Frost Valley Ymca

School conference and environmental retreat programfrost valley ymca's staff guide students from primary and secondary schools in the tri-state area in building connections with their classmates, strengthening their own self-awareness, and deepening connections with the environment and outside world. Our science programs are designed to provide direct engagement, stimulate curiosity and wonder, and increase science literacy and critical thinking. Our team-building curriculum emphasizes the value of working together while recognizing individual strengths within the strength of the entire group. From jan 1, 2024 to december 31, 2024, frost valley provided an immersive environmental education and/or team building experience for over 8,000 participants.

Groups and family and team retreat programfrost valley ymca's staff provide family and team building programs predominantly on weekends through the year. Families can participate and nature based programming. Between september and june, frost valley hosts, families, scout troops, y guides, religious groups, nonprofits, and corporations that flock to frost valley for team building and immersion in nature. Frost valley is home to a model forest, a 672-panel solar array, a raptor center, a maple sugaring house, and is part of the new york city watershed. Families come to frost valley year after year, some for as many as 50 years running, to unplug from technology and connect on a deeper level with each other, staying for a weekend or one of our week-long family camps. From january 1, 2024 to december 31, 2024, frost valley hosted 12,000 participants in its retreat programs.