Beginning Thursday, Feb. 6, camp registration, payment plans and scholarship assistance applications will be accepted for all YMCA Summer Camp programs.

Highlights for Summer Camp 2014

After several successful summers of offering environmental education at YMCA Camp Knickerbocker, the Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) is expanding its role this summer. BRLT Environmental Educator Tracey Hall will become a familiar face at camp as she will work with staff and campers to offer programming with a focus on connecting to the natural world while still maintaining the traditional camp activities campers love. Campers will experience nature through adventures such as catching frogs in the lake, building survival shelters in the woods and incorporating arts and crafts with nature and beyond. 

Flexible payment options for your budget: The earlier you register, the longer you have to spread out your payments. February through September. Pay for camp a bit at a time!

For the second straight year, on Wednesdays throughout the summer, a different Camp Knickerbocker age group will participate in the Growing Up Green program at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. On Wednesday mornings a group will be bussed to CMBG to learn about the flora and fauna of our beautiful region, enjoy their lunch and then have time to explore the gardens.

Specialty Half Day Camps are back for children ages 7 to 12 years with some new options for summer 2014. Fishing, Wilderness Exploration, Media Camp with BRCTV Director Jonne Trees and Culinary Camp are all coming back in addition to Ocean Adventure, Primitive Skills Camp, Planes, Trains & Boats Camp and Beach Vacation Camp. Want a specialty half-day camp but need full-day care? Add on Camp K in the afternoons for an additional $50 a week (just $10 a day for five half days of Camp K too).

Adventure Camps offer a different adventure every week including Acadia National Park, White Water Rafting, H20 Main-e-a, Mt. Blue State Park, Forts & Beaches of Maine and more.

2014 marks the 11th season of Y-Arts Music Theatre Camp. All Music Theatre Camp sessions are two weeks long culminating in a fully staged production directed and performed by the campers at the Boothbay Playhouse.

Sports Camps this summer include Basketball Camp with Coach I.J. Pinkham, Baseball Camp with Dale Plummer and Football Camp with BRHS Football Coach Bryan Dionne.

For the youngest of children, Critter Camp (3-4 year olds) and Scamper Camp (5 year olds entering kindergarten in the fall) are offered.

Last, but certainly not least, our Counselor In Training Program takes place at Camp K. This is a 10-week commitment for youth ages 12-14 years who are still ready to have fun and at the same time gaining a bit more responsibility. Interested in learning how to be a camp counselor? Our YMCA’s C.I.T. program is the first step in an individual’s transition from a camper to a potential staff member. C.I.T.’s develop strong leadership skills through training, discussion, observation and practice. The skills they develop are directly applied in leadership opportunities throughout camp in supervised programs.

This summer, like last summer, to better serve our YMCA Camp families, all camp registration will take place through our Camp Registrar, Maddie Rideout. Maddie can be contacted directly at 633-4816, mrideout@brymca.org and campregistrar@brymca.org. You may register online, in person, or through the mail. The 2014 Summer Camp Guide, camp forms and scholarship assistance applications are available on the YMCA’s website: www.boothbayregionymca.org as well as in the flier kiosk in the YMCA lobby. Important: Children will not be officially registered until all information is completed, turned in and payment is either made or arranged through a payment plan.

The deadline for Summer Camp 2013 Financial Assistance applications is Friday, June 6, 2014. Scholarship applications will not be accepted after this date so please plan ahead.