In exactly 74 days, many of you will be faced with a sometimes frightening dilemna. Your child will be out of school for summer vacation! While this brings must joy and excitement to your child, it can often bring much fear and dread for you as the parent. Many questions arise. What am I going to do with him all summer? Will she enjoy staying with Grandma and Grandpa? Can Grandma and Grandpa handle her all summer? What program is the best program to put him in? And the list goes on and on and on…
Never fear, because the “Summer Camp Guru” is here to calm your nerves and answer all your questions and concerns. I’ll also be giving you weekly fun facts and surprises about our day camp program that you won’t be able to find anywhere else!
So, let’s get started. The Greater Kingsport Family YMCA has one of the best Day Camp programs in the country. We run a total of four camps for children going into first grade all the way up through those entering high school. We have three elementary locations at Rock Springs, Jackson Elementary School, and Johnson Elementary School. These camps are for rising first through rising fifth graders. We also have a great Teen Program that runs out of Sevier Middle School for rising sixth graders up through high school.
“Once Upon the Y” is our summer theme for our elementary day camps. We will be traveling through ten different books this summer as we search for our happy endings. We are going to start out in Gulliver’s Travels and end the summer with The Swiss Family Robinson with many other exciting stops along the way. With three days of swimming and a great field trip every week, I guarantee that your child will jump out of bed ready to go every morning.
Our Teen Camp will be competing in many different “tv” shows this summer which is sure to make for lots of fun. They will be swimming three days a week as well as going on a weekly field trip. Teen Camp is a great opportunity for your teen to get out of the house and do something different while building leadership skills, making lasting friendships, and having lots of fun.
Camp registration officially begins Monday, March 21st. Applications will be available at the YMCA building. Spots are limited, so you want to sign up soon!
Stay tuned next week for the next installment of “The Summer Camp Guru”! I’ll be revealing a secret fun fact next week and you don’t want to miss it! Also, watch the YMCA facebook page for special offers to help with your camp registration fees.
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