DOWNTOWN BELLEVILLE YMCA - KERN CENTER
JUMP INTO YMCA SUMMER DAY CAMP 2023 AT THE DOWNTOWN BELLEVILLE YMCA!
Summer Camp at the Y is a time for kids to explore, discover, and create in a place that encourages confidence and community.
The Downtown Belleville YMCA offers 5 weeks of summer day camp for ages 5-12. Camps run June 5 - July 7 and camp hours are 9am - 4pm. Fun Club Before & After Camp Care is available as early as 7am and as late as 6pm for ages 5-12.
Check out our 2023 Summer Day Camp schedule below.
Special Interest Camp (Ages 5-12)
Special interest camps are designed to offer activities focused on a particular interest while incorporating overall traditional Y camp principles. Camp size may be smaller and may be offered either indoors or outdoors based on the specific interest. From 9 am - noon, campers participate in their special interest camp. From noon - 4 pm, campers participate in traditional camp activities.
2023 SPECIAL INTEREST CAMPS:
Arts & Humanities Camps
Our arts & humanities camps encourage personal expression and the freedom to create, and provide new experiences for kids. Creativity abounds at the Y.
Arts & Humanities camps include STEAM, Artrageous, and Cooking Up Fun
View Arts & Humanities Camps & Sign Up
Aquatics Camps
Aquatic camps are designed for swimmers of all levels. Your child will become comfortable in the water, increase swimming skills, practice water safety and receive a great start to refining skills while making friends and having fun! Activities include swim lessons, games, water safety skills and splash time.
Sports Camps
Campers spend their day immersed in a specific sport learning fundamental skills and then applying those skills in a game setting. The focus is on introducing and/or improving skills for each sport with emphasis on individual skill development, teamwork, and building self-confidence in an environment that encourages having fun and making friends.
Fun Club Before & After Camp Care (Ages 5-12)
Fun Club, the Y's Before & After Camp Care, is available as an add-on to all camps at an additional fee. Fun Club allows campers to arrive as early as 7am and/or stay as late as 6pm.
Information, Policies & Parent Handbook
To withdraw your child from the day camp program, please provide written notice to the Camp Registrar at least one week prior to the last day of attendance. Weekly deposit(s) are non refundable and non transferable. Re-admittance will be based upon space availability.
Handbook will be posted here soon.
Downtown Belleville YMCA Summer Day Camp Schedule 2023
Click on a camp to learn more and to register online!
(Helpful hint: The schedule below is best viewed from a mobile device when it is horizontal.)
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| June 5-9, 9 am-4 pm | ||
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STEAM |
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| June 12-16, 9 am-4 pm | ||
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Artrageous |
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| June 19-23, 9 am-4 pm | ||
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All Sorts of Sports |
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| June 26-30, 9 am-4 pm | ||
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Cooking Up Fun |
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| July 3-7, 9 am-4 pm | ||
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Water Fun |
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WHY SUMMER DAY CAMPERS KEEP COMING BACK TO THE Y
☀️ Experiences that last a lifetime
Camps grow with your kids, offering fresh ways for them to connect to their potential, purpose, and each other.
☀️ Y Camp is for all
We're proud to offer inclusion & adaptive support services allowing all children to experience camp fun. We're also proud to provide financial assistance.
☀️ Trained and dedicated staff
For 100+ years, the Y's proven programs and trained counselors deliver meaningful experiences that keep kids coming back year after year.
☀️ Fun and friendship
In Y camp, your kids will make new friends and have tons of fun as they explore new adventures every day.
SYDNEY - CAMP PARENT
"I liked knowing that she was in a safe, enriching environment getting physical activity this summer."
KEN - CAMP PARENT
"I LOVE that there are no electronics/screen time. My kids enjoyed the free time when they could intermingle with other peers."
JANELL - CAMP PARENT
"I love the structured schedules. My daughter loves swimming and reading. It's hard to get her physically active but Y Camp helped with that."
How has Y Camp Helped Shape Your Child?
Y camps are some of the longest-running in the country, impacting generations. Has YMCA Camp impacted your child? We would love to hear about it!
YMCA Camp Lakewood
Take the adventure to the next level with our Camp Lakewood overnight camp. With a 360-acre lake and more than 5,000 acres of forest-covered hills, caves, creeks and more, there are many opportunities for natural exploration. Whether it's the campfires, swimming, archery, zip lining, sports, canoeing, cookouts, fishing, inflatable water park and kayaking, every camper delights in waking up with a renewed sense of excitement as to what new activities each day at camp will bring. Y members receive discounts.
Where Work is Play
If you have talent, knowledge, and passion for working with children - and you want to work in an organization where you will be rewarded with opportunities to serve, it’s time to learn more about what the Gateway Region YMCA has to offer.