Camp Child
Open All
Year Round!
Business conferences, church retreats, youth weekends...contact
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CAMP CHILD - BUILD LIFELONG MEMORIES!
Camp Child is located 23 miles west of Helena,
nestled high in the scenic Rocky Mountains. The camp was donated
to the Helena
Family YMCA in 1939 by Harry S. Child and remains the only YMCA
camp in Montana.
Camp Child offers an on-site lake for swimming, canoeing, and fishing. a complete Ropes Course, with 10 team building stations, an Archery Range, Sand Volleyball Court, and Arts & Crafts Lodge, a Basketball Court and Baseball Field are just some of the other activity areas that you will find at Camp Child.
Seven refurbished cabins (6 winterized!) can house over 80 campers/adults during a week-long session. Our historic lodge has been completely renovated and winterized, and is now complete with 3 bathrooms, 5 bedrooms (with 25 bed spaces), a new kitchen, and dining room.
Highly trained, motivated volunteers comprise the counseling team that will lead young campers through a week or weeks of lifetime inspiring fun. Meals are included in summer week sessions, as well as a camp t-shirt and photo.
Camp Child is reserved during the summer by youth groups, but is available for leasing during off summer weeks or weekends. For more information, please contact the Y.
| Helena YMCA Elementary Camp |
| Sunday, July 22 - Friday, July 27, 2007 |
| Going into 2nd-5th |
| Tuesday, July 17, @ 6:00 p.m. @ the YMCA |
| Helena YMCA Elementary Camp* |
| Sunday, July 29 - Friday, August 3, 2007 |
| Going into 2nd-5th |
| Tuesday, July 24, @ 6:00 p.m. @ the YMCA |
| This is a shared week between the new Galatin Valley, the Billings YMCA, and the Helena YMCAs. the Helena YMCA will provide direction and volunteer counselors. |
| Helena YMCA Middle School Camp |
| Sunday, August 12 - Friday, August 17, 2007 |
| Going into 6th-8th |
| Tuesday, August 7, @ 6:00 p.m. @ the YMCA |
| A $50 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve you space for each session. Your deposit will be applied to your balance. |
| Orientations are a brief one-hour meeting designed for both parents and campers. The Orientation will cover schedules, things to bring, camp themes, special events, and cabin assignments. Campers will have an opportunity to meet their counselors and directors as well. |
FAMILY CAMP
Family Camp is a great opportunity for the entire family to spend a weekend at Camp Child, canoeing, swimming, singing songs, and enjoying the outdoors together.
Families will be placed in a cabin with one other family or by themselves if the family unit is 8 or more. Meals are provided, with the Saturday breakfast being the first meal served.
Check-in begins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, with check-out by noon on Sunday. for further information, please contact Tyler S. Wright at the YMCA.
| Helena YMCA Middle Family Camp |
| Friday, July 27 - Sunday, July 29,2007 |
| Families (a family is defined by the number of legal dependents within a household)* |
$65.00 per family for YMCA Members
$85.00 per family for Non-Members
A special Elementary Camp/Family Camp rate is available for those families enrolling their elementary-aged children in Elementary Camp. Please see our Membership Service Desk regarding this. |
| Tuesday, July 17, @ 7:00 p.m. @ the YMCA |
COUNSELOR-IN-TRAINING CAMP
Want to be a counselor at camp? Been to camp before and now want to serve as staff? Then this weekend is for you!
Counselor-In-Training (CIT) Camp is designed to teach young teens certain skills to be a volunteer camp counselor at Camp Child. Learn to lead songs at Campfire, design a session for early morning Chapel, clarify values for young campers, become 1st Aid & CPR certified, and understand what is means to be a camp councilor, while also having fun and getting to know other future leaders.
CIT Camp is a three-day, two-night camp, where participants will spend their mornings and afternoons in group sessions learning basic tools such as discipline, group work, basic first aid, and leadership techniques. Led and taught by skilled, YMCA directors, participants will be evaluated on their work and possibly be offered leadership positions in the future. some participants may even be asked to serve as a counselor 2007. Participants will be given time to have fun and enjoy the splendor of Camp Child as well.
This camp has a maximum of 20 spaces, so early registrations are required. For further information, please contact Tyler S. Wright at the YMCA.
| Friday, June 8 - Sunday, June 10, 2007 |
| Going into 8th & 9th Grades |
| $45.00 for YMCA Members/$55 for Non-Members |
| Monday, June 4, @ 6:00 p.m. @ the YMCA |
CAMP LEADERSHIP
All YMCA counselors are volunteers and must by 15 years or older. All staff must attend a mandatory 2-day, 2-night training held at Camp Child in July to be eligible to work. Those that are interested must apply and be interviewed. An extensive background check will be performed on every applicant before hire.
Staff will be trained in elements of group dynamics, child behavior, basic first aid, and proper camp counseling techniques by YMCA professional staff. Staff will be evaluated at the end of the training and during their time as a counselor. The YMCA reserves the right to place counselors at camp, even after training.
If you are interested in working at Camp Child this summer, please contact the YMCA or pick-up and application from the YMCA's Membership Services Desk.
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Click here to check our Events Calendar for Camp Child activities
-- use the white button at top once you get there to customize
the calendar events that you view.
Click
here for a Yahoo! driving directions map - from Helena --
it is not a perfect point-to-point map, but once you make the
left turn onto Little Blackfoot Road just east of Elliston as
directed on the map, the directions will take you to the camp
on the left side of Little Blackfoot Road.
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