Enjoy The Great Outdoors This Fall!

The MetroWest YMCA’s Family Outdoor Center is more than just a summer camp, it’s a place for families to learn, grow, and thrive together. Starting September 2nd there really will be more than a summer camp with the launch of a dozen new programs specifically designed for preschoolers, school age children, and the whole family. Each program, at its core, aims to deliver not only a fun experience but one where the participants will learn new skills.

“Recognizing and celebrating achievement is genuinely at the heart of our program design and curriculum,” shares Scott Umbel, Branch Executive Director. “We aim to do more than just play basketball and kick a soccer ball. Instead, we teach real skills like hand position on a basketball and the correct posture to kick a curving corner kick. Our goal is to show every child what he or she can achieve.” The Family Outdoor Center is launching a plethora of new programs this Fall, including indoor and outdoor climbing programs for preschoolers through teens and even for the whole family. Additional classes include morning parent and child arts programs for the young ones to instructional soccer,archery, outdoor education, and basketball - all scheduled during after school hours. Umbel continued to emphasize that “this is what our branch has been so successful at; coaching and learning while meeting new friends and bringing families together.

In addition to the classes the Family Center is leading a number of special events for the family including a Columbus Weekend Overnight Camp Out and late Fall events like the popular Halloween Spooktacular. The Family Outdoor Center’s 116-acre property sits literally on the edge of all three towns it serves: Holliston, Ashland and Hopkinton at the southern end of the Ashland State Park. The Center boasts one of New England’s largest day camps with over 900 campers and 220 staff on site for all eight weeks of the summer. However, the Center also has incredible facilities and programs that make it so much more than a summer camp all year round. For a complete list of Fall program and classes see our Fall Program Guide or visit us at http://www.metrowestymca.org/hopkinton/

For more information please visit the MetroWest YMCA Family Outdoor Center’s website at www.metrowestymca.org or call (508) 435-9345.

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About the MetroWest Y: The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The MetroWest Y, with branches in Framingham and Hopkinton, serves more than 20,000 people annually with its programs, and has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver lasting personal and social change.