Youth
NorthWest 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
Join us for the first ever three on three basketball tournament at the NorthWest Family YMCA! Grab your buddies and show off your skills!
Ages:
16 and up
Fee:
$15 per player
Registration:
First come, first served for the first 16 teams.
Dates:
Regular season games: June 11 – June 22
Tournament: June 25 – July 10
For additional information, please contact Adam Matney at 803.407.8007 or adammatney@columbiaymca.org.
Click here for tournament rules.
South Carolina United FC Recreational Soccer Camps
Ages: Pre-kindergarten – 9th grade
These affordable camps are designed to provide Recreational, Academy and Classic players with high-quality instruction to help develop their individual soccer skills.
» Featuring South Carolina United FC Select and Academy Coaches and led by our licensed Coaching Staff
» For Recreational, Academy and Classic players ages 4-14
» Enrollment is limited to 100 players to allow individual attention from coaches
» Each player will receive a camp T-shirt, soccer ball, sackpack and water bottle
» Daily Technical Skills sessions and small-sided games
Sessions: Dates vary by location.
Visit SCUFC’s website for more information and registration.
Summer T-ball, Super-T, and Baseball
Ages: 3 – 14 (see below)
It’s that time of the year! Kids are thinking of Summer. This year try one our our instructional T-ball, Super-T, or Coaches Pitch Baseball/Softball leagues! They’re a great way to have fun, get healthy, and learn!
Youth T-ball
Ages: 3-5
YMCA Locations: Jeep Rogers, NorthWest, Downtown, Lexington
Super-T
Ages: 6-8
YMCA Locations: Jeep Rogers
Coaches Pitch Baseball/Softball
Ages: 6-9
YMCA Locations: NorthWest, Downtown, Lexington
Specialty Birthday Parties
Ages: Parties for ages 2 and older!
Our Specialty parties are designed to make your child’s party the BEST EVER! We offer party packages to fit everyone’s needs. Our parties provide you with an hour of a specialty activity in Justin’s Place and 45 minutes in our party room. A host is provided to help make your party run smoothly. Parties offered Saturdays and Sundays. Email ashleighkehl@columbiaymca.org for theme options.
Cost:
Members: $150
Non-members: $225
Up to 25 guests. $5 extra for additional guests.
Fun Night
Ages: K – 8th grade
Fun Night is just that…A FUN NIGHT! Parents go out to eat, enjoy some time away, we’ve got your kids and they will love it! A DJ, music, games, concessions, Justin’s Place, dance offs and much more. Don’t miss out!
Days & Times:
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.; January 6 & 20; February 3 & 17; March 2 & 16 & 30; April 13 & 27; May 11 & 25
Cost:
Members: $5
Non-members: $7
Private Tennis Lessons
Ages: 5 years – Adult
Personalized instruction focusing on stroke development, strategy and match play concepts. To schedule a time, contact John Atkinson at johna@silverfoxtennis.com. Each class is one hour.
Registration: Ongoing
Cost:
Members: $40/ lesson
Non-members: $45/ lesson
Yoga Kids and Kids Cardio
Ages: 3-5 years and Kindergarten – 5th grade
Fun group classes geared specifically for our kids! A great way for kids to stay in shape, learn healthy habits and keep their energy focused in a positive manner.
Dates & Times: See current group exercise schedule for classes.
Cost:
Members: FREE
Non-members: $10 guest fee
Healthy Living Initiative for Afterschool and Summer Programs
The Y would like to share some exciting changes taking place in our afterschool and summer programs. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of our programming, we will be making changes that will lead to increases in the amount of physical activity children accumulate and improve the nutritional quality of the foods served in our afterschool and summer programs.
Over the next 2 years (2011-2013) we will be evaluating these changes by collecting children’s physical activity using small motion sensors called accelerometers and pedometers, and observe the types of foods children eat during our programs. This information will be invaluable and serve to inform us on where our programs need improvement.
We want to ensure that as a parent of a child attending one of our programs that you are aware of these improvement efforts and that physical activity and nutrition information may be collected from your child. This information will also be used for research purposes, will be published, but the identities of all children involved will not be revealed. If you do not want this information collected from your child, please indicate this to your afterschool or summer YMCA staff. If your child does not want to participate in this evaluation, they simply need to indicate this to the YMCA staff. Your child will still be able to participate in all our programs.
We look forward to these exciting changes and believe that through these efforts we will be able to provide better programming for our YMCA members and, importantly, influence the health and wellness of the children attending.
Afterschool at the Y
The NorthWest Family YMCA offers an afterschool program that is far from ordinary! Emphasizing our Christian mission, the Y engages students in a variety of ways – see why we are so different!
Tracks
Tracks are activity choices that students can choose from each day. Each day offers an active track, a creative track and a hodge podge track. Of corse, homework assistance is offered as a track each day. Tracks run for 45-minute segments and students can choose up to two tracks per day!
Choice
We believe in the power of choice. Students get to choose each day what activities or tracks they participate in. We believe that allowing students to choose what they do each day helps build a student’s understanding of making positive choices and also ensures that all students are participating and engaged in that activity. After all, they chose it for themselves!
Activities
Active tracks are just that, ACTIVE! Sports, games, contests, challenges and group exercise classes – whatever moves you.
Creative tracks incorporate the best of being creative. Arts and crafts, drama, dance, singing, skits and more help your student keep those creative juices flowing even after school is out.
Hodge Podge is a little bit of everything! Swimming, archery, nature hikes, field trips, you name it. If it’s crazy and fun, it falls into this group of tracks!
Homework is offered during the first track of every day. Our staff are prepared to ensure your student gets their homework finished so that when they go home, it’s family time rather than homework time. Homework is an optional track, so if your student doesn’t have homework or if you prefer to do it at home, it’s no problem!
The Difference
What makes the Y afterschool programs so different from any other program? Tracks, Choice and Activities are just the beginning. Everyone LOVES CAMP! Just becuase school has started back doesn’t mean the fun should end. WE ARE NOT A DAY CARE! WE RUN DAY CAMP DURING AFTER SCHOOL HOURS! That means we don’t just sit in a room and watch TV. We move, we play, we engage students to be active, be creative and have fun! Also, don’t forget, unlike most programs, our program doesn’t close when school is out. We offer all day camp at no additional charge. Where else can you find all of this? Only at the Y!
Transportation is provided from:
» Oak Pointe Elementary
» River Springs Elementary
» Ballentine Elementary
» Dutch Fork Elementary
» Harbison West Elementary
» Dutch Fork Middle
» H.E. Corley Elementary
» Crossroads Middle
» Irmo Middle
** Healthy snacks are provided to each student, every day!
Afterschool Registration Form 2011 – 2012
Afterschool Payment Agreement 2011 – 2012
NorthWest Afterschool Parent Handbook
For more information, please contact:
Ashleigh Kehl
803.407.8007