Teen Programs

• Open to all Jewish teens in grades 8-12, BBYO is the largest pluralistic Jewish teen movement in the world. With more than 600 chapters worldwide, Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) and B’nai B’rith Girls (BBG) offer a space for teens, with the support of peers, to commit to personal growth while cultivating their Jewish identity. BBYO includes out-of-town conventions, weekend programs, community activism, volunteer opportunities and many other activities for high school students. 

• Please contact Blaine Leighton-Byrd for more questions.

If you are in grades 5 through 12 and you have a flair for the dramatic, love to be center stage, or yearn for the lights of Broadway, the JCC’s STARZ Youth Performance Troupe is perfect for you!

The JCC Maccabi Games® is open to Jewish teens ages 13-17 during the Games year. Participants take part in a week-long experience, during which they have the opportunity to meet other Jewish teens from around the country and world while participating in competitions, service projects, and social events!

Want to spend your summer building leadership skills and working toward becoming a J-Camp counselor? The Counselor in Training (CIT) program gives teens hands-on experience, mentorship, and real camp responsibilities while having fun and making an impact.

Join us for the International Day of service for Teens. On this day, San Antonio teens are invited to come together and participate to make our community and our world a better place in the name of Tikkun Olam, the Jewish value of Repairing the World.

• Please contact Blaine Leighton-Byrd for more questions.

Start building your résumé with a fun and meaningful job! Teens 16 years or older can work as Summer Camp Counselors or Lifeguards while gaining leadership skills and real-world experience at the JCC.