Experience Tucson history at the Presidio Summer Camps!
Optional: Enjoy sports and games at the downtown YMCA in the afternoon!
Participants will be at the Presidio Museum from 8:30am – 2pm and have the option of additionally registering for the Downtown Lohse Family YMCA sports camp, directly across the street from 2pm – 6pm (for a separate fee). Participants registered at both camps will be chaperoned across the street from one camp to the other. PARENTS MAY DROP OFF AT PRESIDIO AT 8:30am AND PICK UP AT YMCA ANYTIME BEFORE 6pm.
(See bottom of page for afternoon Y camps registration.)
Join the Presidio Museum for a dive into the history and cultures of Tucson! Children will engage in hands-on activities and adventure while exploring a Spanish Fort, a replica 2000-year-old pit house, and a historic home from the 1800’s. They will gain a sense of place and time along the way. Register for one or for all three.
Hands-On History
June 3-7, 8:30 am-2 pm
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Have you ever wondered how archaeologists and historians use the rings in wood to find out how old something is or how people of the past made so many different colors from Cochineal beetles? Well now you can find out through your children! With a focus on experimental archaeology and science, this camp will use hands-on activities and presentations to answer those questions and more! Other activities may include using an atlatl (ancient spear thrower), flintknapping (stone tool making), etc…
Life on the Frontier
June 10-14, 8:30 am-2 pm
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Can you imagine living in the Tucson area before electricity and running water? Can you imagine the excitement people felt when the first train came through Tucson? Join us to find out what life was really like from 1775-1912 and some of the challenges they faced. You may also learn how to use a telegraph and when ice cream first came to Tucson!
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From S-cuk sọn to Tucson
June 17-21, 8:30 am-2 pm
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This camp will explore the incredible cultures and people that came together over the last 2,000 years to create modern day Tucson. Hands-on activities and presentations will celebrate traditions of the O’odham, Pascua Yaqui, Mexican, Jewish, and other cultures that have shaped our rich history. Activities may include: making Traditional O’odham pottery, making/eating Traditional Spanish food, etc…
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For questions, please contact Ginger Thompson, gingert@tucsonpresidio.com
Price for each camp:
$265 for Non-members, $240 for Presidio Museum Members
10% discount for siblings
(Family Memberships start at $40, so it may be worth becoming a member if you are registering more than one child. Click here to become a member.)
jjjjjCancellation policy:
All fees will be returned if camp registration is cancelled by customer up to one week before camp begins. After this time, 75% of the fees will be returned for cancellations.
Camps may be cancelled by the Presidio if there are fewer than 5 registrations one week before start date.
AFTERNOON Y CAMP REGISTRATION
Fill out this form here with fields below and the Y will contact you: https://tucsonymca.ymcamso.org/new/
Category: YMCA of Southern Arizona – Child Care
Request Type: Registration Assistance Fill out the Child’s information,
Program: Summer Day Camp
Locations: Presidio
Wrap-Around Care: No Care Needed