Duxbury Student Union

Red Sox Opening Day Camp Thursday March 30th
2023-03-30 10:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Wear your favorite sports attire and enjoy spring games and baseball art projects. Open to Alden students at 10:30am and Chandler students at 12:30pm.
Bring your lunch or buy a punch card for America’s favorite ballpark favorites including popcorn, Fenway Franks for lunch and an ice cream sundae.
Open to all Alden, DMS and 1st & 2nd grade Chandler School students*

$65 Alden starts at 10:30am. DSU staff will meet Alden Students at 10:30am.
$65 DMS friends may join us at 11:20am
$60 1st & 2nd graders welcome at 12:30pm*
Add a $6 for Lunch (includes a pizza lunch and blender snack)

*Please note, Kindergartners with an older sibling currently enrolled in DSU Alden or DMS after school programs may attend, as an exception.

March Madness Final Four Wednesday March 29th
2023-03-29 10:30 - 16:00
March Madness continues on Wednesday March 29th with “Final Four”
We’ll be talking about “playoffs” and what it takes to get there, in any sport. Teammates will participate in various physical and mental challenges that test their ability to work together, stay positive in difficult tasks and compete at their personal best.
Bring your lunch or buy a punch card for Peel Pizza and a Blender treat.
Open to all Alden, DMS and 1st & 2nd grade Chandler School students*

$65 Alden starts at 10:30am. DSU staff will meet Alden Students at 10:30am.
$65 DMS friends may join us at 11:20am
$60 1st & 2nd graders welcome at 12:30pm*
Add a $6 for Lunch (includes a pizza lunch and blender snack)

*Please note, Kindergartners with an older sibling currently enrolled in DSU Alden or DMS after school programs may attend, as an exception.

Kids Choice Awards Camp Friday March 24th
2023-03-24 09:00 - 14:00
Together let’s create the most epic day of challenges and compete for various awards like kindness, team spirit, creativity, and sportsmanship. At the end of the day, you will create a one minute acceptance speech thanking the organizer, your family, friends and sharing your inspiration.
Bring your lunch or buy a punch card for Peel Pizza and a Blender treat.
Open to all Alden, DMS and 1st & 2nd grade Chandler School students*

$65 Alden/DMS/Chandler 1st & 2nd Grade*
Add a $6 for Lunch (includes a pizza lunch and blender snack)

*Please note, Kindergartners with an older sibling currently enrolled in DSU Alden or DMS after school programs may attend, as an exception.

Creating, Imagining, and Innovating
2023-03-20 - 2023-03-31
Try a different or new way!
Generating possibilities: playing with new ideas.
After School Program theme based on the Habits of Mind curriculum. Artwork by Charlotte Tobin, DHS Student 2023

HIREDuxbury Job Fair
2023-03-16 18:00 - 20:00
The HIREDuxbury Job Fair is an evening of networking, interview skill-building, exploration of summer employment/ internship and career path opportunities for high school teens and young adults. Job seekers and career builders can fine tune those critical skills it takes to network with business professionals.
Cost:

FREE to students RSVP above↑
Employers can register here
Sponsorships are available for HIREDuxbury and other DSU signature events.

Over the last two years, the response of employers and job seekers at HIREDuxbury events has been extraordinary. Don’t miss this year’s HIREDuxbury eventat the Duxbury Student Union with employers and career pathway professionals setting up tables at DSU, ready to connect with and inspire teens and young adults with work and volunteer opportunities.
We’ve selected this date to include young adults at home from college on Spring Break and to get ahead of deadlines for summer intern programs.
Got questions? Email admin@duxburystudentunion.org.

Gathering Data Through All Senses
2023-03-06 - 2023-03-17
Use your natural pathways!
Paying attention to the world around you. Gathering data through all the senses: Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch, and Taste.
After School Program theme based on the Habits of Mind curriculum. Artwork by Charlotte Tobin, DHS Student 2023

March Madness Half Day Camp
2023-03-02 10:30 - 16:00
Thursday March 2nd is a half day and there’s no better time to kick off March Madness!
March Madness Camp offers the ultimate DSU signature wacky mash up of activities. Bring your friends, your competitive spirit and your festive dispositions for a day of wacky celebrations and jolly good times.
Bring your lunch or buy a punch card for Peel Pizza and a Blender treat.
Open to all Alden, DMS and 1st & 2nd grade Chandler School students*

$65 Alden starts at 10:30am
$65 DMS friends may join us at 11:20am
$60 Chandler starts at 12:30pm*
Add a $6 for Lunch (includes a pizza lunch and blender snack)

DSU staff will meet Alden Students at 10:30am.
*1st and 2nd grade Chandler students are welcome to join the fun at 12:30pm as long as they have a ride to DSU. Please note, Kindergartners with an older sibling currently enrolled in DSU Alden or DMS after school programs may attend, as an exception.

February Break No School - DSU Closed
2023-02-24
Only a few days left of February break! Make the most of it and we’ll see you back at DSU on Monday February 27.

Build, Dream, Imagine Staycation Camp
2023-02-23 09:00 - 14:00
At our February Staycation camp, campers come for the FUN, and take home a ton of new skills and new friendships.
Calling all engineers, designers and imagineers for a day of LEGO creations, and Coding at Build, Dream, Imagine Camp.
Open to all Alden, DMS and Chandler School Students, you don’t have to be enrolled in DSU after school programs to participate.

Camp is $65 per student.
Add a $6 for Lunch (includes Peel pizza lunch and blender snack)

Cooking Up a Storm Staycation Camp
2023-02-22 09:00 - 14:00
At our February Staycation camp, campers come for the FUN, and take home a ton of new skills and new friendships.
At Cooking Up a Storm camp, campers will learn all aspects of running a restaurant. They will learn about food safety in meal preparation, following menu directions and creating a delicious meal for their customers. They will also learn the front of house responsibilities including how to set a table, menu design, order taking, attentive service, clean up and the importance of showing gratitude.
Please notify us if your child has food allergies
Open to all Alden, DMS and Chandler School Students, you don’t have to be enrolled in DSU after school programs to participate.

Add a $6 for Lunch (includes lunch prepared by students and blender snack)

Mardi Gras - February Staycation Camp
2023-02-21 09:00 - 14:00
Mardi Gras Camp on Tuesday February 21st
At our February Staycation camp, campers come for the FUN, and take home a ton of new skills and new friendships.
Learn about Fat Tuesday, enjoy all the pancakes you can eat, get artsy with mask making, try your luck at NOLA bingo, and enjoy swimming at Percy Walker Pool.
Open to all Alden, DMS and Chandler School Students, you don’t have to be enrolled in DSU after school programs to participate.

Bring a suit for Swim at Percy Walker Pool. First timers please provide a Percy Walker Pool Swim Waiver.
Add a $6 for Lunch (includes pancake lunch and blender snack)

February Break No School - DSU Closed
2023-02-20
Celebrate President’s Day today! Then check out our February staycation camps offered Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Play Mini Golf for the Jimmy Fund
2023-02-13 16:00 - 19:00
Play Mini Golf and the Jimmy Fund wins!
The Duxbury High School National Honor Society hosts a ridiculously fun afternoon of entertainment on Friday afternoon, 4pm-7pm with all proceeds going to the Jimmy Fund. For just $10, each participant enjoys 18 holes of golf, a hole in one chance, caricatures, ice cream, face painting and much more.

Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision
2023-02-13 - 2023-03-03
Be clear!
Striving for accurate communication in both written and oral form; avoiding over-generalizations, distortions, deletions, and exaggerations.
After School Program theme based on the Habits of Mind curriculum. Artwork by Charlotte Tobin, DHS Student 2023

Peace, Love & Super Bowl Half-day Camp
2023-02-02 10:30 - 16:00
February 2nd is a half-day! DSU has got you covered with Peace, Love, & Super Bowl Camp.

Join in on Super Bowl Jeopardy and crafts, swim at Percy Walker Pool, enjoy a Peel Pizza lunch and Blender treat, and put in the grind for a football combine training.

Open to all Alden, DMS and Chandler School Students, you don’t have to be enrolled in DSU after school programs to participate.

$65 Alden starts at 10:30am
$65 DMS friends may join us at 11:20am
Bring a suit for Swim at 11am and first timers please provide a Percy Walker Pool Swim Waiver.
$60 Chandler starts at 12:30pm*
Add a $6 for Lunch (includes a pizza lunch and blender snack)

DSU staff will meet Alden Students at 10:30am.
*Chandler students are welcome to join the fun at 12:30pm as long as they have a ride to DSU.

Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations
2023-01-23 - 2023-02-10
Use what you’ve learned!
Accessing prior knowledge; transferring knowledge beyond the situation in which it was learned.
After School Program theme based on the Habits of Mind curriculum. Artwork by Charlotte Tobin, DHS Student 2023

Martin Luther King Jr. Day No School
2023-01-16
Monday January 16th is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There is no school and DSU is closed.

Questioning and Posing Problems
2023-01-02 - 2023-01-20
How do you know?
Having a questioning attitude; knowing what data are needed & developing questioning strategies to produce those data. Finding problems to solve.
After School Program theme based on the Habits of Mind curriculum. Artwork by Charlotte Tobin, DHS Student 2023

Half Day No DSU - Happy Holidays!
2022-12-23
Friday December 23, 2022 is a half-day and the beginning of Winter Break. DSU is closed.

Holiday Coffee House
2022-12-16 19:00 - 22:00
DSU’s Holiday Coffee House is back!
Calling all High School Musicians…
Musicians of all genres, DHS High School students college musicians, and private school students are welcome to perform. Individuals, duets, and bands.
Performers may prepare and perform up to 3 songs
Arrive at DSU at 5pm for sound check with Boston’s Okuns Sound Engineer. it’s the perfect environment to film an audition reel with a supportive, engaged crowd cheering you on.
Event starts at 7pm. Invite friends, family, alumni and fans.
Admission is free for students. Adults pay $10.

Striving for Accuracy
2022-12-12 - 2022-12-23
Check it again!
Doing your best. Setting high standards. Fact checking and finding ways to improve.
After School Program theme based on the Habits of Mind curriculum. Artwork by Charlotte Tobin, DHS Student 2023

Hello December Camp!
2022-12-01 10:30 - 16:00
Hello December! We’ll kick off the season of holiday cheer with DSU camp on Thursday December 1st from 10:30am -4:00pm with outdoor games, holiday crafts, a swim at Percy Walker Pool, and a whole lot of DSU FUN.
Open to all Alden and Chandler School Students, you don’t have to be enrolled in DSU after school programs to participate.

$65 Alden starts at 10:30am
Bring a suit for Swim at 11am and first timers please provide a Percy Walker Pool Swim Waiver.
$60 Chandler starts at 12pm*
Add a $6 for Lunch (includes a pizza lunch and blender snack)

DSU staff will meet Alden Students at 10:30am.
*Chandler students are welcome to join the fun at 12noon as long as they have a ride to DSU.

Duxbury's Holly Days
2022-11-27
Duxbury’s annual Holly Days tradition continues! Stop at DSU’s trolley stop around the route. We’d love to see you. Check back soon for more about what will be happening at DSU. Visit Duxbury Newcomers for more information on Holly Days.

Cape Cod Cares for Troops Care Packages
2022-11-26 08:30 - 11:30
Join us for a morning of patriotism and giving back for the holidays by volunteering at the Cape Cod Cares for Troops Care Package event on Saturday, November 26th in Hyannis, MA.
We will meet at DSU at 8:30am and car pool to Hyannis. Families with their children (age 7+) are welcome to volunteer. Please RSVP below if you can join us.

Thanksgiving Break - No DSU
2022-11-25, 2022-11-24
Happy Thanksgiving!

Half Day No DSU - Happy Thanksgiving!
2022-11-23
Wednesday November 23, 2022 is a half-day and the beginning of Thanksgiving Break. DSU is closed.

Career Pathways in the Military
2022-11-22 17:00 - 18:30
Career Pathways in the Military
Join us at DSU on Tuesday Nov. 22nd at to learn about the application process and life at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis from Duxbury High School ’19 graduates Melissa and Elizabeth Linsdell.
As the undergraduate college of our country’s naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Melissa and Elizabeth will be at the Duxbury Student Union on Tuesday, November 22nd at 1700 hours. Middle school and high school students, parents and interested community members are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to admin@duxburystudentunion.org or click below to RSVP.

Thinking About Your Thinking
2022-11-21 - 2022-12-09
Know your knowing!

Being aware of your own thoughts, strategies, feelings and actions and their effects on others.
After School Program theme based on the Habits of Mind curriculum. Artwork by Charlotte Tobin, DHS Student 2023

Proud to Be an American Veteran's Day Camp
2022-11-11 09:00 - 14:00
Join us for Proud to Be an American Veteran’s Day Camp from 9am to 2pm, Friday November 11th. We’ll be boxing candy and writing letters to troops as well as creating, dreaming and rocking out to everything American.
At 10:30am we are taking a field trip to the American Legion to participate in the Veteran’s Day service at 11am.
Bring your lunch or enjoy pizza and a special snack.
Camp costs $65 per student. Add $6.00 for pizza and a snack.
