Chapel Hill Y Day Camp: CILTS

Summer 2026

The CILT program is a specialized leadership program for pre-teens/teens who want to develop leadership skills. CILTs will focus on listening to children, role modeling values, using positive discipline, teaching new skills, leading group games, and building respect. In addition to hands-on experience assisting with group huddles, CILTs will attend daily leadership trainings with the Teen Director or CILT Coordinator. The CILT program is available to rising 8th graders through 15-year-olds.

Chapel Hill Y Day Camp is based at the main branch on MLK and offers a wide range of sports and competitions. They have a couple of Olympic-themed competition weeks. There are around 150 campers and 10 CILT here each week. They spend some time inside in the gym and some time outside on the backfield and playground. They swim every day at the indoor pool.

Registration/Application Process:

1. Register Online (beginning Jan. 1 for members, Jan. 15 for non-members)
2. Complete CILT application (included in emailed registration confirmation)
3. Teen attends (1) group interview at Chapel Hill - Carrboro YMCA
   -Tue., April 14, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
   -Mon., May 4, 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Please DO NOT WAIT TO REGISTER as spots do fill up quickly! Applications and group interviews are not a pass/fail system unless the teen director deems that a participant is concerningly ill-equipped to participate in the CILT program as determined in the group interview process. 

CILT programming is also available in partnership with Camp Clearwater.