YMCA (also called the Y for short) is now offering free summer membership for high school students. If you’re starting grade 9-12 in the fall, you can take advantage of free membership at some YMCA locations this summer with the Get Summer program.

What you get

Y membership from June 1 through August 31, including access to:

* 26 Y locations in the Twin Cities. Rochester and Hudson, WI—with just a single registration(注册)

* Gyms, where you can play basketball, volleyball and more

* Indoor and outdoor pools

* Fitness Centers featuring weights and other workout equipment

* Group Exercise classes that help you build strength, speed and flexibility

* Nutritious meals

* Leadership development, service learning opportunities, and career readiness Check out where to find and how to use all these benefits in the Member Guide.

Getting started

Before you can start using the Y, you need to attend an orientation(定向) meeting.

* Give a tour of your Y

* Review the Membership Code of Conduct

* Learn about schedules and programs available for the summer

The fine print

There are 400 free membership cards max per branch available this summer, so be sure to sign up early. If you’re currently a Y member, or have been a Y member within the last 60 days, you’re not qualified to get free Get Summer membership. Visit our online join center or your local branch to purchase youth membership.

Thank you

The Y would like to thank the Schulze Family Foundation for their generous contribution to help us provide a safe environment for young people to engage in programs that promote healthy living, and build character and leadership.

What's On?

The new Cambridge Festival will take place from 26 March to 4 April 2021,with a series of free online events and activities including podcasts ,films, panel discussions,virtual tours,walks and talks for the whole family.

Wildlife Diaries

On 1 April at 5pm we will be bringing together all the most exciting diary entries into a short film so you can share the joy of discovering nesting birds,see what we have captured on our camera traps, and find which plants have already burst into blossom,and then get your questions ready for a live wildlife Q&A with our experts.

Time: 5: 00pm-5: 45pm Thursday 1 April

Science walking tours 2021

See the building where the secret of life on earth and the secret of destroying the planet were discovered. Why did the Botanical Garden lead Darwin aboard the Beagle? Which woman pioneered computer programming,and why is a phycisist remembered with a crocodile? Cambridge has so many scientists to celebrate,and lots of quirky stories to enjoy.

Time: 11: 30am-1: 00pm on Wednesday 7 April

Online Talk-about Kettle's Yard

Join Andrew Smith,one of our long-serving Visitor Assistants and our resident furniture enthusiast,for a talk on the often-overlooked pieces of furmiture and hidden objects in the Kettle's Yard House. The talk will look at some of the fascinating stories behind these pieces and why they are so important to Kettle's Yard.

Time: 6: 00pm-7: 00pm Thursday 15 April

University social club swimming

Each week one lane is opened for the more enthusiastic swimmer. We also set aside a second lane for families,with children who use floats,etc. The middle area is set aside for general swimming,but at a more reasonable pace. If you fancy stopping for a chat,then you can. Please note: this event has been CANCELLED.

Time: 7: 15pm-8: 15pm Tuesday every week

Writer: Lewis Carroll

Price:￥25(in bookstores)￥20 (online)

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is an English novel published in 1865. At the beginning, the book was not written for all people but for a little girl. On a summer day, the writer, Carroll made a short trip up the Thames River and told the story of Alice. The young girl falls down a rabbit hole and goes on unimaginable adventures into a wonderland.

Writer: J. M. Bairie in Scotland

Price:￥15 (in bookstores)￥12(online)

It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures, which is about Wendy, Joan, and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely.(with 2 tapes)

Writer: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Price:￥20 (in bookstores)￥16(online)

The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talks about the fight between free states and slave states during the American Civil War and is as popular today as when it first came out more than 150 years ago

Writer: Frances Hodgson Burnett in America

Price:￥35(in bookstores)￥30(online)

Mary Lennox, a sick girl, finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life.