Bath Area Family YMCA

Bath Area Family YMCA

BATH AREA FAMILY YMCA

Bath Area Family YMCA (207) 443-4112 | Landing YMCA (207) 844-2801

46
SHARES
FacebookTwitter
  • Home
  • Sign Up for Emails
  • Follow on Facebook
  • Log In
  • Financial Aid
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Youth Development
    • Aquatics
      • Swim Lessons
      • Private Swim Lessons
      • Special Olympics Swim Team
      • Adapted Aquatics
      • Long Reach Swim Club (Swim Team)
    • Child Care
      • Before/After School Y Care
      • Enrichment Preschool Program
      • Kids Night Out
      • Make a Child Care Payment
    • Gymnastics
      • Gymnastics
      • Summer Gymnastics
    • Summer Camps & Programs
      • Day Camp (Grades 1-5)
      • LIT Program at Y Summer Day Camp
      • Summer Gymnastics
      • Private Swim Lessons
    • Youth Programs
      • Basketball Programs
      • Climbing Wall
      • Freedom Tour
      • Music Lessons
      • Teen Time at the Y
  • Healthy Living
    • Program Guide
    • Aquatics
      • Swim Lessons
      • Private Swim Lessons
      • Long Reach Masters Swim Club NEW!
      • Special Olympics Swim Team
      • Swim Test Policy
      • Pool Rules
      • Lifeguard Training
      • Water Fitness Classes
    • Fitness
      • Fitness Classes
        • Fitness Schedules
        • Classes in Bath
        • Classes at the Landing
      • Climbing Wall
      • Personal Training
      • Pickleball
      • Racquetball
      • Volleyball
      • Virtual Fitness
  • Social Responsibility
    • Our Mission
    • Business Partner Program
    • Careers & Volunteering
    • Facility/Party Rentals
    • Financial Aid & Scholarships
    • Food Program and Veggie Van
    • Special Events
      • Dr. Buck Tee-Up for Y Kids
    • YMCA Alliance of Maine, NH, and VT
    • Our History
    • Our Guidelines
  • Membership
    • Join Today!
      • Membership Options
      • 24/7 Membership at the Landing
      • Impact Membership
      • Virtual Fitness
    • Cancellation Policy
    • Manage Your Account
    • Financial Aid & Scholarships
    • Download Our Mobile App!
    • Bath Area Family YMCA
    • Landing YMCA in Brunswick
  • Register Online
  • Schedules
  • Giving
You are here: Home / Bath Area Family Y Blog / Ensuring a Brighter Future
brighter future

Ensuring a Brighter Future

January 28, 2016

Together with support from adult members and our communities, we help children achieve their full potential in life for a brighter future. At the Y, our dedicated staff are professional role models to every child who enters our facility. This mentorship is part of our ongoing work to support the unique Youth Development journeys of all children and teens.

brighter future

Mentorship for a Brighter Future

Youth Development is a focus area of our Y’s mission to build healthy spirit, mind and body. The Bath Area Family Y offers the Freedom Tour, a life changing program that educates our youth through travel & countless teachable moments, builds relationships among peers and their adult leaders,  and gives a heightened sense of pride in our U.S. history. The Freedom Tour is a constantly evolving educational journey for 8th grade middle school students from Bath, Brunswick, and Topsham, designed to be more than a class trip and bigger than a history lesson. The program culminates in a 7-day trip in late spring or early summer.

brighter future

Preparation for the Program

Students meet with each other and team leaders to learn about the places they will visit and how the history and culture of that place or time impacts our world today. Groups participate in a vision process, learn conflict resolution skills, and discuss expectations and consequences for individual and group behavior.

Points of Interest

In the past the points of interest have been: 9/11 Museum and Memorial, New York City Neighborhoods, Ellis Island, Liberty Island, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Independence Park in Philadelphia, Amish Country – Lincoln, Washington, Roosevelt Presidential Memorials and Monuments – Vietnam, Korean, World War II and Iwo Jima War Memorials – United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Smithsonian, Gettysburg National Park, Rockefeller Center, and the Apollo Theater. As this is an evolving journey, the destinations evolve as well. If you have an 8th grade student attending Bath, Brunswick, or Mt. Ararat Middle School, or will have one in the future, be sure not to miss this opportunity for your child.

brighter future

Contact Information

To find out more about the Freedom Tour or to bring a program to your school, call or email: Deb Young at 443-4112 x35,  freedomtour@bathymca.org

46
SHARES
FacebookTwitter

Filed Under: Bath Area Family Y Blog

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

BATH AREA FAMILY YMCA

Bath Area Family YMCA
303 Centre Street
Bath, Maine 04530
Phone: (207) 443-4112
Directions and Hours

LANDING YMCA

Landing YMCA
24 Venture Avenue
Brunswick, Maine 04011
Phone: (207) 844-2801
Directions and Hours


View Our Schedules
Become a Member
Give Today

Search…



Bath Area Family YMCA

Bath Area Family YMCA
303 Centre Street
Bath, Maine 04530
Phone: (207) 443-4112
Directions and Hours

Landing YMCA
24 Venture Avenue
Brunswick, Maine 04011
Phone: (207) 844-2801
Directions and Hours

Resources

Terms of Use

Privacy Policy 

The Bath Area Family YMCA is an equal opportunity employer.

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

© 2022 Copyright · Bath Area Family YCMA · All Rights Reserved · Website by Seaside Web Design, LLC ·