Full-Day Winter Break Camps
Registration for Winter Days 2024-2025 is now closed. Check back in Winter 2025 for new registration details.
The holidays aren’t the only thing to look forward to this winter. This year, AYS will be hosting full-day Winter Days camps where your kids can thrive in a warm and welcoming environment while you finish holiday shopping, focus on work or school, or simply take a well-deserved break after a long year!
Registration closes on Thursday, December 19, 2024.
Winter Days Sites
(click below for site-specific info)
Decatur
Indianapolis Public Schools
Washington Township
Financial Assistance Options
AYS offers limited financial assistance through the Ellen Clippinger Fund on a first come, first served basis. Families are required to complete the following steps to determine eligibility:
- Apply for CCDF at tinyurl.com/yewyksam
- Screenshot the response that pops up immediately after the application is submitted. You will need this for the AYS Financial Assistance Application.
- Complete the AYS Financial Assistance Application at tinyurl.com/3vvuc8hm
- An AYS representative will assess your application and follow up with you
Things to Know
What to Bring
(except Decatur)
Outdoor
Clothes
Bottle
Shoes
Hat, etc.
What We Provide
- Field Trips
- Active games
- STEM activities
- Hands-on projects
- Literacy/reading time
- Morning and afternoon snacks
Our Focus Areas
- Health
- Literacy
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
- Social Development
Winter Days Goals
- Make new friends
- Learn through active and engaging experiences
- Increase physical fitness
- Have fun in a safe and healthy environment
Winter Days Activities
✔ Independent Time
✔ Small Group Time/Social-Emotional Learning
✔ Morning Snack (provided by AYS)
✔ Group Activities
✔ Lunch Break
✔ Physical and/or Outdoor Activities
✔ Enrichment Programming – Writing, Art, Phonics, Science, Social Studies, Music
✔ Afternoon Snack (provided by AYS)
✔ Enrichment Activities – Outdoor Time, Physical Fitness, and Games
Highly-Trained Staff
AYS hires staff who have experience and a passion for kids, and complete a drug test, TB test, and several criminal background checks. Staff also receive training in First Aid, CPR, child development, conflict resolution, team building, and safety to ensure your child has a great experience.
AYS reserves the right to cancel any program if minimum enrollment is not reached.
A waitlist will be applied to any program that reaches capacity.
