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PAGE A8, VHITBY FREE PRESS, Summer, MAY 10, 1989 .~ u w w - - YMCA has day camps to suit any imterest One of the most popular sum- mer activities for kids of all ages is day camp. And the YMCA has a day camp to suit any interest. For kids, aged three to 16, who live in the Whitby-Ajax-Picker- ing area, the YMCA's day camp is located at Heber Down Conser- vation Area. According to Linda Dolman of the YMCA, the camps can fil up quickly. Last year all eight camps were full by the end of To date this year, Dolman says the riding camp and sports camp (with computer option) are already full. She says they are popular lBy Debbie Luchuk Summer is coming soon, des- pite recent cold and miserable weather, and the kids will soon be out of school - and at loose ends. Summer camp presents an-* excellent opportunity for children in an urban environment to learn more about the outdoors, play and learn with other chil- dren in a natural setting. Camp Samac, in north Osh- awa, has five camp programs running this summer. Two of these are day camps two resi- dential, and one offered in a sateine camp in Haliburton. Executive director of the Osh- awa district council of the boy scouts (who own the camp), Tom Albion, said the day camps are for ages 5-6 and 6-7. "In one camp, we are welcom- in boys and girls, 5 to 6 years for camp from morning to evening, Monday., to Friay. There is a supervisory service before the camp starts and after, to accommodate parents who work," Albion said. The second residential camp is for those 6 and 7 years old, and is similar to the program for the younger children, but has one because of the activities involved. "The kids have a lot of fun. It is a long, full, day," says Dolman. The camps offered by the YMCA are: - day camp, ages 6 to 14, offers all campers swimming, hiking, nature study, orienteering anu outdoor camping skills including cookouts and setting up tents; cost is $175 for two weeks, ages 6 to 9 and $190 for ages 10-14.. - sports camp, ages 6 to 14, offers team sports including bas- ketball, floor hockey, softball, badminton, archery and swim- ming at least twice a day; the location for this camp is Henry Street High School from July 3 to Aug. 25: cost is $195 for two overnight, in a cabin, to give the children the experience of an overnight. One residential camp is for 8- to 11-year-olds, and is for both girls and boys. The children stay in a cabin/lodge' setting, and the older children of the group spend from Wednesday te Friday in tents on site, for tenting experience. "Adventure Camps" are offered at the Haliburton site for girls 12 to 14 and boys 12 to 14 (separate camps). These camps are one week long, and Albion said they are "very primitive. They live in tents, food is.cooked at a central cookhouse or shelter, and there's canoeing, sailing and so on offered. "For many single parent fam- ilies, or when both parents work, we provide a service, but we are also a growing, creative experience for children, working with the values and principlesof scouting, through a different delivery system, Albion said. Response to the programs has already been enthusiastic, with half the program already filled. For more information, call Camp Samac at 725-4734, during busi- ness hours. weeks; with computer option, which gives a camper 50 minutes a day on a computer, the cost is $265 for two weeks. - riding camp (full), ages 7 to 14, offers riding lessons and the care of horses. Cost is $290 for two weeks. - kinder camp, ages 3 to 5, children get involved in sing- songs, arts and crafts, sports, special events, nature and adventure activities, field trips and water activities; the camp is half-day but parents can sign their children up for the full day; all campers must be toilet trained and bus transportation is not provided; cost is $95 for two weeks. (For a parent signing up a child for the full day the cost would be $190 for two weeks plus an additional $10. Children will be supervised during lunch but parents must provide lunch.) - summer tutoring program, children enrolled in Grades 1 to 8, offers tutoring in math, language arts (reading, writing and spelling); call 668-6868 for more information. - creative arts camp, ages six to 14, the program includes dance, music, drama and artistic expression; the camp is also loca- ted at Henry Street High School; cost is $195 for two weeks, $265 with computer option. - YMCÀ leadership camp, ages 15 to 16, the four-week counsel- lor-in-training program teaches youths general leadership skills and prepares them for the res- ponsibility of becoming a camp NACEL, a French organization, plans cultural exchanges for 16,000 students in eight countries each year. This summer 60 students from France, aged 13 - 18, are hoping to spend one month 'n Ontario living with familles. Also spaces are still available for Ontario teens. who would like to spend four weeks with a family in France. NACELs most urgent need is for stable, happy, active Ontario families to host the 60 French counsellor; tranng includes camping skills, administrative techniques, emergency firs aid and job search skills; call 668- 6868 for more information. The YMCA also offers an extended day care camp for working parents which is avai- able from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cost is $45 for two weeks. All camps run from July 3 to Sept. 1. students who will be in Ontario Aug. 2-30. Host families are the heart of the cultural exchange. They share their home, lifestyle and summer activities with their French guest. Wendy Bodsworth is coordinating the effoirts of NACEL in Ontario. Anyone interested in hosting a student or sending your teen to France write to her at 10 Glenfield Crescent, Brampton, Ontario, L6S 1W2 or call her at (416) 458-8611. LIPSIG, 3, plays confrol car on a rece * ** <. - day afternoon. 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