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By early April, spring programs will be in full swing and approximately 450 kids will have experienced activities and programs at the YMCA in Northfield already.    As our programs continue to grow, we are committed to making quality programs available to all in the community, regardless of ability to pay. In order to fulfill this [...]

Day Camp programs help kids grow in a caring, encouraging environment, meet new friends and learn good values—all while having a ton of fun. We provide memories that last a lifetime. Carleton College and the Northfield Area Family YMCA are collaborating with their summer Day Camp programs in areas to include staff training, easy online registration, [...]

Need to get your soccer fix while you’re waiting for the fields to thaw?  Come to the YMCA and join our indoor soccer program.  Smaller fields and softer balls make this ideal for beginners as well as experienced players.  Rookies will work on skill development and play fun-filled, breathless games of soccer.  Program includes a t-shirt.  [...]

Introducing YMCA Healthy Kids Day – This Year’s Focus:  Healthy Family Home!   Join over a half-million people and celebrate the nation’s largest health day for kids—YMCA Healthy Kids Day—Saturday, April Twelfth!  It’s a free, fun-filled morning of interactive games, family activity, health give-aways and more…The Y is helping families play more and embrace healthy [...]

Wiggles and Giggles!  Supporting Parents in the Health of your Family, is just one of our Goals at the YMCA.  Join our parents and preschoolers at the National Guard Armory gym for fun on the mats, gym equipment and much more.  Kids through age 5 can slide, bounce balls, run and ride, where ever their imagination takes them!  [...]

The Northfield Area YMCA Day Camp programs help kids grow in a caring, encouraging environment, meet new friends and learn good values—all while having a ton of fun. We provide memories that last a lifetime. Your kids are in good hands all summer long. Day Camp opportunities brochure available Two Options to Mix-n-Match: Week Long [...]

Greetings Everyone,  I am very excited to announce that we will be moving our offices to the National Guard Armory on Sunday March 9th.  The collaboration between the YMCA and the National Guard has been nothing short of wonderful as we utilize gym and other space to host much of our quickly expanding programs.  Our goal is [...]

Theme:  African-based culture with emphasis on music.  Children will learn and create music of Africa and the influence on Americas, vocabulary, participate in games and stories, make an instrument, and make crafts!  For ages 3-5, 6-8, and 9-11. Saturdays – March 1 – 15th (3 classes) ages 3-5    9:00 – 9:45 am ages 6-8    10 [...]

Serve, Set, Bump, Spike! The YMCA is proud to announce our newest program collaboration with the Volleyball Association.  This twice-a-week, clinic for kids in grades 3rd – 5th, will provide kids with the skills necessary to play well, exercise their bodies and have fun.  Classes will be offered Tuesday and Thursday evening beginning April 22nd at the National [...]

Wee Super Sports FUNdamentals – Indoor Soccer and Floor Hockey! Tiny balls, tiny sticks and pucks – PERFECT for your 3-5 year old. This class is as much a class about having fun as it is teaching the little kids Responsibility (keeping the sticks on the floor) and Caring (waiting your turn and sharing) and [...]

Welcome to the world of YMCA Youth Super Sports!  We are very excited to begin youth floor hockey.  Our goals for these 5 week Youth Floor Hockey Programs located at the National Guard Armory are to provide your child with the basic fundamental skills of floor hockey in a safe and cooperative environment, build strong [...]

Program offerings are growing leaps and bounds.  We’ll be offering an Animals and Music and Craft classes (just to name a few).    Great reasons to become a member and save! Becoming a member is easy.  Youth Annual (0-17 years): $50 (or $4.17 per month (automatic withdrawal)) Adult Annual (18+): $100 (or $8.34 per month (automatic withdrawal) [...]

Parents Meeting Parents This group is for parents and caregivers of children with special education needs. Next Meeting: Thursday, February 28, 2008 Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm Location: St. John’s Church Basement (500 3rd Street West) Meet the new Director of the YMCA Virginia Kaczmarek & Mom and Dad Discussion Groups The majority of our time [...]

YMCA Model United Nations (7th -8th grades and 9th – 12th grades) Learn more about the world and what it takes for 6 billion people to get along as you join hundreds of teens from around the state of Minnesota to simulate the magic and important work of the United Nations.  Students will join into teams (delegation groups) [...]

Four Exceptionally Easy Ways to Get Program Information: 1)   Select our “2008 Winter/Spring Program Guide” link to the left. 2)   Hover your mouse over the “Programs” tab above and view web pages filled with program details. 3)   Press the “Contact Us” tab above and send us an email with your questions. 4)   Get your answers directly from [...]

Registeration for Northfield Area Family YMCA programs or memberships could not be easier. Online Registration is available for YMCA Programs and Membership. When you click on the link to the left, you will be asked to set up an online account. Login using your last name, birthdate and zip code or your YMCA member id number (on [...]

It is a free educational and entertainment event in Northfield! It will be held on Friday, February 1, 2008 from 5-9 pm at the Community Resource  Bank on Hwy 3 in Northfield. This event is called the ManZone and it is for men—and the women who love them.The education part of the edutainment event, hosted by [...]

There isn’t a dad around who doesn’t think of his daughter as his little sweetheart. And now there’s a fun way for fathers to celebrate that special relationship. The Northfield Area Family YMCA is hosting its first Daddy Daughter Dance, from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, February 2, at the Armory. The evening will include dancing, dance [...]

If you get a chance, call or stop by the Northfield Area Family YMCA and say hello to new Executive Director, Virginia Kaczmarek. Here’s her reaction to her new position: “Being offered the position of Executive Director at the Northfield Area Family YMCA was a big celebration day for me and now that I’ve been [...]

Put Play In Your Preschooler’s Day! Our popular Friday morning preschool open gym program is now available on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Join other parents and preschoolers at the Armory for fun on mats, gym equipment and more. Kids can slide, bounce balls, run, ride and much more. Let your busybodies release [...]