All Kinds
of Growth

AKOG's Mission

All Kinds of Growth aims to:Help girls and non-binary youth recognize their own strength by providing them with a safe space to express, develop, find, and maintain their voice and identity & foster understanding by bringing together local youth and Clark students from diverse class, ethnic, and racial backgrounds.All Kinds of Growth was started in 1998 in response to a community desire to create a space where generations of girls could foster positive growth through mentorship. The vision for this space was to provide a regular place where girls could openly explore their personal and political identities.Through positive interactions with others, the program aimed to support girls in developing a solid sense of self while simultaneously fostering a sense of self as important and powerful contributors to the formation of the evolving social world. In the spring of 2022, club members decided to change the name to reflect the entire diversity of the community it was serving, with similar goals from the founding. With this, they switched their name to just AKOG for a short time, eliminating the gendered language from its title. That December, a new name was chosen to reflect the goals of the program.

AKOG Info

Each week at AKOG, activities are planned around a theme, often collaborating with other clubs at Clark. Themes include entrepreneurship, dance, wellness, self-love, science, lip-syncing and singing, athletics, art, and much more! Each theme is designed to invite mentees to explore their own identity, and their relationships with themselves and others, and to help them to become stronger, more active, and knowledgeable members of society.AKOG meets for 12 to 15 weeks at Atwood Hall at Clark University, from 11 AM to 1 PM during the Clark school year (except for Clark and Worcester Public Schools breaks). AKOG begins in late October and typically ends in early to mid-April. Registration is required but may be completed at any point during the year.

AKOG Fall 2026 Dates and Registration

Our Fall 2026 dates are:
10/18, 10/25, 11/01, 11/08, 11/15, 11/22.If anything changes, we will inform all mentees and parents beforehand! Programming begins at 11 am and ends at 1 pm on the dates mentioned above, and all mentees will be sent home with a free lunch in accordance with any dietary restrictions.To sign up, please fill out the form linked below. We can't wait to see you!

• Registration Form