Youth Daycamp
Spring Camp - 2008    Summer Camp - 2008.
The YMCA Day Camp Philosophy
The YMCA’s mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirits, minds, and bodies for all. The purpose of YMCA Day Camp, as with every YMCA program, is to help participants—in this case preschoolers to teens—grow spiritually, mentally, and physically. By using a natural camp site, or incorporating trips to a natural setting, and by providing challenging activities in both small- and large-group settings under the guidance of caring, well-trained staff members, YMCA Day Camp can give children an experience that can last a lifetime.
This experience is grounded in a set of seven objectives that the YMCA has for all program participants:

Grow personally.

Learn values.

Improve personal and family relationships.

Appreciate diversity.

Become better leaders and supporters.

Develop specific skills.

Have fun.

Become Better Leaders and Supporters
Campers and staff at YMCA day camps learn the give-and-take necessary to work toward the common good. Volunteers are the essence of the YMCA, and today we have a renewed emphasis on providing meaningful volunteer opportunities for all kinds of people, especially youths and families. Whether it’s through a service-learning project for day campers (for example, youths making toys for low-income kids or cleaning up a river) or by asking more parents to take part as volunteers, people are being encouraged to move from program participation to deeper levels of involvement, including volunteer leadership. Volunteering will enrich their lives, their YMCAs, and their communities.

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