STEAM Night)
Younger students will explore STEAM by building straw houses, engaging in Lego Pictionary, and more. Older students will participate in a STEM Improv challenge, complete a “Coding Unplugged” activity, or create an agamograph.
Week 7: 11/6 (Creativity Night)
Elementary students will create tape resist paintings, make sculptures with household objects, and more. Middle and high school students will have the option to “finish the comic,” make crumpled paper art, or play “Drop Me a Line.”
Week 8: 11/13 (Puzzle Room Night)
Students will work in small groups to complete a variety of developmentally-appropriate puzzles and riddles. Each correct answer will help prevent Ms. McMullen’s turkey dinner from burning in the oven!
Week 9: 11/20 (Community Service Night)
Club members will learn to “give back” through participation in a community service project. This semester, students will have the opportunity to make birthday banners, cards, and gifts for the Confetti Foundation.
Week 10: 12/4 (Winter Festival)
Students will engage in a variety of seasonal festivities, such as a cardboard gingerbread house building and holiday card games.
Week 1: 9/25 (Strategy and Gaming Night)
Students will be able to play their choice of card/board games. Options may include Chutes and Ladders, Candyland, Charades, Jenga, UNO, Scrabble, Monopoly, Checkers, and/or Chess.
Week 2: 10/2 (Wellness Night)
Younger students will participate in a variety of fitness activities and make DIY fidget spinners. Older students will have the opportunity to play table tennis or mini golf. Middle- and high-schoolers who prefer a non-physical option can relax by creating diamond art.
Week 3: 10/9 (Around SVC Night)
In honor of SVC’s homecoming weekend, students will engage in activities inspired by Latrobe’s historical figures. Younger children will decorate “compliment cardigans” (Mr. Rogers), brainstorm their own banana split combinations (“Doc” Strickler), build bird feeders (Winnie Palmer), and more. Older students will play “Guess that Latrobe Legend” or create fractured landscapes of SVC’s campus.
Week 4: 10/16 (Arts and Crafts Night)
Students will explore art (directed drawing, free drawing, etc.) and/or create age-appropriate fall-themed crafts (sunflower printing, patchwork paper pumpkins, leaf bowls, and more).
Week 5: 10/23 (Race the Clock Night)
Students will “race against the clock” to complete a variety of fun mini-challenges, including floating pyramid, spoon catapult, and Scrabble spelling bee!
Week 6: 10/30 (STEAM Night)
Younger students will explore STEAM by building straw houses, engaging in Lego Pictionary, and more. Older students will participate in a STEM Improv challenge, complete a “Coding Unplugged” activity, or create an agamograph.
Week 7: 11/6 (Creativity Night)
Elementary students will create tape resist paintings, make sculptures with household objects, and more. Middle and high school students will have the option to “finish the comic,” make crumpled paper art, or play “Drop Me a Line.”
Week 8: 11/13 (Puzzle Room Night)
Students will work in small groups to complete a variety of developmentally-appropriate puzzles and riddles. Each correct answer will help prevent Ms. McMullen’s turkey dinner from burning in the oven!
Week 9: 11/20 (Community Service Night)
Club members will learn to “give back” through participation in a community service project. This semester, students will have the opportunity to make birthday banners, cards, and gifts for the Confetti Foundation.
Week 10: 12/4 (Winter Festival)
Students will engage in a variety of seasonal festivities, such as a cardboard gingerbread house building and holiday card games.
