YMCA OF THE GREATER TRI-VALLEY

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WELCOME

We are delighted to serve your family’s child care needs. We are committed to providing a safe and nurturing experience for your child with plenty of opportunities for growth in spirit, mind and body.

ABOUT OUR PROGRAM The YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley offers a summer

day camp program for children ages Kindergarten

through 15 years old (must be enrolled in Kindergarten

for Fall 2017) at each of our

three locations (Oneida, Rome

and New Hartford). Day Camp

runs from 6:30AM to 6:00PM

Monday thru Friday during

nine weeks of summer

vacation.

Throughout the day, our campers enjoy fun activities

such as swimming, arts & crafts, team sports & games,

nature activities, character development, songs and

more all without television, video games or screen time!

Whether at our camp for one week or an entire summer,

a YMCA day camp experience will create hands-on

memories that last a lifetime.

YMCA child care programs are non-profit programs.

Our New York State licensed programs are designed to

provide each child with a variety of positive, healthy and

interesting hands-on activities each day. Our staff are

thoroughly trained and experienced working with

children. Many of our staff have, or are working

towards degrees in education or are seeking a career in

a childcare related field. All of our staff and programs

meet New York State Office of Children and Family

Services (OCFS) requirements and regulations.

We offer summer day camp programs in the New

Hartford, Oneida and Rome areas, serving the needs of

over 300 children each summer.

CAMP Q&A WHAT ARE BEADS AND WHY ARE THEY SO IMPORTANT??

Beads, beads and more beads! One of our most

anticipated parts of summer camp is earning

beads to wear. For each activity they participate

in, campers will earn character beads. They also

earn special beads for Camper of the Day, lost a tooth or for being a special helper! Earning

beads is a BIG deal!! Campers have strong pride

for all of the beads they earn! Save up all of your

beads through the summer and spend them at

the bead store for some neat YMCA gear!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CANT BRING MY IPAD???

The YMCA Summer Day Camp is very proud of

the fact that our campers watch ZERO hours of

television, movies, computers or video games

throughout their entire summer at the YMCA! As a part of our mission, we are encouraging all of

our campers to get outdoors, explore, PLAY and

get their bodies moving!!! Healthy living is one of

the strongest driving factors behind all of our

programs and activities! Let’s work together to

get kids back outdoors and to PLAY!

2017

SUMMER

CAMP!

BEST

SUMMER EVER!

CAMP CROOKED ARROW Rome Family YMCA

301 W. Bloomfield Street Rome, NY 13440 (315) 336-3500

CAMP SILVER ARROW Oneida Family YMCA 701 Seneca Street Oneida, NY 13421 (315) 363-7788

CAMP MIGHTY ARROW New Hartford

Child Care Center 25 Oxford Road

New Hartford, NY 13413 (315) 797-4787

WEEKLY THEMES

Each week’s activities are focused on a theme designed to spark our camper’s interests. We base our themes on past camper favorites, new suggestions from campers and activities that just sound FUN! Pick one week that interests your child, or select them all for a summer packed with a variety of choices!

Week 1– Backyard Bash Start the summer off by gathering in the backyard for some summer fun! From arts & crafts , nature walks and swimming, to cool summer backyard snacks. Week 2– Around the World What do children do for fun around the world? We will discover the games , arts & crafts and snacks that chil-dren are enjoying from around the world! Week 3– STEAM Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math! A whole week focused on hands-on learning that will help build skills in our technology focused world. Week 4– Decades of Fun From dinosaurs to robots … Lets paint with dinosaurs & create our own robot. We will spend the own week traveling through the decades discovering fun. Week 5– Space Station Vacation Let’s discover the moon, stars and Earth from space. Be an astronaut for the week! A vacation in space. What will we find? What will we eat? How will we exercise? Week 6– Water, Water Everywhere Everything the children will do this week will include water. Water fun, water painting & even water relay races. Week 7—Mad Scientist Let’s get experimental! Testing different scientific the-ories, making experiments, creating and working with some sticky-icky slime! Week 8—Pirates of the YMCA Arghhhh matey… it’s all about living the pirate’s life this week! Hop aboard and spend the week on the open sea! Week 9—Celebration s The summer is coming to an end let’s celebrate what we have achieved this summer !

WHAT DO WE DO? Each camper will participate

in the following activities

daily:

FRIDAY FIELD TRIPS

Nothing is better than a little Friday get-away! We will be taking field trips on Fridays at summer camp! Friday, we will be going to Delta Lake State Park to have a super-camp day with the other two YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley camps! Campers are able to experience hiking trails, fishing, swimming,

WEEK DATES REGISTER BY

Week 1 06/26—06/ 30 06/19

Week 2 07/3—07/07* 06/26

Week 3 07/10—07/14 07/03

Week 4 07/17—07/21 07/10

Week 5 07/24—07/28 07/17

Week 6 07/31—08/4 07/24

Week 7 08/07—08/11 07/31

Week 8 08/14—08/18 08/07

Week 9 08/21—08/265 08/14

How Do I Register?

1. Complete a registration form for each child

you are registering

2. Check the weeks you are registering your child

for on the front of your child’s registration

form

3. Submit your child’s registration form to the

YMCA location your child will be attending

4. Your weekly balance is due in full at the time

of registration or the Monday prior to attend-

ance through an automatic Electronic Funds

Transfer (EFT).

5. See our website or registration form for our

rates and more information.

6. Call with any questions and have a great sum-

mer!

*The YMCA will be closed on July 4th in

observance of the 4th of July.

Sports: All campers receive quality instruction on ways to

play different sports and group games, while learning the

importance of being a good team mate and having good

sportsmanship! Everybody plays, everybody wins!

Nature: Campers will gain an appreciation for outdoor play

and the environment that surrounds us. Campers are able to

experience fishing, hiking, outdoor safety, wooded play,

gardening fort building, study animals and their habitats and

more!

Arts & Crafts: Campers are able to create arts & crafts

projects that stimulate their creativity and imagination.

Through guided instruction, they are given an opportunity to

learn new methods of creating art and crafts and how to

alter their projects to suit their individual style.

Swimming: All campers will have the opportunity to swim. In

the event of a cancellation of a “Fun Friday Field Trip,” free

swim will be available at the Oneida an Rome YMCA locations.

Cost Per Week: Members $177

Non-Members $277 2nd Child $157

Super Camper (Entire Summer, Pay in Full): 1st Child $1413 2nd Child $1263