Welcome to camp at the Carl E. Sanders Family YMCA at Buckhead.
Our camp is designed to make summer fun, exciting, and safe, all while instilling the Y’s core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
Camp hours run from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, with optional Pre-Camp from 7:00am am to 9:00 am and Post-Camp from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm for added convenience.
Explore our camp offerings below and register today, either online or in person at your Y.
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This is a full day camp that allows campers to learn and explore new and exciting activities each week while making new friends. Each week revolves around a different theme.
Weekly Themes include
Wild West
Jungle Safari
World Soccer
Survivor Challenge
Carnival
Road Trip USA
Color Wars
Music Mania
Water Week
Aloha Summer
Teens will develop leadership skills during camp through helping lead activities with younger campers, and job shadowing.
This is a half day camp (9:00am - 1:00pm) that allows our campers to learn and explore new and exciting activities each week while making new friends. Each week will have it's own theme and activities based around the theme.
Our flag football sports camps will spend 2 hours per day working on flag football skill development through drills, scrimmages, and games.
Campers will spend at least 2 hours of the day in the Esports lab and half the day doing day camp traditional activities such as gym games, arts and crafts, and more. Participants will work on leveling up their gaming skills and approach gaming with a holistic approach. Topics will include, being a responsible digital citizen, sportsmanship, teamwork, etc.
Step into the rhythm this summer! Our full-day dance and cheer camp is perfect for campers who love to move, groove, and express themselves through music. Each day features engaging dance classes that explore a variety of styles—from jazz and hip-hop to contemporary and more while building confidence, coordination, and creativity.
This camp is designed for more intermediate/advanced swimmers. They will work on stroke development and prepare them for potential swim team competitions. Campers will get outside pool swimming time as well.
Our Soccer Sports Camp focuses on skill development through engaging drills, exciting scrimmages, and fun games. Campers build confidence, improve technique, and learn teamwork in a supportive and active environment. Whether they're new to the sport or looking to sharpen their skills, this camp offers a great mix of learning and play.
Experience the thrill of tennis, pickleball in one camp!
Campers will participate in tennis in the morning and pickleball in the afternoon.
Players will learn essential skills, improve technique, and enjoy friendly matches in a fun, active environment. Perfect for all levels.
Our Camp Boomerang is a smaller camp usually capped at 15 students who are neurodivergent. It is a camp for children with diverse abilities ages 5-12 and they will be immersed in our traditional camp activities.
These activities include sports, STEAM activities, swimming, arts and crafts and much more. They will swim on Fridays each week.
Consultation call must be had with the director before registering for this camp. Please let the Sanders camp team know if you have any questions or concerns.
For questions, please reach out to Sander's Camp team.
Financial Assistance is available, and applications are due by April 15, 2026, at ymcaatlanta.org/financial-assistance.
Having trouble registering? Please check our FAQs, or contact the Member Service Center at memberassist@ymcaatlanta.org or (404) 267-5353.
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