Youth & Family


We Build Strong Kids, Strong Families, Strong Communities.

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Programs for Together Time

The Upper Main Line YMCA is committed to building strong kids, strong families and strong communities through a variety of family-oriented programs. Our programs and resources are available to provide you with the tools needed for positive parenting and relationships.

We offer babysitting services for active parents who want to stay healthy and fit for the most important task of all: raising children. We offer parent-child classes and programs. We set aside time for family swims.

In addition to a broad array of programs for adults, we offer many specialty classes and numerous competitive team programs for children. Most classes are scheduled in ten-week sessions throughout the year.

Highlights of our family programs include:

YMCA Adventure Guides
YMCA Adventure Guides is a parent/child program designed to help parent-child pairs build strong, lasting relationships. Small group meetings are held once a month and several larger events are held through the school year. Activities include camping, canoeing, bowling, skating, ball games swimming and more. YMCA Adventure Guides is also one of the YMCA’s strongest volunteer-development programs.

Click here to visit our Adventure Guides Site.

Family Wildlife Series
Throughout the year, our knowledgeable Environment Education staff offers special programs to teach families about the wildlife, wetlands and woodlands that surround our facility. Programs include Bird Watching and Pond Life.

Family Fitness
The Upper Main Line YMCA provides many opportunities for families to be active and fit.
Parent-child classes in gymnastics and aquatics for children four-years old and younger enable parents and their children to benefit from movement exploration, body awareness, gross motor coordination, hand-eye coordination and a variety of other important building blocks to healthy physical, intellectual and social development.
Family members age 13 and up can work out together in our free group exercise classes or take advantage of two indoor and four outdoor pools for recreation swims and aquatic activities.

The Y now has a place just for teens to work out. The Teen Wellness Center is a supervised workout area just for young people 11-14. The center is located above the Pool Level across from the gymnasium.

Our 54-acre facility features a tennis courts, basketball courts, playground, nature trails. Plenty of room to roam for the entire family.

YMCA of the Upper Main Line • 1416 Berwyn-Paoli Road • Berwyn, PA 19312 • (610) 249-9622