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.

Learn Values: Honesty
To tell the truth, to act in such a way that you are worthy of trust, to have integrity; making sure your choices match your values.

YMCA day camps develop moral and ethical behavior based on Christian principles. The YMCA has been helping people develop values since its founding in 1844. Begun originally to bring men to God through Christ, it has evolved into an inclusive organization that helps men and women and boys and girls of all faiths develop values and behavior that are consistent with Judeo-Christian principles. The YMCA believes the four core values of honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring are essential for character development. In day camp, youths learn to define and demonstrate the four core values in everything they say and do.

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