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Little campers learn life skills at YMCA
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Arts and crafts is one of the stations that Camp Neehi rotates through. Each week of camp focuses on a different theme.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Camp Neehi was ready for their half hour of swimming July 9. They waited outside until it was their turn to enter the indoor pool.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Swimming was the favorite activity for several Camp Neehi members. They had free time to enjoy the slides and water play area.
Summer camps aren’t just for students on summer break, they are also for kids who are preparing for their first day of class.
Camp Neehi, at the D.D. and Velma YMCA, is a 10-week camp intended to enhance children’s social, cognitive, emotional and language development. It is geared to ages 3 to 5 and focuses on a different theme and YMCA value each week.
Camp Neehi is only a half-day camp, but keeps the kids busy from 9:30 a.m until noon. Each day, campers participate in science, environmental education, singing, story time group games and arts and crafts.
The final activity for the day is open swim in the YMCA’s indoor recreational pool. The pool area has sprinklers, waterfalls and an aquatic jungle gym.
The summer camp began June 14 and will end Aug. 20. For more information, contact Adele Taylor, preschool and family program director, at 330-480-5656 extension 217.