By Miriam Rodriguez
WSMR Public Affairs
School is out and summer break here children at White Sands Missile Range have a lot of options on how to spend their summer vacation. The Child and Youth Services program at WSMR is offering a variety of summer camps starting on May 31.
WSMR Summer Camps have a lot to offer
School is out and summer break here children at White Sands Missile Range have a lot of options on how to spend their summer vacation.
The Child and Youth Services program at WSMR is offering a variety of summer camps starting on May 31.
Kim Arrey, School Liaison Officer for Child and Youth Services, said they have several sports clinics and weekly summer camp options for students, which include arts and crafts, sport activities, electronics, gardening, cooking, and several other options.
“It gives them something to do during the summer months,” Arrey said of the camps. “They can go and interact with kids their own ages and it gives them a chance to socialize. They also learn new skills whether it is cooking, gardening, or coding for robotics. It is important to keep busy 0during the summer months.”
Also, with a lot of the COVID restrictions being lifted both programs are going to be going on field trips, which they hadn’t been able to do in the past two years. Arrey said this is something the kids and staff are looking forward to.
The cost for the weekly camps is based on the total family income and there are 13 categories.
Camps are open to families that are associated with WSMR to include military and civilians. Parents can register their children at the Parent Central Office inside the Professional Development Center.
Camp Innovation, a robotics camp, will be offered for free July 11-15. The five-day camp will teach your child how to build and program robots, while making friends for years to come.
The camp is for students in grades 6, 7 and 8 for the 2022/2023 school year and will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Register today at Parent Central Building 465, Room 125 by June 6. Space is limited so sign up now. Lunch and a snack will be provided. For more information call (575) 678-2708.
School Age Services Summer Camps include the following:
Week 1: May 31-June 3 will offer May Pole and Secret Garden
Week 2: June 6-10 will offer Games, Games, Games and Superhero’s
Week 3: June 13-17 will offer Harry Potter, and Anything Goes
Week 4: June 20-24 will offer Sports and Amazing Science
Week 5: June 27-July 1 will offer All American and Pokémon
Week 6: July 5-8 will offer Taste it with Disney and Animation
Week 7: July 11-15 will offer Space and Mad Art
Week 8: July 18-20 will offer SAC City
Summer Camp starts at 8:30 a.m. and runs until noon. Afternoon activities from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. are as follows: Monday’s K-2nd Bowling and 3rd to 5th Skating/Nerf Wars; Tuesday’s 3rd-4th Bowling and K-2 Skating/Nerf Wars; Wednesday’s Movies; Thursday’s Swimming and Friday’s Park/Bikes.
If your child is not currently enrolled in a regular CYS program, you must first go to militarychildcare.com and request care for the weeks of summer camp your child will be attending. Initial registration must be done at Parent Central. If you have questions, please call (575) 678-5670
Middle School and Teen Summer Camps include the following:
Week 1: May 31-June 3 will offer Summer Olympics
Week 2: June 6-10 will offer Bake Off
Week 3: June 13-17 will offer Adventures Unlimited
Week 4: June 20-24 will offer The Great Outdoors
Week 5: June 27-July 1 will offer Creative Expressions
Week 6: July 5-8 will offer Serious Eats
Week 7: July 11-15 will offer MST Rocks
Week 8: July 18-20 will offer Summer Finale
Summer camp is from 8:30 am. To 1 p.m. Open Rec is from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Afternoon activities from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. are as follows: Monday is Movie Mondays; Tuesday is Tasty Treat Tuesdays; Wednesday is Water Wednesdays; Thursday is Think Tank Thursdays; Friday is Friday Fun Days.
All summer camps will continue to follow current COVID-19 and social distancing requirements per Federal, Army and State guidance.
There will also be several Youth Sports Summer Clinics offered to include the following:
Soccer Skills Clinic June 6-10; Flag Football Clinic June 13-17; Dance Clinic June 27-July 1; Basketball Clinic July 11-15; Sports Conditioning July 18-22; Start Smart Soccer Clinic July 25-29; Volleyball Clinic Aug. 1-5
For more information call (575) 678-6022.
Free meals for children will also be provided during the summer starting May 31 through July 20.
CYS Summer Food Service Program will be providing meals to children 18 years and younger free of charge. Meals served will be the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. There will be no discrimination during the meal service.
Meal service will be provided at the following site locations:
Breakfast: SAC Building 1316 from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. and MST Building 1318 from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Lunch: SAC Building 1316 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and MST Building 1318 from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Call (575) 678-5670 or (575) 678-7859 for more information on services.