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Engaging with Families & Community

At the Y, we believe that family and community are essential to our programs and a big part in everything we do. We offer various family or special events throughout the year, family programs including adventure guides, community classes, partnerships, collaborations and more. Family time at the Y is about giving families as a unit, and as individuals, the opportunities to deepen relationships, develop new skills and interests, improve their health and well-being, and connect to the community. The Y has always been a place where families can play and be active together, and that’s more important than ever. Whether the activities are physical like sports or exercise classes, or more recreational like swimming, camping, cooking and arts, we want families doing them together because you’ll live healthier and make memories for a lifetime.


Intro to Dance

Help your child begin to develop rhythm, coordination, and basic ballet and tap moves. Dance delivers a vehicle for self-expression and self-confidence as well as helps them begin to learn classroom etiquette. Sessions are from February 7 thru 28 with classes on Wednesdays at 5:30pm for 3-4 year olds and 6:30pm for 5-6 year olds.

Cost

  • Members: $20
  • Non-Members: $30

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    Advocacy and Leadership 101

    This program is a 10-week leadership development program for youth ages 14-18 years old. Each week will focus on a main topic using team building activities, meditative and martial arts, short reads, art, music, journal entries and other facilitated conversations or “circles.” Utilizing these circle techniques, teens will be  working on self-control, self-awareness, self-care, self-advocacy, and self-empowerment.

    Being aware of oneself can make a positive impact on building healthy relationships, developing leadership and teambuilding, and discovering one’s responsibility to their family and community. Each participant will receive a free day pass at the end of each session to work out, play basketball, or swim.  With successful completion of the program, each participant will be gifted a free 6 month membership to the YMCA of Topeka. This program is provided at no cost thanks to a partnership with the Topeka Center for Peace and Justice. The next session starts in April and will meet on Monday afternoons from 4:30PM-5:30PM.

    Cost

    • Free to all

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      Birthday Parties

      Birthday Parties