CAMP DAY WHAT TO BRING TO CAMP Games Galore Camp Please make sure your child’s first and last name is on all belongings. Please leave all valuables, electronics, 9:00am—4:30pm cell phones, and toys at home. The YMCA is not Y-MVP -Swimming T-Th-F responsible for lost, stolen, or broken items. Sport Skills Camp Sunscreen Backpack 1:00pm—4:30pm
Choose Your Own Refillable Hat or water visor Adventure Camp bottle 8:00am—4:30pm. CYOA– Swimming M-W-F
Healthy Swimsuit lunch & 2 & towel Angel Youth Center plastic bag for snacks *Pizza wet clothes Art & Performance Camp will be provided 8:00am—12:00pm on Wednesdays for all Full Day Campers Closed toe Leaders In Training shoes 8:00am—5:00pm LITs swimming T-Th-F EXTENDED CARE Cost: $20 per week (Before and After Care)
The before and after care atmosphere is relaxed but fun. Gear up for camp and wind down after the day is done. The fun and playing doesn't stop at camp. Activities range from indoor and outdoor play to crafts, board games and movies.
Before Care 7:00—8:00am After Care 4:30—6:00 pm Members 8 and older with proper approval may check out and participate in the AYC after camp.
CAMP VALET ABOUT Y CAMPS The Stop & Drop program allows children to be Our values at Northwest YMCA Camp: dropped off in a controlled area and escorted into the Safety first! facility. Here are some safety requirements for parents using Low camper-to-staff ratio Sense of Belonging | Active | Friendship | Achievement the Stop & Drop valet line: Campers Assigned to Specific Adult Leader
Pull as far forward as directed by Staff and put Children are able to come and go on their own free will your car in park. Trained staff The line starts at the YMCA stairs crosswalk. High safety standards Stay in your car and do not open your car door, Fully certified charter bus drivers staff will help you with signing in and out. Northwest YMCA Financial assistance is available to everyone. Absolutely no cell phones while in the valet line. 7770 N. Shannon Rd. Tucson AZ 85741 Have your camper prepare their backpack to Northwest YMCA Camps are unlicensed. While we have the 520 229 9001 quickly exit the car while in the valet line. Campers check in and out of our programs, they are able to Keep entrance to the crosswalk clear. come and go at their own free will.
NORTHWEST YMCA PIMA COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER 7770 N. Shannon Road. Tucson, AZ 85741 Adventure | Fun | Character Development P 520 229 9001 F 520 229 9005 W Tucsonymca.org/northwest
Ages:13-16 Cost per week: FM/$125 PM/$150
Time: 8:00am—5:00pm Teens must have a letter of recommendation from someone in a leadership role in our community to 7AM 9AM 10:0AM 11:00AM 12:00PM 1:00PM 3:30PM 4PM 6PM participate in this program. ABOUT LEADERS IN TRAINING: The LIT program is designed to train participants on how to work with children in camp and it teaches effective leadership Opening Closing Drop Off Swimming/ skills that your child can use throughout their life. Lessons consist of: communication skills, teamwork, how to set goals and Ceremony Character Pick Up achieve them, critical thinking, relationship development, confidence building, caring, respect, responsibility, organization, and Development Ceremony and Extended Lunch Afternoon creativity, and how to handle conflicts and solve problems effectively all while increasing your teen’s self-confidence. This & Extended Care Teambuilding Enrichment Care program will include weekly fitness classes specially designed to keep teens healthy and active. LIT’s must able to commit to Choices work a variety of shifts from 7:00am—6:00pm periodically throughout the week of which they are registered. Which camp do I sign up for? Continued All camps are designed to meet the needs of all Hands-on May 28-31 issues that affect their demographic and their campers, regardless of swimming skill or Environmental experiences Together Everyone Achieves More! communities. As young adults, they will need the tools During our first week, teens will learn the fundamentals to engage in political discussions and sharing their endurance level. Horseback riding of team building and learning leadership traits that help perspectives in a respectful manner with their peers. Archery To have a specialized camp experience, try our a team accomplish their goal. What are your personal Voices for Change will help them navigate how to best specialty and sports camps. Multicultural activities strengths to contribute and how can you encourage practice their 1st Amendment right and how to do so in Register for a variety of camps in order to Service learning projects team members not to give up? a productive manner to inspire and educate others. exposure your child to an action-packed Special events July 8 -12 summer full of different opportunities. Positive adult role models June 3- 7 Uniting a Diverse Community Blue Print For Success Every experience is unique! Our young leaders will Camp Basics Parent Communication What does it take? Teens will shift focus from working learn to understand that differences are everywhere in What we provide: You receive weekly highlight sheets with together, to personal development and a growth our community. We will look at how environments or One camp t-shirt per child (additional t-shirts activity schedules and special reminders mindset. We will discuss the importance of activities can be made accessible for those who have available for purchase for $5 each) Open communication with our staff to help your self-standards and accountability. We will also work on disabilities, as well as educate others about various Field trips goal setting and ways to build new skills they need to child have a great experience conditions that people may live with. We will also Outdoor and indoor games Our staff will inform you of your child’s be effective leaders. discuss various cultural lifestyles. Arts and crafts successes and challenges June 10-14 July 15-19 Camp songs & skits We conduct bi-weekly evaluations for feedback Plan Into Action Real Life Hacks Swimming and other water activities Camp Director is available by phone or email to This week we will focus on the needs of our community During this week, teens will focus on character and and work on event planning and organization, as well Morning snacks answer questions self-esteem. They will learn various coping strategies as learning about marketing strategies though our LIT Weekly Highlight Schedules (handed out on Personal information is kept confidential to work though stress, disappointment, and Snack Bar. How do we transform ideas into reality? Monday morning) frustrations, while also considering good hygiene CYOA Camp May 28th–Aug 2nd June 17-21 practices. They will also be encouraged to harness their Don’t forget to: As part of the Choose Your Own Adventure Camp, Mind, Body, and Spirit Odyssey personal skills to help them shine. Wear a camp t-shirt (must be worn on Field trip some weeks will include a trip to Tri Y camp to Leaders LOVE to LEARN! This week we will focus on July 22-26 Friday) enjoy the amenities of horse riding and healthy relationships and awareness of mental Selfless Squad Wear Closed toed comfortable shoes archery. On those days campers will conditions and substance abuse, as well as Teens will learn to analyze their community spectrum Bring a full lunch with a drink begin loading the buses at 8:30 am for incorporating nutrition and fitness goals for personal in terms of those who have access to certain privileges Bring a full water bottle body care and healthy living. a 45min ride to the Triangle Y Ranch and those who do not. They will learn how the Y Wear and bring sunscreen Camp. Campers and staff will be June 24-28 implements its own programs to help families in their Label all clothing transported on two 54-passenger school buses. Employee U community and see how they can make a difference in
Fun, Values-based Activities The buses are air-conditioned. The company Meeting the standards of employers and understanding their own way to help others. driver will determine bus protocol, and all passen- proper procedures are necessary for worker success! July 29- Aug 2 Outdoor activities We will cover the entire application process such as gers will be required to abide by bus rules. Eating Speaking Through Creativity Field trips building a resume, completing applications, and food or candy is NOT permitted on the bus. Find Communication is important for teamwork, but how Swimming and water activities conducting mock interviews. There are many options map and directions to Triangle Y Ranch Camp at can you spread word to the masses? LITs will learn for employment and we will explore them all! We will www.tucsonymca.org. about basic concepts of branding by looking at how the examine where to look, how to qualify and even Tri Y Camp travel week is indicated with the boot Y sends its message of support to the community. We discuss benefits. WHAT TO print. will develop our own campaigns for positivity and July 1-5* Closed 4th of July change through creative mediums in the digital world Voices for Change and design. LEAVE This week LITs will be encouraged to look at various AT HOME
NORTHWEST YMCA PIMA COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER NORTHWEST YMCA PIMA COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER 7770 N. Shannon Road. Tucson, AZ 85741 7770 N. Shannon Road. Tucson, AZ 85741 P 520 229 9001 F 520 229 9005 W Tucsonymca.org/northwest P 520 229 9001 F 520 229 9005 W Tucsonymca.org/northwest
FULL DAY | Ages 6-12 | Times: 8:00 am—4:30 pm | See Tiered Pricing ENRICHMENT CAMP CAMPERS AGES 8-12 8:00AM-12:00PM MONDAY-THURSDAY WEEKLY Times: Ages: *Cost: Campers will be able to “Choose Your Own Adventure!” CYOA Campers individualize their experience by choosing two of RATE MEMBER $45 COMMUNITY $60 15 Enrichment Camps offer distinctive themes that focus on their own afternoon enrichment activities every week from the four options with their camp group leader every Monday specialized8:00am activities.— This is a ½ day8yrs program to 12yrs. that will include some traditionalFM/$100 camp activitiesPM/$125 such as 12:00pm morning. Swimming will be included in this camp and some weeks will include a trip to Tri Y camp for the amenities of crafts and games as well as special themed activities that match the week! horse riding and archery. All field trips are on Friday unless noted. Campers are required to wear their Y Camp Shirt on ALL field trips. *Field trips are subject to change without prior notice. Pizza will be provided on Wednesdays for all Full Day Campers. Develop a greater passion for the things you love, or try out something new at one of our specialty Swim Days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday camps! Specialty camps are for campers looking for a week-long camp where they are able to focus on Enrichment List: Theater | Visual Art | Music | Dance | STEM | Sports | Epic Active | Game Shows activities in a specific area but not stay all day. Tri Y Dates: Tuesday June 11, June 18, July 16, July 23.
June 3- 7 Week 1 Week 6 Spa Camp July 8 -12 May 28-31 July 1-5* Closed 4th of July Join us for a week at our luxurious Y spa. ARTrageous Splash Into Summer 4th Fest! While developing a strong sense of self, This creative camp is for budding artists. We Splash and explore this spectacular week while Take pride in our land and cultures, from the flag and learning about the benefits of a balanced diet will use our imagination to create original art learning about the wonders of water and the hometown heroes to celebrating national monuments and physical activity, developing healthy with various mediums such as chalk, paint, creatures of the sea. Create splash artwork, water and landmarks across the nation. relationships, identifying ways to express clay and more! games, and bottle waves. Tag, slip and slide, water Field Trip: Funtasticks Fun Park & BBQ balloon toss, and get ready to be splashed all week yourself, and promoting well-being and Week 7 long. confidence in others. Campers will learn how July 8 -12 July 15-19 Field Trip: Water Slide/Laser Tag to make their own bath bombs, soaps and lip Y Camp Throw Down Tie Dye Wild— gloss. Week 2 Campers will shine during this week of Bring one white and one black t-shirt for this June 3- 7 creativity. Come and join us for a camp full of camp Arizona the Beautiful karaoke, theater, drama and talent. Activities will June 10-14 Peanut Butter and Jelly. Camp and Tie Dye. Come discover what makes Arizona so unique. This include a concert with skits, music, talent shows and Nerf Games They just go together. This camp is a modern week we will explore the Grand Canyon, cactus, performances by our campers. Battle your way to victory during team vs. take on a groovy style. Campers will explore desert scenery, wildlife, the U of A, and our beautiful Field Trip: Bowling—Bedroxx team nerf, as you and your new friends secure the various ways and items that can be tie your base from the opposition. Next up, sunsets. dyed. From bookmarks and lanyards, to socks Week 8 defend yourself from the zombie hoards Field Trip: Old Tucson and shoe laces. July 15-19 during a heart-pounding game of Humans vs. Week 3 Imaginarium Zombies! Want to be a better shot? We’ve got June 10-14 Have fun making a glitter relaxation bottle, sensory you covered – you’ll definitely level up during July 22-26 Epic Challenge slime, or marble painting. Join your friends and our tactical obstacle course training. *Robotics Cost: FM/$185 PM/$210 Enjoy the great outdoors as we partake in classic favorite counselors to solve camp riddles and This camp requires a $50 materials fee. summertime games like, tug-o-war, kickball, four- participate in a camp wide scavenger hunt and a June 17-21 Robotics camp focuses on designing, building, square, hopscotch, lawn games, nature crafts, picnics, contest for the most original craft. Create a theme Claymation programming and testing robots. Skills like recycling projects and Color War. park, and Lego masterpiece, design their own chal- Stop-motion photography is a fun way for wiring, programming, pneumatics, sensor Field Trip: Ballz Out lenge w/balls, cone Frisbees, ropes, goals etc. children to learn about a specific style of operations and manufacturing techniques are Field Trip: Magic Man Mike animation. Many of the campers favorite Week 4 learned, which will help campers wanting to June 17-21 Week 9 movies are made using stop-motion. In this build careers in the field of STEM (Science, camp, the participants will learn the art of clay Celebration of Nations July 22-26 Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Step into another world! Campers will explore other Animal Planet molding, wire figures, set design, and how to After the robots are built, they are made to do compose 24 frames per minute using stop- nations and cultures through dress, foods, music and Calling All Kids: Come to the YMCA AWESOME specific tasks, like fetch or climb ropes. activities. Animals Camp for a week of animal love! This wild motion photography to create their very own animated movie! Field Trip: International Wild Life Museum camp will have your child learning about different
animals. Week 5 Field Trip: Movie—Lion King June 24-28 June 24-28 Virtual Reality Y Camp Spirit Week 10 Let us introduce your camper to the next Summer adventures are better with friends! Show July 29- Aug 2 generation of computing. They will learn the us your camp spirit through goofy hats, crazy socks, Peace Out Summer! foundations of VR design by building their own minute to win it games, friendship circles and whacky Good Bye Summer, Until We Meet Again: Summer’s VR goggles. Camper will create their own relays. Over and school is starting soon, but that doesn’t story and use CoSpaces to produce the VR Field Trip: Movie—Toy Story 4 mean we can’t go out with one big HOORAH! Let’s content. celebrate by playing our favorite games, reliving our best memories and saying goodbye to SUMMER! Field Trip: Inflatables, Field, and Water Games
GAMES GALORE SPORTS SKILLS FULL DAY CAMP HALF DAY CAMPS Ages: 6-12 | Time: 9:00am—4:30pm | See Tiered Pricing Ages: 6-12 | Time: 1:00pm—4:30pm | Cost: FM/$100 PM/$125 Pizza will be provided on Wednesdays for all Full Day Campers Campers will be introduced to a variety of games, board and card games, outdoor team games, and backyard Our Sports Skills Camps are concentrated on sport-specific development. The YMCA leaders teach, train, games in this Full Day camp. Each day will begin with trivia followed by an outdoor team game. Outdoor games enhance sportsmanship and let the kids have fun and develop a love for their specific sport. This camp is will include (but certainly not limited to) water games, recess games, bocce ball, capture the flag, tag variations, not all about the sport. Each week will be balanced out with nutrition education and guest speakers. kickball, swimming and more! Their afternoon will be spent focusing on that week’s specific sport, learning prop- er warm-up and stretching techniques, drills, scrimmages, teamwork, sportsmanship and basic fundamentals. Each day new games will be explained and added to the list of countless others available. Week 1 May 28-31 Week 6 July 1-5 INDOOR SOCCER FLAG FOOTBALL Week 1 May 28-31 Week 5 June 24-28 Week 8 July 15-19 Experience the excitement of the world’s most Focusing on the rules of the game, players will RECESS GAMES SPORT ORIENTED GAMES MINI OLYMPICS popular sport at Soccer Camp. This is perfect develop their skills in passing, receiving, and Campers will enjoy this blast It's a week full of relays, games, The most important thing in for players of all levels. Staff will incorporate deflagging. Staff will incorporate good from the past as we play old and other chances to win a the Olympic Games is not to win good sportsmanship and teamwork lessons at sportsmanship and teamwork lessons at the school games like hop scotch, medal. Find a partner for our but to take part. the end of each day. end of each day. tag, checkers, chess, hula hoop, corn-hole competition, see how -Discus Chinese Jump rope and more. you far in the Camp Dodgeball -Floor gymnastics displays Week 2 June 3- 7 Week 7 July 8 -12 These old school games are Game, and much more! -Shot put BASKETBALL BASKETBALL popular today! -Crossover Dodgeball -Hurdles/steeplechase The summer basketball camp introduces a The summer basketball camp introduces a -Crab walk Soccer -Show jumping wide range of skills throughout the week wide range of skills throughout the week Week 2 June 3- 7 including dribbling, passing and shooting. including dribbling, passing and shooting. LIFE SIZE GAMES -Basketball Bonanza -Backlash Week 9 July 22-26 Staff will incorporate good sportsmanship and Staff will incorporate good sportsmanship and SORRY you’re in TROUBLE in this ALL THINGS TAG teamwork lessons at the end of each day. teamwork lessons at the end of each day. game of LIFE! It’s Life Size Board Week 6 July 1-5 Let’s play tag games that are Games week and you will need WATER GAMES fun, exciting and challenging for Week 3 June 10-14 Week 8 July 15-19 to gather a CLUE or two and It's time to get soaked! Splish all ages VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL maybe take a CHANCE to win and splash through an awesome, -Demolition Drivers This camp is designed for players who want to This camp is designed for players who want to this week! fun-filled week. Summer is hot, -Spiders & Scorpions improve their skills, or who simply want a fun improve their skills, or who simply want a fun -Hungry Hippo but you'll stay cool with activities -Giants, Wizards, & Elves week learning to play. Staff will incorporate week learning to play. Staff will incorporate -Foosball like water balloon games, water -Everyone's It good sportsmanship and teamwork lessons at good sportsmanship and teamwork lessons at -Pac Man relays, slip 'n slides and more! -Manners Tag -Human ring toss and more the end of each day. the end of each day. -Wet wiffle ball Week 3 June 10-14 -Sponge relay Week 10 July 29- Aug 2 Week 4 June 17-21 Week 9 July 22-26 FIELD FUN GAMES WATER GAMES -Water brigade FIELD HOCKEY FIELD HOCKEY Come join your friends as we It's time to get soaked! Splish -Drip drip slash Players will develop their technique in Players will develop their technique in enjoy the summer sun! We will and splash through an awesome, -Fireman relay dribbling, passing, and shooting. Participants dribbling, passing, and shooting. Staff will take part in classic games; such fun-filled week. Summer is hot, will develop an understanding of offensive and incorporate good sportsmanship and as limbo, Tug-of-War, sack but you'll stay cool with activities Week 7 July 8 -12 defensive skills. Staff will incorporate good teamwork lessons at the end of each day. races, relay races that you want ACTIVE GAME like water balloon games, water sportsmanship and teamwork lessons at the to miss, and much more. Help kids burn off energy and relays, slip 'n slides and more! end of each day. Week 10 July 29- Aug 2 Week 4 June 17-21 excitement with active games -Wet wiffle ball MULTI SPORT CAMP GAMES and challenges -Sponge relay Week 5 June 24-28 Summer multi sports camp gives players the Learn fun camp games that can -Hopper ball -Water barraged MULTI SPORT opportunity to experience up to four different be used at home and school. -Scooter race -Drip drip splash Summer multi sports camp gives players the sports each day, and over 15 sports in one These children's games include -Pool noodle baseball -Fireman relay opportunity to experience up to four different week. Staff will incorporate good team-building games, rainy-day -British bulldog sports each day, and over 15 sports in one sportsmanship and teamwork lessons at the games, and more. week. Staff will incorporate good end of each day. -Balloon battle sportsmanship and teamwork lessons at the -Speed Pass end of each day. -Amoeba Tag
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