Give your children the opportunity to enjoy fun games, build character and self-esteem and make lasting friendships by enrolling them in the Y’s 2012 Summer Day Camp! The Y is planning a fun filled summer for your child. Join us for fun, exciting, and stimulating activities for children that have completed Kindergarten through age 12. Each week will include a field trip, CHARACTER COUNTS! Programs, arts and crafts, swimming, water games and other sports recreational activities. We will also have a theme for each week that will include related fun and interesting on-site activities, club ideas, and character building stories and games. These themes will explore sports, nature, the arts, imagination, and history.
The Y is dedicated to providing quality youth programs which has an overall goal of providing quality care in a safe, healthy, and fun atmosphere. Many activities are offered at each site for your child to participate. We operate on a child choice system. The children will be given options during activity times to choose from. Healthy snacks are provided each day.
The Y programs are different from routine baby-sitting because it provides a variety of supervised activities and fun-filled events. Ratios are kept low to provide more individual attention. Our staff is fun, responsible, and caring, chosen for their experience with and love of children. At least one staff member is certified in CPR and First Aid, and all attend on-going training.
The Y Child Care Services Programs are open to all children regardless of race, color, sex, handicap, religion or national origin. The Y never denies anyone participation in a program due to financial restrictions.
Eligibility
Camp is open for children in K-6th grade at 4 locations. Ages and grade level served vary by site. Please contact each site individually for more information
THEME – Cruisin’ Around The World
Every year we tie all of the children’s fun and learning activities to a central theme based on Christian principles. For more inforamtion on weekly themes, click here to download the 2012 Summer Day Camp brochure (pdf). You may contact your site director or the child care services main office for a list of tentative field trips. For Summer 2012, let your children join us on a virtual journey around the world to explore different lands, animals, and people from our own backyard to China, Australia, Italy, Africa, Brazil, and beyond.
2012 Weekly Themes & Dates
May 29 – June 1, “Let the Adventure Bdgin”
June 4 – June 8, “Our Big Backyard” – North America
June 11 – June 15, “China – Year of the Dragon” - Asia
June 18 – June 22, “Brazil – Gauchos and Goucho Girls” – South America
June 25 - June 29, “African Safari” – Africa
July 2 - July 6, “Stars & Stripes Forever” – North America
July 9 - July 13, “Walk Like an Egyptian” – Egypt
July 16 – July 20, “England – Tee / Tea Time” – Europe
July 23 – July 27, “Italy – Ciao Bella – Hello Beautiful in Italian” – Italy
July 30 – August 3, “Hawaii – Hang Ten” – Island Countries & How Indonesian and Polynesian cultures influenced Hawaii
August 6 – August 9, “Australia – The Down Under” – Australia
YMCA Resident Camp Information
If you are interested in learning more about Y resident camps in our East Tennessee area, please check out Camp Ocoee in nearby Ocoee, Tennessee by clicking here.
