The Programs Team wrapped up its annual Club Metro Camp earlier in August, which is a part of the Adapted Recreation program named Club Metro. For those unfamiliar, Club Metro is designed to provide enriching experiences for adults and teenagers with special needs. Club Metro Camp consists of three one-week sessions in June, July, and August.
Club Metro Camp offers diverse environments where participants can socialize and explore new experiences alongside their friends. The camp fosters an atmosphere of acceptance and support, ensuring that every individual has the tools they need to engage in activities tailored to their abilities. With a focus on inclusivity and personal growth, Club Metro Camp provides a welcoming space for everyone. The activities these Campers participated in were games, crafts, sports, and STEM activities.
One of the Camp’s highlights is its field trips, which offer campers opportunities for learning and enjoyment. The field trips are designed to provide educational experiences that go beyond the Camp. For example, at the Best Maid Pickle Emporium, campers learned more about pickle-making and sampled a variety of pickle flavors ranging from sweet to spicy. This field trip was an educational adventure everyone enjoyed.
Some other field trips the campers took part in were the Frontiers of Flight Museum, Evo, Tornado Terry’s, Medieval Times, Meow Wolf, Sea Life Aquarium, the Southlake Library, and more.
Out of these exciting educational field trips, there were a few fan favorites. Kailey Elrod said, “I liked the library because I read Harry Potter and the Dork Diaries.” Another camper, Greg Podjan, mentioned: “The flight museum was really cool because of all the planes.”
Overall, the camp was a success this past summer, and Club Metro Camp 2025 planning is well underway for some new fun and exciting activities! We can’t wait to see you next year!
Club Metro is all about new experiences for our participants, and this summer, the program got a welcomed expansion!
With the popularity of our Club Metro outings during the Fall and Spring seasons, we knew it was time to expand our offerings. This year, the Community Services Department is proud to provide two Club Metro camp weeks for our world-class participants! Club Metro hosted its first week of day camp last week for our teen and adult participants. It was a week jam-packed with exciting outings, fun games, delicious meals, and good times with friends.
Here is a recap of what our participants were up to last week.
Outings Galore
Club Metro is all about having fun with our participants while teaching them necessary soft skills such as communication when out and about. That’s why we picked an exciting location to visit almost every day of camp. Campers enjoyed discovering new experiences, such as getting a strike at Alley Cats, witnessing an equestrian joust at Medieval Times, learning about the ocean at the Sea Life Aquarium in Grapevine, and getting curious at the Perot Museum in Dallas!
Yummy Eats
It wouldn’t be Club Metro if it didn’t include some delicious mealtimes for our participants to socialize, and Club Metro Camp was no different. Campers enjoyed Joe’s Pizza, Chili’s, and medieval cuisine at Medieval Times!
Crafts, Games, and Activities
We pride ourselves on running well-rounded camps that everyone can enjoy. Club Metro Camp included daily activities such as crafting pipe cleaner trees, field day with Kiddo Kinetics, sand art, bingo, scratch art, soccer, films in the fieldhouse, rock painting, and games!
With such a fun schedule planned for our participants, it’s no wonder this week of camp sold out before it even began. Our first week of camp was so successful that we’re doing it again in August! We look forward to continuing to create life-long memories with our Club Metro participants!
Club Metro had a fantastic year and is ready to welcome an even better one!
Club Metro is Southlake’s premier adaptive recreation program and a community-favorite service. Our goal is to encourage our participants to improve their soft skills and prepare them for success while they hang out in a fun and safe environment!
Here’s what our Programs Supervisor, Sabrina Pettrow, had to say about the last year:
“Since I started my position as Programs Supervisor for Southlake, I've really enjoyed watching Club Metro grow and seeing all the participants enjoy the planned activities and outings as a group. This program has brought joy not only to our participants but also to me. I appreciate all that our Club Metro participants, parents, and staff bring to make this program a huge success.”
Our team looks forward to hanging out with our Club Metro participants every week, but we love a party even more!
After a busy year of meetings, outings, sports, arts and crafts, and socializing with friends, Club Metro is ready to wrap this year up with a bow and look forward to a new year of creating life-long memories. Club Metro is ringing in the new year on December 29 at 6:00 PM at the Legends Hall Ballroom for a night of New Year-themed activities, great food, photo opportunities, and dancing! Just a few spots remain, so click here to secure your registration!
As we wrap up this fabulous year, we thank all our participants, parents, staff, and community for your continuous support. We can’t wait to continue providing world-class Club Metro programming to our residents in 2023!
Club Metro, Southlake’s premier Adaptive Recreation program, is wrapping up a busy August!
Club Metro completed its final week of the summer last week, and they’ve had an exciting month. During the last four weeks, Club Metro went to Alley Cats in Hurst to bowl their hearts away, cheered on the Rangers, played football, made crafts, and ate at Jason’s Deli!
No matter what Club Metro participants do, the main takeaway is always socializing with friends and having fun! One of Club Metro’s key goals is to help our participants learn soft skills to set them up for success. Going on field trips, playing sports, and eating dinner with friends is the perfect way to solidify those skills.
Summer may be over, but there’s plenty to look forward to in the fall!
Here's a sneak peek into what Club Metro participants can expect in the coming months:
There’s always something incredible happening at Club Metro! With so many fun activities in store for the fall, we can’t wait to see our participants enjoying the pleasures of fellowship, sportsmanship, and creativity!
Everyone in the Community Services Department strives for world-class customer service and nobody does it better than Recreation Specialist Oscar Rodriguez!
Oscar Rodriguez is the servant-leader behind our premier Adaptive Recreation program. A full-time teacher during the day, Oscar leads all Club Metro evening activities and ensures participants have the time of their lives. His devotion to his fellow staff members and Club Metro participants comes through every day through his kindness, mentorship, and passion for Adaptive Recreation.
Club Metro is one of our most popular programs, and Oscar’s involvement is a major factor behind its success.
“When we all think about Oscar, we realize how many families in our community love him. He’s been the face of our Adaptive Recreation program for many years. We wouldn’t be the same without him. He’s an enthusiastic, inspiring leader to our team, and he leads with passion and excellence in everything that he does,” stated Director Chris Tribble.
“Oscar is the heart and soul of our Adaptive Recreation program. His passion for recreation enriches the lives of many kids in our community. The people who come to his programs adore him and think the world of him. Oscar is invaluable, passionate, and devoted. I hope that Oscar continues to find great satisfaction in the work he does, not only in the City but as a teacher. Our programs wouldn’t be the same without him.”
Congratulations, Oscar! Thank you for teaching us what world-class customer service really is!
Everyone in the Community Services Department strives for world-class customer service and nobody does it better than Recreation Specialist Oscar Rodriguez!
Oscar Rodriguez is the servant-leader behind our premier Adaptive Recreation program. A full-time teacher during the day, Oscar leads all Club Metro evening activities and ensures participants have the time of their lives. His devotion to his fellow staff members and Club Metro participants comes through every day through his kindness, mentorship, and passion for Adaptive Recreation.
Club Metro is one of our most popular programs, and Oscar’s involvement is a major factor behind its success.
“When we all think about Oscar, we realize how many families in our community love him. He’s been the face of our Adaptive Recreation program for many years. We wouldn’t be the same without him. He’s an enthusiastic, inspiring leader to our team, and he leads with passion and excellence in everything that he does,” stated Director Chris Tribble.
“Oscar is the heart and soul of our Adaptive Recreation program. His passion for recreation enriches the lives of many kids in our community. The people who come to his programs adore him and think the world of him. Oscar is invaluable, passionate, and devoted. I hope that Oscar continues to find great satisfaction in the work he does, not only in the City but as a teacher. Our programs wouldn’t be the same without him.”
Congratulations, Oscar! Thank you for teaching us what world-class customer service really is!
It’s a brand-new year, and Club Metro partied like it's 2022!
Club Metro brought in the New Year with a Kickoff Party on Tuesday, and the entire Club Metro community was invited! Participants enjoyed a night of dancing, fun with friends, and goal setting for the New Year. This celebration began a new season of world-class Adaptive Recreation programming for our differently-abled community.
Club Metro is Southlake’s premier Adaptive Recreation program. Our service philosophy is to encourage people of all abilities to engage in a more active lifestyle through community recreation. Our goal is to provide positive recreation and leisure experiences through adapted, inclusive, and community integration programs.
We have many exciting programs scheduled for 2022. Keep an eye out for the return of community-favorite offerings such as Sports Saturdays, our weekly Spring Sessions, and seasonal celebrations.
Happy New Year, Club Metro participants! We can’t wait to celebrate with you all year long!
The year is quickly coming to an end, and our Club Metro participants have so much to celebrate!
Club Metro is Southlake’s premiere Adaptive Recreation program! Its goal is to encourage participants to improve their soft skills while making friends and having fun. This year had its ups and downs, but participants demonstrated again that they are the most resilient bunch in Southlake. Now that we are all back together and the year is wrapping up, there’s no better way to celebrate than with a Holiday Party!
It’s not a real Monday unless you’re hanging out with Club Metro, and next Monday will be no exception. Club Metro will host its annual Holiday Party on Monday, December 6, from 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM at the Legends Hall Ballroom.
All Club Metro participants are invited to join in the merrymaking. The celebration will include themed activities, delicious food, a Secret Santa gift exchange, and of course, dancing!
Our staff has been working hard to make this celebration extra special, so make sure to join in the fun!
"Club Metro is a place for fun in a safe environment. We are so excited to have our participants celebrate the holiday with us this coming Monday," Gretchen Morgan, Programs Coordinator.
We’ll see you at Club Metro!
We all know ghouls just want to have fun, and that’s just what Club Metro has in store at their Monster Mash!
Attention all gourd-geous souls and boo-tiful ghosts! Club Metro’s Monster Mash is sure to lift your spirits! Join Southlake’s premier Adaptive Recreation program this Friday from 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM at Legends Hall for the ultimate Halloween celebration that’s certain to creep it real.
The Monster Mash is a Southlake Halloween tradition and a crowd favorite. What better way to celebrate the end of Club Metro’s October meetings than with a party with friends?
Come as you aren’t for a night of time-warp dancing, creepy-crawly snacks, themed crafts, trick or treating, and a costume contest that’ll have you laughing until you’re coffin! Everyone in Southlake knows that Club Metro participants are squash goals, and we can’t wait to celebrate the spooky season with this spooktacular group.
“Monster Mash is a special event for our Club Metro participants. I’m looking forward to having fun with our participants and celebrating Halloween together!”- Gretchen Morgan, Programs Coordinator.
See you at the Monster Mash… if you dare!
We all know ghouls just want to have fun, and that’s just what Club Metro has in store at their Monster Mash!
Attention all gourd-geous souls and boo-tiful ghosts! Club Metro’s Monster Mash is sure to lift your spirits! Join Southlake’s premier Adaptive Recreation program this Friday from 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM at Legends Hall for the ultimate Halloween celebration that’s certain to creep it real.
The Monster Mash is a Southlake Halloween tradition and a crowd favorite. What better way to celebrate the end of Club Metro’s October meetings than with a party with friends?
Come as you aren’t for a night of time-warp dancing, creepy-crawly snacks, themed crafts, trick or treating, and a costume contest that’ll have you laughing until you’re coffin! Everyone in Southlake knows that Club Metro participants are squash goals, and we can’t wait to celebrate the spooky season with this spooktacular group.
“Monster Mash is a special event for our Club Metro participants. I’m looking forward to having fun with our participants and celebrating Halloween together!”- Gretchen Morgan, Programs Coordinator.
See you at the Monster Mash… if you dare!
