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Quality Camps Parents Can Feel Good About
Summertime is the best time.
Especially for kids, but even for adults. Everything seems to slow down a bit. Often there’s a vacation to be taken, and plenty of backyard barbecues and pool time. For parents, this is a great time to take a break from the morning hustle and bustle of getting kids to school on time and all the school-related extracurriculars we must plan for. However, the big challenge when school is out is keeping our kids busy. Clearly, we can’t have them sitting around the house playing video games all day for two and a half months. Some programming is helpful to busy parents, and it’s healthy for kids to have some structure when school isn’t in session. This is where the best summer tradition of all comes in. Summer Camp!
Splish Splash
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Summer camps come in all shapes and sizes, and while there is something for everyone, it can be hard to choose the right environment and program for our kids. We all want to find summer programs that are safe, fun, entertaining, and educational for our kids. It may seem like a tall order, but take heart, dear parent; our local YMCA has all the answers and options that tick all the boxes.
The YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth has been doing summer camp longer than most of us have been alive. They know what kids want and what parents need. That’s why they have developed systems to keep kids busy having fun in an environment parents can trust. They have weekly adventure day camps at multiple branches throughout the entire summer where kids can unplug, explore, learn, play, and have a blast being silly and carefree. YMCA Camp Carter offers weekly day camp and also overnight camp opportunities for kids who are ready to take their summer camp experience to the next level and test their independence in a wholesome and safe environment.
As Holli Winn, the Senior Vice President of Programs for the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth, says, “I believe summer camp is important because it builds confidence and creates friendships. It generates social and emotional learning. It offers kids the opportunity to have adult role models to learn from and bond with. It is a place that is safe for kids to explore and grow, and it provides high-quality programming that parents can feel good about.”
Camp Carter Big Swing
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Adventure camps give kids opportunities to put down their devices, discover nature, play sports, swim, improve their fitness, get some sunshine, discover their talents, and make new friends. Each weekly adventure camp has a specific theme, from superheroes to sports, that each branch participates in. With locations all over the Fort Worth metro area, there is a convenient location for every family. Best of all, YMCA adventure camps are refreshingly affordable.
In addition to weekly day camp, YMCA Camp Carter offers several overnight camp sessions on a beautiful 360-acre campus right on the Trinity River, a mere 15 minutes from downtown Fort Worth, that feels like another world altogether. Many of us who grew up in Fort Worth attended Camp Carter, and we can attest to the magical feeling we got there. A feeling that only summer camp can provide. Camp Carter is a true overnight camp experience, and all that implies right here in our own backyard. It is the perfect next step when your child, and you as parents, are ready to graduate from day camp to the full summer camp experience.
For kids, summer camp is pure fun. For parents, it can be an anxious time. We want our kids to have fun, make great memories, and learn, but we also want them to be safe. The YMCA, perhaps better than any organization, understands this and takes measures above and beyond any required steps to ensure the safety of our most precious gifts: our children. YMCA camp counselors, lifeguards, and staff receive extensive training across myriad topics to ensure kids not only have fun but also feel safe and respected during their time at camp.
Field Trip!
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The summer experiences the YMCA offers are fun, safe, affordable, and convenient. By working with kids in this way, YMCA summer camps build confidence by allowing them to be themselves, grow, learn, explore, create new friendships, and make lasting summer memories. They offer everything kids and parents want and need in a summer camp, and that is why we love them!
For more information and to register your kids for unforgettable summer experiences, visit the Fort Worth YMCA website.
