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Specialty Camps
One Week Specialty Camps
These camps are designed to give participants an opportunity to meet new people and gain a different experience each week. Each camp will offer a unique theme with interactive fun activities. The camp day will focus on the Main activity but the children will also have fun swimming, playing games and arts and crafts.
Who: Special Interest Camps are for children entering 1st through 5th grade.
Where: Special Interest Camps will be held at Wheeler Regional Family YMCA. 149 Farmington Ave, Plainville.
Time: 9:00 AM 4:30 PM Monday - Friday
Extended Care: 7:30 9:00 AM and/or 4:30 6:00 PM
Fees: $215.00 per 1 week session
Maximum of 20 campers per session.
Sports Camp Attire:
Campers should wear clothing that does not limit movement such as shorts or gym pants. Campers will need to wear socks and comfortable sneakers; bring a bathing suit and towel. Campers should also bring a lunch, drink and water bottle each day. Please label all belongings.
NEW!!! Extreme Skate Camp
The camp day will focus on skate boarding and rollerblading skill development. The highlight of the program well be a NEW skate park on the YMCA property. The camp program will be designed for both beginner and advanced skill levels. All campers will also be able to participate in swimming, outdoor games, crafts and camp spirit! The week will end with a skills demonstration. All campers should come with the following equipment: Skate board or rollerblades, elbow pads, Knee pads, wrist guards and a helmet
Dates:
Week 3 July 7 July 11
Week 5 July 21 July 25
NEW!!! Fort Builder Camp
If you build it .The campers will spend each day building wild and wacky forts on the camps grounds. The campers will be challenged to build things with all kinds of materials that will include: paper plates, wood, tooth picks, rocks, tinfoil, plastic, etc. The goal is to spark the imagination and have fun. With this program, the kids are going to build out of this world structures for all of us to marvel.
Dates:
Week 4 July 14 July 18
Week 6 July 28 August 1
NEW!!! Craftastic Camp
Glue it. Paint it, create a masterpiece! The campers will explore two dimensional and three dimensional designs by using water colors, acrylics, pastels, graphic pencils, clay and a variety of other mediums. Having fun being silly and using your imagination are the focus for this new summer camp.
Dates:
Week 1 June 23 June 27
Week 2 June 30 July 3 (no camp on July 4)
Week 7 August 4 August 8
Week 8 August 11 August 15
Basketball Camp
These programs are offered to boys and girls ages 69. The weekly goal of this camp is to develop and improve campers techniques through drills and games. Proper techniques of dribbling, shooting and passing will be introduced and practiced. The emphasis for younger players will be to improve their skills in a fun filled environment. Older players will be taught technical refinement while learning the tactical approach to the game. Class scrimmages will allow players to utilize their knowledge and skills in a team environment.
Dates:
Week 1 June 23 June 27
Week 2 June 30 July 4*
Week 7 August 4 August 8
Week 8 August 11 August 15
*There will be no camp on Friday, July 4th
Soccer Camp
Dribble, pass, shoot and score! The Wheeler Soccer Camp will focus on the fundamentals of the game. The daily schedule will include skill development, games and scrimmages. Each day the campers will also participate in a variety of traditional camp activities that will include swimming, archery and camp spirit games.
Dates:
Week 1 June 23 June 27
Week 2 June 30 July 4*
Week 7 August 4 August 8
Week 8 August 11 August 15
*There will be no camp on Friday, July 4th
Gymnastics Camp
Spend a week learning sound fundamentals of the bars, vault, beam and floor apparatus. The campers will learn proper form, technique and skill progression during the week. Each day the campers will focus on three events that will include: beam, vault and floor. At the end of the week the campers will perform a skills demonstration for the parents.
Dates:
Week 4 July 14 July 18
Week 5 July 21 July 25
Week 9 August 18 August 22
Super Sports Camp
This camp will be offered to boys and girls ages 6-9. The campers will be introduced to a NEW SPORT each day of the week. The goal of the program is to learn new sports skills and have fun! The following sports will be introduced: Soccer, Basketball, Hockey, Water Volleyball, Flag Football, Golf and Baseball. The camp day will consist of skill development, group games, and FUN spirited athletic competition. Fun in the sun is the name of the game in our new Super Sports Camp!!
Dates:
Week 5 July 21 July 25
Galaxy Camp
Each camp day will focus on a new interactive activity everyday. The sun, the moon, the stars and rocketry will be the theme for each days adventure. All campers will be able to participate in swimming, outdoor games, crafts and camp spirit! The week will come to a fantastic finish with a Rocket Launch. Shoot for the stars and blast off with the 2008 Galaxy Camp!
Dates:
Week 4 July 14 July 18
Week 6 July 28 August 1
Girl Power
Friendships that will last a lifetime will be made at Girl Power Camp. The girls will spend each day participating in fun activities with a Girl Power theme. Activity highlights will be: Yoga, Spa Day, Photography, Scrap booking and team building activities. Each day the girls will be able to participate in swimming, indoor rock climbing, outdoor games, and craft projects. Join today and make this Girl Power session a special one!
Dates:
Week 5 July 21 July 25
Week 9 August 18 August 22
Dance Camp
Learn some Hip-Hop, some modern and Latin dance, and then get ready to boogie! The Wheeler Dance Camp will choreograph three shows during the week for all the families to enjoy!
Dates:
Week 3 July 7 July 11
Week 7 August 4 August 8
Theater Power
Write, direct and produce.... The Wheeler thespians will do all three as they put together a new performance each day. Camp spirit, fun, and friendship will make the Theater Camp a fantastic SHOW!
Dates:
Week 6 July 28 August 1
Week 8 August 11 August 15
SAVE THE DATE!
Camp Reunion February 14th
Camp Cook-Out August 15th
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