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.

Improve Personal and Family Relationships
Participants in YMCA day camps learn to care for and communicate and cooperate with their families and friends. YMCA day camps embrace families of all kinds and are flexible in responding to their needs. Not only do YMCA day camps support families by giving their children a safe place to grow, but YMCA staff are increasingly being trained to help families in need or in crisis to find other community supports that can help. YMCA day camp staffers plan programs and events with today’s busy families in mind. Families can also get involved in helping plan and run YMCA family activities and events. The idea is to develop programs with families, not just for them.

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