Scholarships Available

DAY CAMP

• Ages: 6-12 (must have completed kindergarten)
• Time: 8-5 pm
• Fees: $180 member / $200 non-member

DATES/THEMES – COMING SOON

The Day Camp experience begins as your child enjoys discovering the wonders of the outdoors in partnership with Thorne-Rider Youth Camp in Story and Poulson-Griffith Youth Camp on Big Goose. Campers will also get the chance to go on other adventures in and around Sheridan and Johnson County. These are just a few of the things that make Day Camp not only a fun week, but a place for youth to grow. Limited to 50 campers.

Additional info: Meet at the Y. All transportation provided. Campers are eligible to sign up for an additional week after May 1.

BACKYARD CAMP

• Ages: 6-12 (must have completed kindergarten)
• 8-5 pm
• Fees: $160 member (short 3-day week: $100); $180 non-member (short 3-day week: $120)

Dates/Themes: COMING SOON

Arts, crafts, games, sports, and much more! If you are a parent who prefers their camper to stay closer to the nest, then this is a perfect option for you. Our activities are held at the Y, Bridges Camp (formerly NSI on Big Goose), and at local businesses! Campers will have a chance to have fun in a variety of ways, make memories that will stay with them forever, and learn new skills in our themed camps! Limited to 35 campers

Additional info: Meet at the Y. All transportation provided. Campers are eligible to sign up for an additional week after May 1.

ADVENTURE CLUB 

• Ages: 4-6
• Dates: 9:30-12:30 pm
• Fees: $80 member (short 3-day week: $65); $120 non-member (short 3-day week: $100)

Each day campers can have fun developing skills while participating in a wide variety of activities. These activities include: arts and crafts, active game playing, swimming, fun challenges, field trips, and fun, fun, fun! Please visit with camp staff if you have any concerns with your child participating in any of these supervised activities.

Additional info: Campers are eligible to sign up for an additional week after May 1.

Scholarships Available

ART & JOURNALING OBSERVATION

• Ages: 8-13
• Dates: 
• Times: 9-12 pm
• Fees: $120 member | $160 non-member

Begin this class creating your own observation journals! Each journal will be individually crafted and used to record ideas, observation and thoughts. The end of the week will find us taking nature walks to use all we’ve learned. How can a visual journal enhance your vision, thinking and creativity? Drop off and Pickup at SAGE Gallery (21 W Brundage St, Sheridan). Limited to 20

ART & SCIENCE EXPLORATION

• Ages: 8-13
• Dates:
• Times: 9-12 pm
• Fees: $120 member | $160 non-member

Get your hands dirty by diving into art and science exploration. Campers will apply creative an critical thinking skills through science experiments and basic art skills. Make observations, ask questions and connect art to science. Drop-off and pick-up at SAGE Gallery (21 W Brundage St, Sheridan). Limited to 20 participants.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

• Ages: 9-14
• Dates: 
• Times: 9-12 pm
• Fees: $60 member | $80 non-member

Dive into the realm of Dungeons & Dragons! Come roll the dice, paint your character, explore fantasy worlds, and reenact your adventuring visions with other campers! Novice and experienced players are all welcome. Limited to 15 players.

JUNIOR FASION CAMP

• Ages: 9-14
• Dates: 
• Times: 8-12 pm
• Fees: $120 member | $160 non-member

Junior Fashion Camp will be an introduction to basic hand sewing, fashion illustration and machine sewing. Campers will learn about discovering their own unique style, build new life skills and boost their confidence. They will learn about colors, styles, fabric and much more. This camp will feature fashion-themed games and activities. At the end of the week campers will head home with a handmade accessory. Limited to 15 campers.

MAKE YOUR MARK: MURAL CAMP

• Ages: 10-14
• Dates: 
• Times: 9-12 pm
• Fees: $120 member | $160 non-member

Join us as we leave our mark on the Sheridan County YMCA crosswalk. We want to showcase Sheridan’s youth artists in a very public way! With instructor Ashley Cooper, campers will learn about design principles, scaling projects, and mural work as they collaborate to beautify the YMCA facility. Limited to 10 participants.

THEATER CAMP 1

• Ages: 7-11
• Dates: 
• Times: 9-3 pm
• Fees: $180 member | $200 non-member

This camp is for students that are new to theater. Campers will learn about developing stage presence, vocal projection, character development, stage blocking, and audition skills. Through theater games and skits, campers will gain valuable artistic experience while making many new connections. To end the camp, campers will learn and perform Joust: A Mighty, Medieval Musical at the WYO Theater on Friday, times TBD. Limited to 25 campers.

THEATER CAMP 2

• Ages: 9-14
• Dates: 
• Times: 9-4 pm
• Fees: $180 member | $200 non-member

Combining music and performance into a theatrical experience will have campers moving and singing all week. Enjoy the opportunity to experience some of the most memorable musical selections from a variety of shows. Grow in your musicianship and confidence. A performance is scheduled at the WYO Theater on Friday at 2:00pm. Limited to 30 campers.

TOLE/DECORATIVE PAINTING

• Ages: 5-8
• Dates:
• Times: 9-12 pm
• Fees: $50 member | $60 non-member

Tole painting is considered as Folk Art. Pull out your old paint shirts and join Y staff as we explore the art of tole/decorative painting. Campers will learn intricate and detailed tips and tricks on how to paint on items that can include furniture, jewelry boxes, wood cut-outs, tin objects, rocks, etc. The campers will go home with paint on their hands and pieces of art they can be proud of. Limited to 15 participants.

UPRISING COMMUNITY HERO CAMP

• Junior Heroes: Ages: 8-10
• Dates: 
• Times: 9-12 pm
• Community Heroes: Ages: 11-13
• Dates: 
• Times: 1-4 pm
• Fees for both: $35 member | $45 non-member

Uprising is excited to guide youth through a hero’s journey. Campers will take part in fun, engaging activities that hone critical thinking skills about important topics like healthy relationships, online safety, consent and more. Youth will be empowered to discover their inner strengths to make positive choices in their lives and communities.

WRITING & ILLUSTRATION

• Ages: 8-13
• Dates: 
• Times: 9-12 pm
• Fees: $120 member | $160 non-member

Write, illustrate and go home with your own hand-made children’s book. Practice simple cartoons and illustrations, create a storyboard rough draft and finalize your own book. Drop off and Pick-up at SAGE Gallery (21 W Brundage St, Sheridan). Limited to 20 participants.

UPCYCLED ART

• Ages: 8-13
• Dates: 
• Times: 9-12 pm
• Fees: $120 member | $160 non-member

Repurpose materials that would otherwise be thrown away into pieces of art! (clothes, paper, cloth, jewelry, coal ash). We will also spend a couple of days venturing outside to create art pieces from natural materials. Feel free to bring a few select items from home you think you may use in your art projects that would otherwise be discarded or given away. Limited to 20 participants.

YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

• Ages: 8-15
• Dates:
• Times: 12-4 pm
• Fees: $120 member | $180 non-member

Calling all young entrepreneurs! Do you enjoy the thrill of advertising? Do you enjoy the satisfaction of developing a quality product and the fruits of your labor? Then this is the camp for you! Come learn what it takes to create, develop, and run a successful business. We are offering this camps at the beginning of the summer so during the rest of summer break you can run your own successful business! Limited to 20 participants.

Printmaking Exploration

• Ages: 11-15
• Dates: 
• Times: 1 – 4pm
• Fees: $120 member | $160 non-member
• Location: Drop off & Pick Up at SAGE Gallery. (21 w Brundage St, Sheridan)

**Max 20 Campers

Campers will get to explore the amazing art medium of printmaking! Rachel Ruleaux will work with art campers to learn mono printing, drypoint etching, and much more! Each student will gain great skills in printmaking and bring home wonderful print masterpieces!

Scholarships Available

JUNIOR LIFEGUARD CAMP

• Ages: 11-14
• Dates:
• Times: 8-12 pm and Fri 1-5 pm
• Fees: $100 member | $130 non-member

The Junior Lifeguarding Camp is designed to guide youth through the Red Cross Lifeguarding course by building a foundation of knowledge, attitudes and skills of future lifeguards. It serves to bridge the gap between Swim Lessons and Lifeguarding, and includes the following topics: development of swimming skills and endurance, victim recognition, first aid/CPR/AED, water rescue skills. Limited to 10 campers. Pre-requisites are required. Prior to registering for this camp, youth must meet with the Aquatic Director to complete a water competency sequence. This includes: step into water from the side and totally submerge, maintain position for 1 minute by treading water or floating (or a combination of the two), rotate one full turn and orient to exit, level-off and swim on the front or back 25 yards, exit without using the ladder or steps, swim the front crawl for 25 yards continuously breathing to the front or side and swim the breaststroke for 25 yards using a pull, breathe, kick and glide sequence.

STICKS & STONES AND DINASAUR BONES

• Ages: 6-11
• Dates: 
• Times: 8-1 pm
• Fees: $100 member | $130 non-member

Join us for adventure-filled days in this field geology class which can include searching for petrified wood, leaf and fern impression fossils, studying stream bed geology (weathering and erosion), mapping unknown areas and creating a topo map. Campers will enjoy a variety of outdoor activities from learning about geology, gold panning, and learning about stream science. Campers will take nature hikes and find fossils along the way. Join instructor Art Orr and come enjoy this week full of outdoor adventure. Let’s be spies in nature and find and see things that are not obvious. Expect the unexpected! Limited to 15 campers.

Sports camps are 4-day camps, with the exception of Challenger Soccer Camp.

Scholarships Available

TRACK AND FIELD CAMP

• Ages: 5-7 (9:30-10:30 am)
• 8-12 (8-9:30 am)
• Dates: 
• Fees: $50 member | $60 non-member

Come learn running techniques as well as jumping, throwing and hurdling strategies from your own local Junior High Coach, Liz Moore, and her staff. They are ready to guide campers on how to enjoy track and field and improve their stamina and skills.

VOLLEYBALL CAMP

• Ages: 9-12
• Dates: 
• Times: 1-3 pm
• Fees: $50 member | $60 non-member

Coach Taylor LaBossiere is ready and excited to lead this summer’s volleyball camp here at the Y! Get ready to pass, set, and hit your way into an energizing and exciting camp experience. Novice and experienced players are all welcome. Limited to 40 participants.

Y YOUTH SOCCER CAMP

• Ages: 5-6 (8:30-9:30 am)
• 7-8 & 9-13 (8:30-10:30 am)
• Dates: 
• Fees: $50 member | $60 non-member

The Y is excited this summer season to bring a soccer camp full of fun and touches on the ball. Whether you are an experienced player who wants to refine their skills or this is your first “go-round” with a soccer ball, all are welcome. Limited to 24 campers in each age group.

Here is a list of things your camper will need while at this camp: Water Bottle, Shin Guards, Sun Protection, Appropriate shoes

YMCA SPORTS OF ALL SORTS CAMP

• Ages: 8-12
• Dates:
• Times: 8:30-10:30 am
• Fees: $50 member | $60 non-member

Join the YMCA sports staff as we put on an introductory course for athletes willing to try their hand at a variety of sports and challenges. This camp will have you on your toes with obstacle courses, water day battles, and a range of other sports. We will work on not only rules of new games, but also on conditioning and movements that are age appropriate. Limited to 24 campers.

Here is a list of things your camper will need while at this camp: Water Bottle, Appropriate Shoes

CHALLENGER SOCCER CAMP

Participants must register online at camps@challengersports.com

Challenger Sports is the leading soccer camp company in North America, and our International Soccer Camp is where we channel our energy and passion for the game into a fun—yet developmental—environment. Our industry experts have crafted an approach which uses methodologies from all around the world to truly reflect the global nature of the sport today. We use age-appropriate practices to help players develop at their own pace, learn brand new skills and become an all-round better player…while having an amazing time with our international coaching staff!

Most camps will include a free soccer ball, T-shirt, poster and certificate, as well as a free early registration replica jersey. Please check your individual sessions on the next page to confirm this.

Please note that there may be a $10 late fee at most of our campsites for campers registering within 10 days of the camp start date. Many camps will fill up and be closed prior to this date. Please register early to avoid disappointment.

HALF DAY

• Ages: 5-16
• Time: 9-12 pm
• Fees: $165 early registration | $195 registration

Longer daily sessions from Monday to Friday inclusive. Complete technical player development featuring practices from around the world as part of our international camp curriculum. Includes access to a virtual coaching world courtesy of Challenger Virtual, motivating players to practice more at home before, during and after their program on the field!

OVERTIME BONUS OPTION

• Ages: 5-16
• Time: 1-3 pm
• Fees: $80 early registration | $95 registration

Special afternoon bonus session for HALF DAY campers. Typically runs from Monday – Thursday. Packed lunch required for a supervised break. Please check individual session details on the challenger website.

TINY TYKES

• Ages: 3-5
• Time: 8-8:45 am
• Fees: $105 early registration | $125 registration

Shorter, daily sessions from Monday to Friday inclusive. A fun introduction to soccer influenced by the very popular year-round Tiny Tykes curriculum. Includes games, activities, and adventures to introduce and develop coordination, balance, running, stopping, turning, kicking, dribbling, throwing & catching.

Includes access to a virtual coaching world courtesy of Challenger Virtual, motivating players to practice more at home before, during and after their program on the field!

All Resident Camps are held at Camp Roberts, located above Buffalo. Transportation is provided. Youth will reside OVERNIGHT for the duration of their camp.

Scholarships Available

ART NOMADS

• Ages: 11-13
• Dates: 
• Fees: $370

What is Art? Where is Art? Uncover and explore the life of art. Local artist Patty Bills will provide insight and support to discover several genres of art. View the world through different eyes, tools, habitat, and story! Know more, see more, and feel more as everyday life takes on a new hue! Limited to 18 overnight campers.

LEARN TO COOK

• Ages: 9-13
• Dates: 
• Fees: $370

Treat your child to a summer adventure filled with fun, learning, and lots of incredible flavors. The young chefs will enjoy learning to cook over a fire or in the ground. Come enjoy a week of hands-on cooking, walk away with a variety of new skills, and have memories from sharing time with others in the kitchen. Limited to 18 overnight campers.

LEARN TO SHOOT / HUNTER SAFETY

• Ages: 11-15
• Dates: 
• Fees: $370

A riflery/archery camp teaches campers calm deliberation and concentration. Campers will learn how to safely handle firearms as well as techniques for the field. This course will be facilitated by a certified Game and Fish instructor to ensure kids stay safe and have fun. Upon successful completion of this course campers will earn their Hunter Safety license. Limited to 20 overnight campers.

OFF TO CAMP STAYOVER

• Ages: 8-11
• Dates: 
• Fees: $105

Come check out the YMCA’s Resident Camp! Spend 2 exciting days and 1 night with all your friends. This is the perfect opportunity to sample the resident camp experience. We will leave the YMCA at 8:00 AM and return the following day at 5:00 PM. Enrollment limited to 25 campers. Limited to 25 overnight campers.

OUTDOOR SURVIVAL

• Ages: 9-13
• Dates: 
• Fees: $370

Learn the art of survival from the comfort of Camp Roberts. Discover different methods of fire/shelter building, and other key skills to get you through any situation! This camp is perfect for beginner survivalists who also want a blend of the traditional activities offered at Camp Roberts. Limited to 18 overnight campers.

RESIDENT CAMP

• Ages: 9-11
• Dates:
• Fees: $370 (short 3-day week: $225)

Discover the magic of camp at Camp Roberts! Campers will experience a wide variety of activities including archery, climbing, crafts, canoeing and kayaking, mountain biking, nature, geocaching, and swimming. Through our unique programming and caring staff, campers will experience a culture of meaningful relationships to one another and the outdoors. Limited to 30 overnight campers.

UP A NOTCH

• Ages: 12-13
• Dates:
• Fees: $370 (short 3-day week: $225)

Enjoy the ULTIMATE teen summer camp experience. Campers will experience a number of traditional activities offered at Resident Camp but will be challenged to a higher level of adventure and skill. Teen campers can look forward to embarking on a series of outings that include kayaking, mountain biking, fishing and hiking! Limited to 12 overnight campers.

WATERCOLOR CAMPOUT

• Ages: 11-13
• Dates: 
• Fees: $120

Join our counselor team and local artist Patty Bills for a night under the stars and on the trail away from camp. Campers will spend the night in hammocks and experience the outdoors from the artist’s perspective. Join us on an adventure where the wild comes to life on canvas right before our eyes! Limited to 12 overnight campers.