Recreational Holiday Programme
The Wanganui YMCA’s Holiday Programme is very popular and held each school holidays between the hours of 6.30 am and 6.00 pm. The Y’s Holiday Programmes provide recreational activities for 5-13 year olds.
The Holiday programme provides a safe fun environment where parents can leave their children over the school breaks. Stadium activities and bus excursions provide a stimulating environment for the participants.
The Holiday Programme include standard activities such as swimming, movies, sports days and discos for all participants, and specific activities providing age appropriate activities for the 5 to 8 and 9 to 13 year olds.
The 5 to 8 year olds activities include:
- Art & Craft
- Y's Gym sessions
- Magic Shows
- Beach or Park visits
- Teddy Bear Picnic
The 9 to 13 year olds activities include:
- Sport workshops
- Skating boarding, roller hockey, indoor soccer
- Computer Skills
- Movies
- Science Centre - Palmerston North
During School Holidays the Wanganui YMCA also conducts its own Recreational Camping Programmes for children 7 to 13 years. Special Family Camps are conducted for the involvement for the whole family/whanau. Camps are conducted throughout the year for disadvantaged Children in conjunction with Police Youth Aid. Other camping programmes also include camps for disabled people and their siblings.
The Wanganui Holiday Programme provide children with the opportunity of learning new skills, making new friends, all while having heaps of fun.
All our Holiday Programme activities are fully supervised by trained staff and students from the Wanganui YMCA’s Leadership Programme.