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JUNIORS SENIORS
AGES: 7-12 13-16
LENGTH: 6 or 12 days 6 or 12 days
RATIO*: 2:8 1:8
OPTIONS: new! Explorers new! Adventurers
*Ratio=staff:camper
JUNIORS - Woodsmen and Pioneers
The Junior camp is made up of Woodsmen (boys) and Pioneers (girls). Juniors live in rustic cabins and balance their time between their chosen Interest Group activities (see below) and cabin group activities, and also take part in structured all-camp and all-section activities. Junior programming is very active, with opportunities for creativity, outdoor exploration, and friendship development. Junior campers who choose to stay in camp will take part in an overnight camping trip on one of our lakes.
New! Explorers Program for Juniors aged 10-12
Woodsmen and Pioneers now have the incredible chance to experience a specially designed 4-day introductory canoe-trip experience in Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve as a part of their 12-day session at YMCA Kanawana. For details on our Tripping Safety Practices please consult our Health & Safety page .
SENIORS - Coureurs des Bois and Pathfinders
The Senior camp is made up of Coureurs des Bois (boys) and Pathfinders (girls). Seniors live in platform tents and balance their time between individually chosen Interest Group activities (see below) and tent group activities, and also take part in structured all-camp and all-section activities. Senior programming is both active and social in nature, with opportunities to be challenged, to learn new skills, and to interact in a supervised co-educational environment. Senior campers who choose to stay in camp will take part in an overnight camping trip on one of our lakes.
New! Adventurers Program for Seniors aged 13-16
Our newly designed Adventurer programs emphasize on fun, building leadership skills through adventure, community living and teamwork in the great outdoors. Campers will spend 4 to 6 exciting days on a flat water or white water canoe trip in as a part of the 12 day YMCA Kanawana experience.
Flat water: Papineau-Labelle or Parc de LaVérendrye
Participants will get the chance to swim, do nature interpretation activities, stargaze, tell stories around the fire and sleep in tents.
White water: Rouge River or in Parc de La Vérendrye
Participants will learn to swim in moving water, learn some crucial navigation skills, sleep in tents, and learn survival skills in a group living context that will focus on developing initiatives and leadership skills.
For details on our Tripping Safety Practices please consult our Health & Safety page .
Please note: Participants must be sufficiently strong swimmers in order to go on a canoe trip. Swimming requirements vary according the difficulty level of the trip. We reserve the right to refuse participants we judge not physically able to go on trip.
A TYPICAL DAY AT YMCA KANAWANA
MORNINGS
At 7:15 am the bell rings for wake-up & morning dip – a delight for early-risers. A second bell rings at 7:45 am to announce breakfast (see meals below). After breakfast, campers have time to clean up their tent or cabin and get ready for their Interest Group Activities (see below). Interest Groups are followed by General Swim – a time where campers can either choose to swim or go to designated program areas such as the boating water front or the nature nook.
AFTERNOONS
After eating a hearty lunch, campers are given time to digest & rest in their tent/cabin and prepare for their 2 afternoon program periods. Program periods give campers the opportunity to try various program areas or creative activities with their bunkmates. Please see below for possible activities (Interest Group Activities & Other Activities). Throughout a session we frequently have All-Section & All-camp activities bringing everyone together. These activities are then followed by a second General Swim (see above), where other program areas will be open to campers, such as the rock-climbing wall and the Katimavik.
EVENINGS
On certain evenings, immediately following dinner, the whole camp gathers to enjoy cabaret – where campers & staff have the chance to sing a song, perform a skit, do a dance, or share any other talent or creative idea they may have. There is one program period each evening for younger campers (7-10 years old) and two program periods for older campers (11-16 years old). Please see below for possible activities (Interest Group Activities & Other Activities).
BEDTIME
After their final program period, campers are given time to wash up and get ready for bed. Lights out is at 8:15 for younger campers and around 9:30 for older campers.
Staff are assigned to be On-Duty in each section to ensure the supervision and safety of all campers at night. Counselors sleep in the cabin or tents with the campers.
MEALS
Meals takes place in our historic dining hall built with wood from our site in 1919. Campers sit together with their cabin mates at meals, providing time for friendships to develop and a good time for counselors to get to know their kids. Following lunch in the dining hall there are cheers every other day.
INTEREST GROUP ACTIVITIES
At the start of each week, campers are given the opportunity to select two of their favorite activities in which they will learn & develop new skills for 1 hour (per Interest Group) each morning. (Certain Interest Groups that require more advanced learning are 2 hours long – allowing the selection of only 1 Interest Group for that week). During the four days of instruction, our specialized hands-on instructors help campers to develop or refine their skills, and, in certain circumstances, obtain certified levels. Campers also have the opportunity to enjoy the majority of these program areas in the afternoon and evening with their cabin group or section, where the focus is on fun and building group spirit.
INTEREST GROUP CHOICES:
- Archery
- Arts & Crafts
- Canoeing
- Fun with Nature
- Gym/Field Sports
- Kayaking
- Rock Climbing
- Ropes Course/Initiative Challenge
- School of Rock (Music) (10-15 year old campers only)
- Swimming and snorkeling
- Survival Skills
- Theatre Arts/Dance
- Wildlife Gaining ground/Kanawana Power
(special camp projects designed to make Kanawana more welcoming to wildlife and environmentally sustainable. i.e. building bird houses, planting trees)
OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
- Campfires and Cookouts
- Capture the Flag
- Creative Activities
- Cocoa Houses and Coffee Houses
- Dances
- Douse the Fire
- Frisbee Golf
- Hiking Adventures
- Overnight Camping
- Regattas
- Sing songs
- Stargazing
- Storytelling
- Swamp walks
- Talent Shows
- Team Sports
(Volleyball, Soccer, Touch Football, Basketball, Floor Hockey, Dodgeball, etc.) - Theme Days
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Water Games
- Water Trampoline
- Wilderness Canoe Trips
- Many, many more!!
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