Overview:
Camps offered for 5 to 14 year olds
Traditional Full Day Camp
Age appropriate activities focused on promoting self-reliance, a love for nature, the outdoors and the development of attitudes and practices that build character and leadership. Campers will have the opportunity to make new friends as they explore an exciting theme each week while rotating through traditional camp activities such as swimming, arts and crafts, STEM, group games, specialty clubs, archery, cooking, special events and much more! Ages 5 to 12
Dates and Times:
- Weekly sessions
- May 26-July 31
- No camps on May 25
- Free extended care for full-day camps
- 7:00 am to 9:00 am drop off and 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm pick up
- Swim Schedule
- Explorers (5-6): Monday/Wednesday/Thursday
- Voyagers (7-8): Tuesday/Thursday/Friday
- Pathfinders/Trailblazers (9-12): Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday
Pricing:
- Members: $160/session
- Program Member: $180/session
- $25 Deposit
Swim Add-On Clinics
- Campers learn personal water safety and acheive basic swimming skills. Once fundamental skillls are mastered, students are taught stroke technique and to build endurance.
- Ages 5 to 8
- Monday - Thursday
- 30 minute sessions
- Sessions 3-5 and 7-10
- 9:30 am to 10 am
- Pricing
- Members and Pro: $40/week
Safety Around Water Clinics
- Instruction is designed to orientate non-swimmers on the basic water safety skills in an effort to prevent the risk of drowning. This clinic is FREE for our traditional campers that meet the prerequisites.
- Sessions 3 & 4
- 11:45 am to 12:15 pm
- Pricing
- Members and Pro: FREE
Specialty Camp
For ages 6 to 12. Give campers the oppurtunity to enhance their experience through further exploration in STEM, cooking and the performing arts. STEM camps includes exciting hands-on experiments and projects, culinary safety and terms, table etiquette, and hands-on cooking projects. Performing Arts Camp includes dramatic play, skits, dance, singing, and arts and crafts. All specialty campers will enjoy traditional camp activities with their designated age group during the first half of the camp day, then indulge in afternoon enrichment with the week's specialtly camp group.
Dates and Times
- STEM Camp
- Sessions 2 & 4
- Kids in the Kitchen
- Session 3
- Performing Arts
- Session 5
Pricing
- Members
- $192/week
- Program Members
- $212/week
Jr. Travel Camp
Ages 9 to 12. Travel camp gives campers the oppurtunity to enhance their traditional day camp experience by exploring fun destinations off-site on Tuesdays and Thursdays, while enjoying traditional camp activities on-site at the Y on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Campers will swim on Wednesday and Fridays.
Dates
- Sessions 2 - 10
Pricing
- Member: $192/week
- Program Member: $212/week
Navigators - Advanced Leadership Travel Camp
Ages 12-17, Navigators-Advanced Leadership Travel Camp is designed to foster personal growth and awareness through a culture of service to others. Teens have the opportunity to experience the best of both worlds: making friends and trying new things while engaging in traditional camp activities, including swimming, on-site on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and travelling off-site to exciting local attractions on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Pricing:
- Members: $192/session
- Program Member: $212/session
- $50 Deposit
Leadership in Training Camp
Ages 15-17. LIT camp is an exclusive leadership program designed to prepare mature, enthusiastic, outgoing teens for future roles as YMCA Camp Counselors. LITs will assist in all aspects of camp from logistics and hands-on experiences shadowing counselors and working directly with children to other learning-based experiences such as planning and implementing camp programming. To apply, interested applicants are to email their resume to Camp Director Cecilia Butler, at CeciliaB@ymcaatlanta.org by May 9, 2020
Pricing
- Member: $300/week
- Program Member: $320/week
Location: 2985 Sugarloaf Pkwy Lawrenceville GA 30045
Website: https://www.ymcaatlanta.org/ymca-locations/gwinnett/
Email: Cecilia Butler: ceciliab@ymcaatlanta.org
Phone: 770-963-1313
