Check out our video of Lewis Day Camp by clicking here. 

Go here to download our 2010 camp brochure (including a pre-registration form that can be printed and mailed in).

KinderCamp 2010 will take place from August 16th through August 20th.

Mark your calendar for our Camp Open House (and YMCA Healthy Kids Day) on Saturday, May 22nd from 10-noon.

During the final session of Lewis Day Camp, we open our arms, hearts, and facilities to children entering kindergarten in the fall. KinderCampers will participate in all of the great Lewis Day Camp activities, led by staff members with a specialty in working with younger children. Activities will be adapted to be age-appropriate. KinderCamp is designed to be a fun, confidence-building transition from child care to school.

Ages: KinderCamp is only for children entering kindergarten in the fall.

Session Date: August 16-20, 2010.

Facilities: On our 52 acres of fields, woods and river frontage we have a 25 yard in-ground pool, a covered pavilion that seats 120, rest rooms, offices, changing rooms, four lean-tos, an archery range, beach volleyball court, basketball area, playing fields, a canoe launch, and miles of hiking trails.

Activities: Our staff fosters the development of the whole child by providing a wide-variety of fun, age-appropriate activities that promote social, physical, intellectual and emotional growth, and the values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. Core camp activities include: YMCA swim lessons, sports, arts & crafts, free swim, cooperative games, hiking, theater & music, archery, nature education, canoeing, and opening and closing ceremonies. Session themes provide the focus for many activities.

Hours of Operation: Camp runs from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm , Monday through Friday (not including transportation time).

Staffing: Our two KinderCamp staff leaders come from either our Lewis Day Camp or ASPIRE staff and bring prior experience and training in working with younger children. KinderCampers stay with this staff team throughout the day. This team is joined at each activity by a Lewis Day Camp senior counselor who specialize in that activity (ie: arts & crafts, archery, swim lessons, etc.).

Groups and Ratios: KinderCamp is limited to ten campers, putting the camper:staff ratio at 5:1.

Family Night: Parents, grandparents, siblings and friends are invited to Family Night, held on Thursday night. Family Night allows KinderCampers (and other Lewis Day Campers) to share with their families the projects and activities that they have participated in during camp. Family Nights are always a hit!

Tuition: $150 for the one-week session, plus a $25 registration fee. Financial Assistance is available.

To register: The program brochure and pre-registration form will be available here by mid-April. If you want us to mail a brochure to you directly, please call (802-463-4769) or email us with your name and address.

Directions to Lewis Day Camp:

• From the South: Take I-91 to Exit 7. Stay right at end of off-ramp, pass under I-91 and get into left lane. Turn left onto Route 5 between Blue Canoe and a closed gas station. Lewis Day Camp is less than 1/2 mile up on the right, just after crossing over the bridge over the Black River.
• From the North: Take I-91 to Exit 7. Stay right at end of ramp. Immediately cross over to left lane. Turn left onto Route 5 between Blue Canoe and a closed gas station. Lewis Day Camp is less than 1/2 mile up on the right, just after crossing over the bridge over the Black River.
• From downtown Springfield: Take Route 11 East toward NH. Just before I-91, take a right onto Route 5 South, between a closed gas station and Blue Canoe. Lewis Day Camp is less than 1/2 mile up on the right, just after crossing over the bridge over the Black River.
• From Charlestown: From downtown, stay on Route 12 North until the left turn that will take you across the old Toll Bridge. On the VT side, pass under Route 91 and get into left lane. Turn left onto Route 5 between Blue Canoe and a closed gas station. Lewis Day Camp is less than 1/2 mile up on the right, just after crossing over the bridge over the Black River.