Join us for the Traditional session of the 2024 Monroe County YMCA Summer Camp.

Join us for the Preschool session of the 2024 Monroe County YMCA Summer Camp.

Join us for the Preschool session of the 2024 Monroe County YMCA Summer Camp.

Join us for the Soccer session of the 2024 Monroe County YMCA Summer Camp.

Discover the world around you as you investigate everything from the earth below to the skies above. Explore nature around you and find out how science can help us to protect our planet. Contemplate communication as you converse in codes. Experience how Newton's laws are at work in your favorite sports and join the ranks of space scientists examining the mysteries of the solar system! Formally called Space Alien Travelers.

Learn to be a code-breaker!

Learn a variety of games then create your own!

Learn, play & create strategy-based games!

Travel back to ancient Greece with these timeless classics!

Does applying color feel like a nuisance or challenge when approaching your compositions? Or maybe you’ve heard “color theory” but don’t know how or where to start learning.

Crayola® World of Design Camp Think it! Draw it! Make it! Take a journey to the farthest reaches of the imagination while learning about the ocean, the rainforest, Mars and a futuristic city, and more! Use the design thinking process to solve real-world problems in these different environments. Experiment with Crayola® products and many art techniques like sculpting, storyboarding, collage, and mixed media. Discover design careers like graphic design, universal design, urban design, and product design. All this, plus games, creative free play, and more! Note: This is a full-day program. All campers will participate in morning and afternoon programs.

Crayola® Artist’s Passport Camp Travel the World through Art! 1 Week Full-Day Camp for Kids Ages 5-12 Embark on an around-the-world cultural adventure - explore far-off places and learn about the people who live there, from the Americas to the Ivory Coast, from the cosmopolitan to the countryside. Experiment with Crayola® products, while trying art techniques developed by local artists and artisans. Make different masterpieces each day, such as drums, masks, canvases, prints, buses, and more! Bring the unique creations home and build a globally-inspired art gallery.

Get ready to blast off into the world of rockets and discover the amazing science behind them. You'll become a rocket safety superstar by learning all about the model rocket safety code. You'll also uncover the secrets of how rockets soar through the sky, stay perfectly balanced, and return safely to Earth. Each day, you'll get to build a rocket from a sleek and awesome Mad Science rocket kit to a rocket made of toilet paper tubes – how cool is that? You'll also be part of a real launch team! Imagine working together with your new friends as altitude trackers, launch preparers, and launchers. Every day, you'll watch in awe as we send a rocket soaring high into the sky.

Great for children entering 2nd - 5th grade. Children entering K-1st grade will enjoy it as well with a little more help from fellow campers or instructors.

Note: Our camp includes everything your child needs during the camp. However, if you wish to continue your child’s interest in rocket launches at home, you will need to purchase a launch kit online or from a store.

The Virtual Engineering Summer Program is designed for rising 9th and 10th grade students to partake in a free, one-week online program focused on exploring the field of engineering. Virtual ESP provides an opportunity to explore what being an engineer means and experience engineering at a surface level.

Saint Louis University’s Gardens to Tables Culinary Camp is a week-long program engaging campers in gardening, cooking and nutrition activities. Campers prepare a variety of meals and work with professional chefs, registered dietitians, and master gardeners to learn principles of good nutrition, gardening and a healthy lifestyle. Six of the camps are designed for children entering 2nd-6th grades with a special Teen’s Only Week (June 24-28) and an exciting Junior-Chef Week for children entering Kindergarten-3rd grade (July 8-12).