Programs & Camps

This program is a fun and active way for children to learn ballet! Students will learn ballet techniques, build strength, and learn choreography. In the last week, students will put on a performance showcasing what they have learned.

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Children will learn the fundamentals of ballet through awareness of body movement and creativity. While participating in exercise and dance sequences, participants will learn coordination while exploring various levels of movement that develop strength.

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Kids learn to love the sport of basketball through age-appropriate drills, exercises while developing teamwork and sportsmanship. All programs will be modified to allow for additional safety precautions including ensuring social distancing as appropriate.

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Students will learn a series of stylistic moves paired with Hip Hop music to help work on musicality, coordination, cognitive awareness, and personalization. Students will work on moving to the beat, remembering dance moves, and expressing themselves within the choreographed movement.

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Karate develops physical conditioning, mental awareness, and self-defense strategies. Students will learn to develop speed, power, focus, and balance. The level is determined by the instructor.

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Children will learn the proper techniques needed to play the sport. In addition, instructors will teach children how to become comfortable with their feet while dribbling, passing, and shooting the ball.

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My Grown-up & Me is a heartwarming class designed to bring parents and their children on the autism spectrum together through the joy of dancing and exercising. This class recognizes the therapeutic benefits of movement for individuals on the spectrum and aims to create a fun and engaging environment for parent-child bonding.

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This class focuses on building and growing the skills learned at the beginner level, especially on improving their dribbling skills, shot selection, and shot-making. At this stage, children will learn new basketball terminology, prepare for in-game situations, as well as build strength, stamina, and endurance.

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Students will learn a series of stylistic moves paired with Hip Hop music to help work on musicality, coordination, cognitive awareness and personalization. Students will work on moving to the beat, remembering dance moves and expressing themselves within the choreographed movement

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Interested in playing volleyball for a team or for school? Get prepared at the YMCA! Participants will gain the knowledge and skills to improve their game. Open to beginners and intermediate levels.

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Karate develops physical conditioning, mental awareness and self-defense strategies. Students will learn to develop speed, power, focus and balance. The level is determined by the instructor.

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• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: None needed 
• Adult participation: One parent or guardian per child must be in the pool for each lesson

The class introduces infants and toddlers to the aquatic environment through exploration.

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• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: Child is comfortable in the water or child has taken Stage A Water Discovery
• Adult participation: One parent or guardian per child must be in the pool for each lesson

Focuses on exploring body positions, blowing bubbles, and fundamental safety and aquatic skills.

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• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: None needed. This class is for kids who aren’t yet comfortable going underwater voluntarily.
• Skills Practiced:
  ○ Bob to submerge in water
  ○ Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet with no help
  ○ Front and back float for 10 seconds with help
  ○ Roll from back to front and front to back with help
  ○ Jump, push, turn, grab with help
  ○ Swim, float, swim 10 feet with help
  ○ Exit the water

Preschoolers develop comfort with underwater exploration and are introduced to basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance.

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• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 1 skills as follows:
  ○ Go underwater and comfortably open eyes without goggles
  ○ Float on front and back with minimal assistance
  ○ Jump into the pool, submerge, and return to the wall with assistance
  ○ This class is for kids who are not able to do a front and back float on their own.
• Skills Practiced:
  ○ Submerge to look at an object on the bottom of the pool
  ○ Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet
  ○ Front and back float for 10 seconds
  ○ Roll from back to front and front to back
  ○ Jump, push, turn, grab
  ○ Swim, float, swim 5 yards
  ○ Tread water near the wall for 10 seconds
  ○ Exit the water

Preschoolers focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water, while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into the water.

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• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 2 skills as follows:
  ○ Float on front and back unassisted
  ○ Push off the wall on stomach with face submerged for 10 feet unassisted
  ○ Swim, float, swim 15 feet unassisted
  ○ Jump into deep water and return to the wall unassisted
  ○ This class is for kids who are not able to swim 10-15 yards on their front and back.
• Skills Practiced:
  ○ Retrieve an object in chest-deep water
  ○ Swim on front and back for 10 yards
  ○ Roll from back to front and front to back
  ○ Jump, push, turn, grab 10 yards
  ○ Swim, float, swim 15 yards
  ○ Tread water for 30 seconds
  ○ Exit the water

Preschoolers learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages. The class also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm/leg action.

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• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: None needed. This class is for kids who aren’t yet comfortable going underwater voluntarily.
• Skills Practiced:
  ○ Bob to submerge in water
  ○ Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet with no help
  ○ Front and back float for 10 seconds with help
  ○ Roll from back to front and front to back with help
  ○ Jump, push, turn, grab with help
  ○ Swim, float, swim 10 feet with help
  ○ Exit the water

Kids develop comfort with underwater exploration and are introduced to basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance.

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• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 1 skills as follows:
  ○ Go underwater and comfortably open eyes without goggles
  ○ Float on front and back with minimal assistance
  ○ Jump into the pool, submerge, and return to the wall with assistance
  ○ This class is for kids who are not able to do a front and back float on their own.
• Skills Practiced:
  ○ Submerge to look at an object on the bottom of the pool
  ○ Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet
  ○ Front and back float for 10 seconds
  ○ Roll from back to front and front to back
  ○ Jump, push, turn, grab
  ○ Swim, float, swim 5 yards
  ○ Tread water near the wall for 10 seconds
  ○ Exit the water

Kids focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water, while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into water.

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• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 2 skills as follows:
  ○ Float on front and back unassisted
  ○ Push off the wall on stomach with face submerged for 10 feet unassisted
  ○ Swim, float, swim 15 feet unassisted
  ○ Jump into deep water and return to the wall unassisted
  ○ This class is for kids who are not able to swim 10-15 yards on their front and back.
• Skills Practiced:
  ○ Retrieve an object in chest-deep water
  ○ Swim on front and back for 10 yards
  ○ Roll from back to front and front to back
  ○ Jump, push, turn, grab 10 yards
  ○ Swim, float, swim 15 yards
  ○ Tread water for 30 seconds
  ○ Exit the water

Kids learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages. The class also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm/leg action.

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• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 3 skills as follows:
  ○ Submerge and retrieve an object in chest-deep water
  ○ Swim front crawl 15 yards while taking a breath
  ○ Swim, float, swim 15 yards
  ○ Jump in and tread water for 30 seconds
  ○ Swim to wall and exit
  ○ This class is for kids who are not able to swim 15 yards of front and back crawl.
• Skills Practiced:
  ○ Swim the front crawl with rotary breathing for 15 yards
  ○ Breaststroke kick for 15 yards
  ○ Butterfly kick for 15 yards
  ○ Elementary backstroke for 15 yards
  ○ Dive from a sitting position
  ○ Tread water using a scissor and whip kick for one minute
  ○ Swim any combination of strokes for 25 yards

Having mastered the fundamentals, Kids learn additional water safety skills and build stroke techniques.

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• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: Child must be able to demonstrate all Stage 4 skills as follows:
  ○ Front crawl and back crawl 25 yards
  ○ Swim breaststroke kick and dolphin kick 15 yards
  ○ Tread water using multiple kicks for 1 minute
  ○ This class is for kids who are not able to swim the front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke across the pool.
• Skills Practiced:
  ○ Swim the front crawl with bent-arm recovery for 25 yards
  ○ Breaststroke for 25 yards
  ○ Butterfly with simultaneous arm action and kick for 15 yards
  ○ Back crawl for 25 yards
  ○ Sidestroke for 25 yards
  ○ Dive from a kneeling position
  ○ Tread water using a scissor and whip kick for 2 minutes
• ○ Swim any combination of strokes for 50 yards

Students work on stroke techniques and learn all major competitive swimming strokes.

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Our adapted aquatics are modified swimming techniques that accommodate the abilities of individuals with cognitive or physical limitations. Our goal is to give people the skills they need for independent swimming and water safety.

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Our adapted aquatics are modified swimming techniques that accommodate the abilities of individuals with cognitive or physical limitations. Our goal is to give people the skills they need for independent swimming and water safety.

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 Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water in stage 1. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming.

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 Students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water, while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into water.

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• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: None needed. This class is for students who aren’t yet comfortable going underwater voluntarily.
• Skills Practiced:
  ○ Bob to submerge in water
  ○ Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet with no help
  ○ Front and back float for 10 seconds with help
  ○ Roll from back to front and front to back with help
  ○ Jump, push, turn, grab with help
  ○ Swim, float, swim 10 feet with help
  ○ Exit the water

Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and are introduced to basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance.

Register

•  Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: Student must be able to demonstrate all Stage 1 skills as follows:
  ○ Go underwater and comfortably open eyes without goggles
  ○ Float on front and back with minimal assistance
  ○ Jump into the pool, submerge, and return to the wall with assistance
  ○ This class is for adults who are not able to do a front and back float on their own.
• Skills Practiced:
  ○ Submerge to look at an object on the bottom of the pool
  ○ Front and back glide to the wall for 5 feet
  ○ Front and back float for 10 seconds
  ○ Roll from back to front and front to back
  ○ Jump, push, turn, grab
  ○ Swim, float, swim 5 yards
  ○ Tread water near the wall for 10 seconds
  ○ Exit the water

Students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water, while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into the water.

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• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: Student must be able to demonstrate all Stage 2 skills as follows:
  ○ Float on front and back unassisted
  ○ Push off the wall on stomach with face submerged for 10 feet unassisted
  ○ Swim, float, swim 15 feet unassisted
  ○ Jump into deep water and return to the wall unassisted
  ○ This class is for students who are not able to swim 10-15 yards on their front and back.
• Skills Practiced:
  ○ Retrieve an object in chest-deep water
  ○ Swim on front and back for 10 yards
  ○ Roll from back to front and front to back
  ○ Jump, push, turn, grab 10 yards
  ○ Swim, float, swim 15 yards
  ○ Tread water for 30 seconds
  ○ Exit the water

Students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages. The class also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm/leg action.

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