Camp Sargent
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Camp Sargent is a traditional YMCA Day Camp on beautiful Lake Naticook in Merrimack, New Hampshire. Accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA) and licensed by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, it is the ideal place to have a meaningful summer experience.
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2023 Summer Camp Guide
Plan your child's #BestSummerEver with a summer camp adventure at the YMCA!
Summer Day Camp Registration Will Open on February 6 for Members and February 13 for the Community!
Click Here to Download the 2023 YMCA Summer Camp Guide
where kids become a community
When the WiFi gets weaker, the connections get stronger!
Since 1924, Camp Sargent has been a place thousands of children and adults have found a community to belong to. At the heart of Camp Sargent is the joy of fun combined with learning and exploration. This all combined with caring adult role models, your camper will have an experience that will last a lifetime.
Camping is about learning new skills, developing character and making friends. But few environments are as special as camp, where kids become a community as they learn to be more independent. Being guided by the four core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility, you camper will transform learning a skill into confidence in themselves!
For more information visit campsargent.org.
- Have Summer Camp Questions?
Registration and Billing Questions
If you have any questions about your camp registration, billing or your YMCA account, please contact our Camp Administrator at camp@nmymca.org or by phone at 603.598.1533.Program Questions
If you would like more information about how camp will run or what is offered, please contact the director of the camp by clicking on their names below to send them an email.- Camp Sargent: Tiffany Joslin
- Camp Create: Kristen Capriotti
- Sports Camp: Andy MacEachern
- Little Investigators: Amy Millard
- Young Explorers: Kristie George
Health Forms/Information and Authorized Pickups – You will need to upload immunization records, health information, emergency contacts, and authorized pick up information. This will need to be completed prior to your first day of camp.
- Summer Fun - Grades K-8
Grades K-8
Healthy fun, new friends, adventure, and personal growth and memories that last a lifetime. Campers will experience this and more in Camp Sargent’s Summer FUN camp, a traditional day camp experience. Swimming, boating, archery, nature, arts and crafts, drama, yoga, Ga-ga Ball, board games, fishing, hiking, songs, scavenger hunts and MORE! ALL SUMMER LONG!
GRADES K-8 PRICE PER WEEK (Weeks 2-10)
YMCA Family Member: $230
YMCA Youth Member: $260
Community Member: $300WEEK 1 AND 11 SINGLE DAY RATES
YMCA Family Member: $46/Day
YMCA Youth Member: $52/Day
Community Member: $60/DaySAMPLE SCHEDULE
7:00-9:00am – PRE-CAMP*
8:45-9:15am – Check in on the field (Indoors if inclement weather)
9:15-9:30am – Morning Meeting/Activity
9:30-10am – Morning Snack
10:00am-Noon – Program Time
12:00-12:30pm – Lunch
12:30-1pm – Outdoor Group Activities
1:00-3:30pm – Afternoon Activity Rotation (Most days will include water activity.)
3:30-4pm – Afternoon Snack and Outdoor Play
4:00-4:15pm – Dismissal
4:00-6:00pm – POST CAMP**Child must be registered for this
- Specialty Camps - Grades K-9
Grades K-9
All specialty camp activities will happen in the morning between 9am-12pm. In the afternoon campers will enjoy other activities such as swimming, games, arts, crafts and more.
PRICE PER WEEK
YMCA Family Member: $255
YMCA Youth Member: $285
Community Member: $380NEW! Animal Lovers Camp (Grades K-2)
Calling all animal lovers! Each day campers will explore different habitats to discover different animal life. We will explore the desert, rainforest, ocean, the savannah, and animals we can have in our home!Digging for Dinos Camp (Grades K-2)
Calling all future paleontologists! Excavate an adventure packed with fossilized FUN! Uncover clues of the past as you embark on a prehistoric dino dig, you will learn about these extinct creatures through fun games, crafts, adventures, and hunts!Nature Explorers (Grades K-2)
This is the perfect camp for those who LOVE nature! Each day we will focus on a different theme of nature to explore! Some themes may be: Buzz and Flutter, H2O Exploration, Digging in the Dirt, and more! Your camper will explore nature through different experiments, games, and arts and craft activities!Superhero Training Camp (Grades K-2)
Superheroes will receive the training they need to tap their inner superhero potential through the YMCA core values as a base! At the training camp, they will have the chance to create his/her “secret identity,” improve their “super skills”, and make new friends! This is no ordinary camp for ordinary kids: this camp is for HEROES!NEW! When I Grow Up Camp (Grades K-2)
Do you want to be a chef, an author, or maybe an environmentalist when you grow up? Or perhaps you don’t know what you want to be! Join us for some fun to discover your true passion! Each day campers will explore a different profession through fun, games, and activities! Some guest visitors will also be at camp to share their knowledge and expertise!Silly Science Camp (Grades 1-4)
Your camper will explore their silly side while doing fun science experiments and learning lots of cool new facts. We will be doing super silly science experiments that are cool and easy to do! Campers will love how much fun these make learning!NEW! World Traveler Camp (Grades 1-4)
Come along on a journey you will never forget. Travel the world with your favorite Camp Sargent travel guide to 5 different locations to learn about their cultures, food, and games they play! You will create your own passport, and get it stamped along the way!Farm Camp (Grades 1-9)
Combining hands-on farm education and sustainable living is what this camp is all about. Campers will interact with animals each day performing chores, learning how to care for them, and understand their importance on a farm. During their time in the camp, each camper will learn about planting, weeding, composting, and harvesting in our vegetable garden.Camp Sargent Players (Grades 3-6)
Lights, Camera, Action! In this two week camp campers will learn all aspects about the theater! They will play theater games, and work on putting on a production of their own at the end of the two week session for family and friends!
Grades 3-4: Peter Pan
Grades 5-6: Alice in WonderlandHarry Potter Camp (Grades 3-6)
Leave Camp Sargent Road and the Muggle world behind us as you transform into a student at Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This camp is a celebration of all things Hogwarts! Wizards will be able to create and taste their very own Hogwart’s snacks, concoct potions, create spell books, create their own magic wands and robes, and so much more! If your inner wizard is dying to get out, then this camp is right up your Diagon Alley!NEW! Invention Convention Camp Grades 3-6)
Have you ever wanted to create your own invention? This is the perfect camp for you! Campers will explore the world of creating their own masterpieces, and put their own twist on inventions that have already been made, such as the parachute, pulleys, and circuits. Through out the week campers will all also work on creating an invention of their own! They will work through all of the steps! On the last day of this week-long camp our inventors will get to present their new inventions to our Leadership team!NEW! Camp Impossible (Grades 3-9)
Help us solve the mystery of Camp Sargent! In this camp, campers need to become secret detectives to help uncover clues all week long! Campers will create their own secret identities, discover hidden messages, and escape a cabin on their last day! Do you have what it takes to solve the case?Pokémon Academy (Grades 3-9)
Have you ever wanted to bring your Pokémon cards to camp, but have always been told NO! Well here is your chance! Come battle with us. In this camp, campers will learn how to play the game, hunt for Pokémon around camp, and even create their own Pokémon cards. Let the battle begin!NEW! Sports of All Sorts Camp (Grades 3-9)
You asked! And we delivered. Thanks to last year’s Pitch Camp! We are bringing a sports of all sorts camp to Camp Sargent! In this camp campers will get to play a different sport everyday! Some sports included will be (but not limited to) Flag Football, Basketball, Whiffle Ball, Kick Ball, and more!Archery (Grades 5-9)
One of the most popular activities at camp, campers will learn proper technique and safety of this sport. Limit 10 Campers per session.NEW! Fitness in the Forest (Grades 6-9)
Campers will learn the benefits of exercise, while experiencing how fun it can be. Different styles of cardio and new creative ideas for nutritious snacks will be introduced, all while soaking up the natural vitamin D that nature has to offer. *New to the program this year we will be having some guest instructors leading us in some fun exercise classes like yoga on the beach, water exercise, Zumba, and MORE!!The Pitch (Grades 6-9)
Are you looking for a way to leave your mark on Camp Sargent? Now is your chance! Teens will spend the week in a “Shark Tank” style program developing a plan to pitch their ideas to the camp community. Teens will work to plan, budget, brand, and market their idea to add the next best thing to come to Camp Sargent.
- Leaders in Training Program - Grades 9-12
Grades 9-12
The Camp Sargent Leaders in Training (LIT) program is designed to help teens find their next level of leadership development and community service.
Through this program, our LITs get the opportunity to build positive relationships with each other, learn how to effectively work with youth of all ages, and be an integral part of the Camp Sargent Team. LITs get to be on the ground leaders alongside our staff to create the magic Sargent has to offer. Being an LIT is hard work, but fun work as teens work, learn and grow together.
As an LIT, your teen will be exposed to and gain experience in the following:
- Team building
- Group Facilitation
- Relationship Building
- Creative Programming
- Positive Youth Development
- Conflict Management and Problem Solving
- Life Skills that will prepare them for the future
- and lots and lots of fun
PRICE PER SESSION
YMCA Family Member: $370
YMCA Youth Member: $420
Community Member: $470SESSION DATES
June 26-July 7 | July 10-21 | July 24-August 4 | August 7-18