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Proposed Programs
Aquatics
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Aquatics Director Susan Guertin is excited to increase the
quality of current programs like synchronized swimming and also
offer new programs including competitive diving, kayaking,
school-based swim lessons, and swim team clinics.
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Susan is
also excited to the swim team will finally have a home
pool for practices and to host meets.
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Much
unlike the current facility, multiple programs will be able to
run simultaneously, allowing adult lap swim and family swim time
to be regularly offered programs.
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The second pool will allow small children and individuals with
physical disabilities, mobility impairment or therapeutic needs,
to easily access the pool with the built-in ramp and shallow
depth.
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Click Here for an interview with Susan Guertin
Fitness
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Health and Wellness Director Jeanne Smith is excited about the
ability to offer more group fitness classes in the two aerobics
studios in the new YMCA—particularly for the currently
underserved populations of seniors and teenagers.
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The fitness center will be more than 3 times as large as the
current fitness center. Members will have access to new
state-of-the-art equipment, big screen tv's and there is a fantastic view of the
land and surrounding area from its many windows.
Gymnastics
- Gymnastics Director Danielle Walker
is most
excited that the
gymnastics
center will be now be within the new YMCA building,
which will create a stronger relationship for staff, members and
program participants to other YMCA programs and participants.
- In the new
building they will be able to add tumbling classes, create a
young level cheerleading team and expand preschool and preschool
boys classes with new equipment and classes.
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Click Here for an interview
with Danielle Walker.
Sports
- Youth/Family Director Karl Mayer will create many youth, adult and
family sport leagues including basketball, floor hockey, indoor
soccer, and volleyball.
- The outside sports fields will allow children to run around in the
fresh air by offering competitive and recreational games,
activities, and sports for childcare, teen, and after school
programs.
Seniors
- The YMCA is one of the leading organizations offering activities and
services specifically designed for seniors.
- The new YMCA will have an entrance ramp, elevator, and warm water
pool with built-in ramp for easy accessibility for aging bodies.
- Fitness programs for keeping seniors active and healthy include
weight training, muscle strengthening, balancing exercises, healthy back,
aerobics, and osteoporosis prevention.
Teens
- After
school and Teen Director Marianne Banker will offer programming including after-school tutoring, community
service projects, dances, ski/snowboard trips, fitness classes and
more.
- For the first time ever, the Marblehead Swampscott will have a teen
director in charge of teen-focused recreation and social and
educational activities.
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Click Here for an interview
with Marianne Baker.
Members
- Members
will have access to the entire facility which includes the
fitness center, aerobic studios, spinning room, climbing tower,
squash courts, and pools.
- Membership
prices will not increase despite the significant improvements.
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Click Here for an interview
with Terry Camarda, Member Services Director.
Spotlight on Education Director Mary Orne
The
Marblehead Swampscott YMCA will continue to create a warm, welcoming
atmosphere where children feel like they belong at the new YMCA.
Education Director Mary Orne is excited about the many additional
benefits the Early Learning Center will bring to children. The Early
Learning Center will have rooms designed just for children—giving
them ownership of their space. Low windows will allow the children
to view the outside world, low sinks in the classroom, low bathrooms
designed for children, space for children's belongings, and
developmentally appropriate furniture are other amenities. Children
will build skills for future learning by experimenting and
interacting with developmentally appropriate toys, crafts and
materials.
The
Early Learning Center will have a home-like atmosphere and space for
parents to socialize and visit. The new YMCA will continue to bring
the children to participate in other YMCA programs such as
gymnastics and aquatics, but this can now be offered more regularly
and without the hassle of traveling to another location. The field
space and outdoor playground will enable the children to have
regularly scheduled outdoor playtime year round. The
children will have a playground designed just for them. The Early
Learning Center will have exclusive use of this playground during
its program hours. The playground will be a place of unstructured
playtime, while the field space will be for more structured
recreational activities. Children will learn eye-hand coordination
and how to play with others through the many sport games that can be
played on the additional field space.
Click Here for an interview with Mary Orne.
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