Primary school
K-Kids
Student-led service clubs in primary schools — children plan and run their own projects with a teacher advisor and a Kiwanis mentor.
- Runs inside the school
- First taste of leading a project end to end
- Sponsored by a Kiwanis club
New generations
The youth arm
Kids need Kiwanis — and Kiwanis grows its successors in the schools of St. James.
Primary schoolK-Kids
Ages 11 to 14Builders Club
High schoolKey Club
UniversityCircle K International
Programmes
Four programmes, one path
Kiwanis runs a family of Service Leadership Programmes, one for every age. Together they form a path from primary school to campus and into the club itself.
Ages 11 to 14
Builders Club
Middle and junior-high service clubs where students discover what they can build for their school and community.
- Members elect their own officers
- Service projects each term
- Direct pipeline into Key Club
High school
Key Club
Founded in 1925, Key Club is the oldest and largest service programme for high school students in the world — student-led, Kiwanis-sponsored.
- Student-led with a faculty and Kiwanis advisor
- Service, character building and leadership
- The classic path into Kiwanis membership
University
Circle K International
The premier collegiate service organisation — service, leadership and fellowship on campus, with Aktion Club extending the family to adults living with disabilities.
- Campus-based, self-governed
- District and international conventions
- Continues the path from Key Club
Safeguarding
Youth protection
Every Kiwanian and volunteer who works with young people in our programmes is screened and trained under Kiwanis International's youth protection guidelines. Allegations of abuse or harassment are reported and acted on. If you have a concern about any of our youth programmes, contact the club secretary directly.