Upcoming Events

Adventure Weeks at Day Camp

Now until August 21, 2009
These specialty camps are for kids 9-11 years old and feature different themes each week. Everything from "Shipwreck Survival Skills" to "Lights, Camera, Action!" camp. Register today and receive $70 off each Specialty camp week!
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Summer Basketball Clinic

Wednesdays Through July 15, 2009 (6:30-8pm)
This basketball clinic will help you sharpen your skills, develop your game and improve your fitness on the court. See Sports Director Steve Culp or Coach Garren Earvin For more information.

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Great Family Resource: www.OaklandCountyMoms.com

OaklandCountyMoms.com is a free informational resource for families. This interactive resource designed to help moms submit and exchange information. Highlights of this local family resource:

Find family fun Events and Activities • Sell your old baby items on Swaps and Sells • Read up on Women’s Health and Children’s Health • Exchange Recipes • Schedule Playdates • Read Product Testimonials, Parenting Solutions, and Restaurant Reviews...and so much more!
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Schedules

• Gym Schedule
• Pool Schedule
• Group Exercise Schedule
• Water Fitness Schedule

Spring Sports

• Adult Sports Schedule
• Youth Sports Schedule

Program Guide Quick Reference:

• Summer Program Guide
  
• Policy & Procedures Quick Reference

Sports Leagues Weather Policy

In the case of bad weather conditions games will be cancelled approximately one hour prior to start time. You will receive a call from your team’s coach when the YMCA cancels games due to weather. The coach (not the YMCA) will determine when and if to cancel practices. If you don’t hear from your coach an hour before game or practice time, plan on being ready to play.

Family Adventure Guides at North Oakland YMCA

Read the Adventure Guides Winter Newsletter...

YMCA Adventure Guides is a program designed to strengthen the relationship between a parent and a child through fun events and shared experiences.

During their elementary school years, children learn rapidly, becoming much more aware of the world around them. They begin to see things differently and ask questions about who they are, where they came from, and why things are as they are. During this time, children tend to see their parents as guides, teachers, and heroes. They start to understand that parents protect and nurture them. Ideally, during this period, we learn how to talk with our children more than at them. A strong relationship is based on our ability to ask open-ended questions that help our children think and move beyond simple yes or no responses. During these years, we strive to invite our children to accept challenges and opportunities, celebrate accomplishments, and face fears.

We have designed the YMCA Adventure Guides program to assist you and your child on your journey of discovery. While activities with the whole family are important, we see tremendous value in supporting and strengthening the ability of a parent and his or her child to communicate at an early age in ways that are caring, honest, respectful, and responsible. We seek to encourage you as a parent to “get to know your kid while your kid is still a kid.”

For these reasons, we have designed the program for one parent and one child to participate together for most activities. If this dynamic is not practical for your family or others in your group, be flexible and work with your YMCA leaders to develop a structure within the program that works for you.

North Oakland Waves (NOW) Swim Team

We are a family-friendly team based out of the North Oakland Family YMCA offering competitive swimming for all age groups. Instruction, technique, yardage, a positive work ethic, team building, and loads of fun is the NOW experience.

NOW is a dual affiliated team, swimming both YMCA and USA meets.

NOW offers a year round swim program. Our Short Course season runs September 8th through March. We encourage swimmers to attend as many practices as possible, and offer multiple practice sessions realizing families have other activities and obligations. We encourage participation in meets and offer both local and travel meet opportunities. Whether a developing or highly competitive, seasoned swimmer, we have a place for you.
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E-Newsletters

The purpose of our e-newsletter will be to bring you healthy lifestyle resources, community news and fun opportunities available at your Y. Please, give it a try!
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• North Oakland YMCA June 2009 eNewsletter
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• North Oakland YMCA February 2009 eNewsletter
• North Oakland YMCA January 2009 eNewsletter
• North Oakland YMCA December 2008 eNewsletter
• North Oakland YMCA November 2008 eNewsletter
• North Oakland YMCA October 2008 eNewsletter
• North Oakland YMCA September 2008 eNewsletter
• North Oakland YMCA August 2008 eNewsletter