Speech and Game Club
Date – Time
April 2, 2026
– 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location
Bull Run Library
8051 Ashton Ave
Manassas, VA 20109 US
Bull Run Community Room A and B
Additional Information
Speech and Game Club is open to all K-12th graders and meets on the 1st Thursday of each month from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM during the school year months of September through December and February through May.
The purpose of the club is to help students become more comfortable with public speaking in a supportive and friendly environment, while also building friendships through fun games. Students are not required to prepare a speech. After the speech portion 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM, students are invited to stay or join us for board and card games from 3:30 PM to 4:25 PM. Clean-up begins at 4:25 PM. We may begin games sooner if the speech club finishes early, and sometimes there may be an additional activity depending on time.
Speech Club (2:30-3:30pm):
- Introduction / Ice Breaker (2:30 - 2:45 PM)
- Icebreaker games, topic/impromptu discussions, etc. May have 2 groups, depending on the group size and ages.
- April--We’re going to discuss Steve Jobs' iphone presentation and practice some impromptu speech for the icebreaker .
- Presentations (2:50 - 3:30 PM)
- Chatter and Cheerful Clubbers: Younger children may do show-and-tell, share a favorite book or poem (short poems provided), speak about an animal, or join a topic discussion. They may present from their seat or in front of the group, or simply observe.
- Mighty Mic Masters: Older students prepare 2-5 minute presentations. Students may follow the monthly theme below or select their own topic for their presentations. Presentations can include PowerPoint or PDF files emailed to [email protected] by 1 PM on meeting day, or brought on a tablet/laptop with access to an HDMI cable for projection (an HDMI cable is available). Or they are welcome to just use notecards. Whatever they prefer.
- Please check the HOPE calendar for the updated monthly topic: https://www.hopehs.org/events.
Apr. 2026--Spring related topic or favorite Spring activity, or Easter
May 2026-- Your Summer Favorites
If you have game ideas, suggestions, or would like to help occasionally, please let us know!
[email protected]; [email protected]
Game Club (3:30-4:30pm):
After Speech Club, enjoy a variety of games including chess. Feel free to bring your favorite game to share with the group.
We look forward to seeing you there!