Thank you to our counselors and campers for making our 2010 Day Camp season spectacular!
New and Coming Soon-Fall and Winter Break Camps!!!
This fall/winter we are happy to announce that we will be holding Thanksgiving and Winter Break Camps...why wait until next summer to have more camp fun?
YMCA day camps provide children with summer adventures that promote a healthy spirit, mind and body. Children spend time indoors and outdoors as experienced staff lead campers in a wide variety of activities each day, including arts and crafts, games, skits and songs, sports, swimming and weekly off-site field trips. In addition, we continue to integrate our healthy kid’s curriculum into our day camp programs. Children participate in weekly interactive workshops with doctors, dentists, nutritionists and athletes to gain basic knowledge on how to incorporate proper nutrition, exercise and positive self images into their everyday lives.
Our day camps are ACA accredited, which means that we maintain the highest standards regarding program quality. We believe the most important elements of a positive day camp experience are the safety and well-being of your child.
Our camps offer:
- Professional staff with more than 40 hours of training before the summer begins, plus all counselors are certified in First Aid, CPR and AED
- Counselor to camp ratios: 3 to 5 years -1:6; 6 to 8 years 1:8; 9 to 12 years 1:10
- Free before and after care (6:30-9:30 a.m., 3:30-6:00 p.m.)
- Instructional/recreational swimming
- Field trips
- Many camp options (day, sports, specialty, teen, half-day preschool)
- Discounted rates for YMCA members
Financial Assistance
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago strives to provide a summer day camp experience for all families, regardless of their ability to pay. For more information on financial assistance and scholarships, please contact Katie Wall, Operations Director at 847.410.5321 or kwall@ymcachgo.org.