YMCA Kids Club continues to be a positive learning experience
NORWICH – The Norwich Family YMCA Kids Club – a fun-filled summer program for children ages 3 to 5 – will run through Aug. 12, featuring a wide variety of creative, educational activities.
Held in the YMCA Preschool Room, the program includes swimming, games, art activities, storytelling, field trips and snacks, all related to an ever-changing weekly theme, according to YMCA Youth and Family Director Bonnie Tiffany.
The theme last week – nature – found the children taking a short field trip to the Guernsey Memorial Library Park on Thursday, where they collected all manner of sticks, stones and leaves. Once back at the Y, the kids watched as Kaitlin Korver – who heads up the Kids Club – and her assistant, Gabby Testani, demonstrated how to use their findings for an unique art project. On Friday, the kids planted beans, said Korver, which they’ll keep an eye on as they sprout through the rest of the summer.
“It’s definitely growing, and we’ve almost reached our full enrollment at this point,” said Tiffany of the Kids Club. “We’re the only place in the community that offers a pre-school program for children this age, which is certainly a factor.”
Another reason for the program’s success, she added, was access to the YMCA pool. On Fridays, children who wish can participate in a supervised free swim. In addition, the Kids Club will provide transportation to and from the high school pool for those children who’ve signed up for swim lessons there.
Parents are recommended to register their child in advance, said Tiffany, although parents may sign-up on a daily basis as long as space is available.
The Kids Club runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and is limited to 16 children per day, Monday through Friday. Kids are welcome to participate one to five days per week and the cost is $8 per day for YMCA members, $10 for non-members. For more information contact Bonnie Tiffany at 336-9622.
Held in the YMCA Preschool Room, the program includes swimming, games, art activities, storytelling, field trips and snacks, all related to an ever-changing weekly theme, according to YMCA Youth and Family Director Bonnie Tiffany.
The theme last week – nature – found the children taking a short field trip to the Guernsey Memorial Library Park on Thursday, where they collected all manner of sticks, stones and leaves. Once back at the Y, the kids watched as Kaitlin Korver – who heads up the Kids Club – and her assistant, Gabby Testani, demonstrated how to use their findings for an unique art project. On Friday, the kids planted beans, said Korver, which they’ll keep an eye on as they sprout through the rest of the summer.
“It’s definitely growing, and we’ve almost reached our full enrollment at this point,” said Tiffany of the Kids Club. “We’re the only place in the community that offers a pre-school program for children this age, which is certainly a factor.”
Another reason for the program’s success, she added, was access to the YMCA pool. On Fridays, children who wish can participate in a supervised free swim. In addition, the Kids Club will provide transportation to and from the high school pool for those children who’ve signed up for swim lessons there.
Parents are recommended to register their child in advance, said Tiffany, although parents may sign-up on a daily basis as long as space is available.
The Kids Club runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and is limited to 16 children per day, Monday through Friday. Kids are welcome to participate one to five days per week and the cost is $8 per day for YMCA members, $10 for non-members. For more information contact Bonnie Tiffany at 336-9622.
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