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YMCA OF
GREATER KANSAS CITY

YMCA OF GREATER KANSAS CITY

Lee's Summit Summer Day Camp

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2025 Camp Details

AGES: 5-12

DAYS: Monday - Friday

TIME: 6:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

DATES: July 1 - August 8, 2025
No camp Friday, July 4. 

REGISTRATION FEE: $55 per camper. Nonrefundable.

WEEKLY FEE: $160. Week of July 1-3 will be prorated at $96. 

DEPOSIT: $20 deposit required for each week of camp at registration to hold your child's spot that will be applied to your fee for that week. Nonrefundable and not transferrable. 

ENROLLMENT: Registration is open to residents of the Lee's Summit School District. If you are not a resident, check out our Jackson County camp at Hazel Grove, which is open to anyone in the metro.

Locations

Cedar Creek

2600 SW 3rd Street

Lee's Summit, MO 64081

Hawthorn Hill

2801 SW Pryor Road

Lee's Summit, MO 64082

Highland Park

400 SE Millstone

Lee's Summit, MO 64063

Richardson

800 NE Blackwell Road
Lee's Summit, MO 64086

Sunset Valley

1850 SE Ranson Road
Lee's Summit, MO 64082

Lee's Summit Camp Dates and Themes

July 1-3: Red, White & Boom!

Celebrate all things patriotic with festive games, Fourth of July crafts and a cookout-style lunch. Campers can decorate bikes, make flags, and enjoy water balloon games.

July 7–11: Camp Carnival

Transform the camp into a fun-filled carnival with games, face painting, popcorn, and prizes! Campers may create and run their own game booths, enjoy silly contests, and end the week showing their talents.

July 14–18: Ocean Explorers

Dive into underwater adventures with beach-themed games, mermaid or pirate crafts, and water play! Activities may include building sandcastles, scavenger hunts and learning about marine life.

July 21–25: Creation Station

Encourage campers to use their imagination and choose their passion to create projects using various materials, tools, and techniques. Campers may explore STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) or topics that allow for exploration, building, and design. 

July 28–August 1: Space Camp Adventures

Blast off into a galaxy of fun with astronaut training, rocket building and stargazing! Campers may create space-themed crafts like constellations and glow-in-the-dark planets.

August 4–8: Color Wars Finale

End the summer with an epic team competition filled with relay races, trivia, art battles, and water games! Each team represents a color, and the week culminates in a grand Color Wars Celebration.

Summer School Before and After Care Details

The Y also offers before and after summer school programming during Lee's Summit District Summer School.

AGES: 5-11

GRADES: Entering Kindergarten-Entering 5th Grade

DAYS: Monday - Friday

TIME: Before School: 6:30 a.m. - start of school | After School: school dismissal - 6 p.m.

DATES: June 2 - 30, 2025
Closed Thursday, June 19.

REGISTRATION FEE: $55 per student. Nonrefundable.

WEEKLY FEE: $120. The final week of June 23-30 includes six days, and will be $144.

DEPOSIT: $20 deposit required for each week at registration to hold your child's spot that will be applied to your fee for that week. Nonrefundable and not transferrable. 

Summer School Before and After Care Locations

Cedar Creek

2600 SW 3rd Street
Lee's Summit, MO 64081

Hawthorn Hill

2801 SW Pryor Road
Lee's Summit, MO 64082

Highland Park

400 SE Millstone
Lee's Summit, MO 64063

Richardson

800 NE Blackwell Road
Lee's Summit, MO 64086

Sunset Valley

1850 SE Ranson Road
Lee's Summit, MO 64082

Westview

200 NW Ward Road
Lee's Summit, MO 64063

Lee's Summit Summer School Care Dates and Themes

June 2–6: Superhero Academy

Campers design their own superhero personas, complete with costumes, capes and special powers! Fun may include obstacle training, "saving the day" scenarios, and a grand finale superhero parade.

June 9–13: Wacky Science Lab

Dive into the wonders of science with hands-on experiments, slime-making, and erupting volcanoes! Themes may touch on chemistry, physics and environmental science in a fun and interactive way.

June 16–20: Animal Discovery

Celebrate animals with petting zoos, animal crafts and a safari adventure game. Each day may spotlight different animals, including farm animals, jungle creatures, and backyard critters.

June 23–30: Time Travelers’ Quest

Travel through history with themed activities each day, like exploring dinosaurs, ancient Egypt, medieval castles, and futuristic space travel.

Download Emergency Packet

All families must complete an emergency packet for your child and bring it to camp on your first day. Please keep a copy for yourself. If your child attends multiple Y camps throughout the summer, you will need to bring a copy of the emergency packet to each camp.

Download Packet

Questions?

Explore our FAQs for more information about camp including logistics and routines, registration, payment, forms and more.

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