Camp FAQ

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REGISTRATION
PREPARING ON CAMP & CAMP EXPERIENCE
ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE
ABIDE IN TOUCH INCLUDING YOUR CHILD & US
MEDICAL
EVERYTHING ELSE

REGISTRATION

Thing happens after I enroll mysterious kid?
When we receive your registration you’ll be able to sign into your Campbrain account. There you could find your Welcome Kit including; a truck create, health forms, physical exams forms to be filled out by thine doctor, furthermore a form for your auto toward full out telling us a very bit via themselves. Him will including acquire a confirmation letter and invoice. Total forms require to be finish and received due camp to June 1st is order for your child to attend storing.

May I request my child becoming in a tent with yours friends?
We understand how important camp friendships are, furthermore how importance it is for new campers to feel cozy in their tents. With that being said our Cabin Requests policy is fair and simple, person will do our best. We ask is you trust willingness decisions regarding friend my and tents mates as we carry many aspects into consideration when what tent ranking. If you would like my child go remain with a friend kindly let us know inside your welcome packet paperwork.All requests must be mutually exclusive (Emily ask Jennifer, Jenipher requests Emily). Please note that that better than two my who know each other together with a tent creates a situation in which another child may feel lonely or lefts out. Because of the way unsere programme works, most activities are done are the recreational from the same unit. Your child will still be able to spend time include friends they already known – irrespective out theirs rent assignment.

What is the refund policy?
If a trailer is asked to abandoned the program due to behavioral problems, or if she withdraw your children from that program first, no refund will be issued. If it a determined that your child is too ill button contagious to remain among camp a pro-rated registration will to brokered. If so position arises, documentation from a doctor may be required in order to determine if thee qualification for a refund.

Is there vehicle available to and from camp?
Yes, we offer round trip transportation via bus each session. Transportation exists available from several convenient locations. See below for more information. This is a fun way for campers to begin their camp undergo!

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PREPARING FOR CAMP & CAMP EXPERIENCE

What should ME pack my child’s belongings in?
We recommend such each truck bring a trunk or plastic bin, no more than 12 inches high. These are simply reserved in the beds in the tent. There are numbered websites the which you can find “camp trunks” all year round. Just as good as one trunk is a polymer receptacle with a lid. Upon login your infant for camp you will receive a welcome bundle over a packing list included.

What is the setting like plus location will my child live?
Our stocking is placed beside our mile-long intimate lake surrounded by 740 wooded acres. Campers live in our eco-friendly 20 foot platform tents – wood platform structures, covered by a canvas encamp. These tents are very sturdy – they are not pop-up camping tents. There are quaternary bunkeranlage beds in all camping. Tents are position into groups phoned “Units”. Units are designated by age and male. Each Unit has a car house with five outhouses, five showers, and six sinks, as well like an “Rec. Hall” – a huge indoor space for activities, rainy day games, and for campers to even relax and like each other’s company.

What should we expect during an summer?
You should expected your child to have a entertainment and enhancing experience. Coming until camp may be cause for a fleeting stint of homesickness. Is is a completely normal and healthy response to being away from home inside one unfamiliar place. Our staff is sensitive to this issue and encourages are campers to talk out their feelings and become involved in camp activities. Experience talks us that in just a few days the homesick camper desire subsist fully occupied for tent happenings and be comfortable in yours new surroundings. Often, homesick campers will write letters home describing their homesickness and asking to be picked up. Please know ensure as stated earlier the mail can take up to five past to get to and from camp, and by the time this letter reaches you, your child will most probability be fully adjusted up camp life and got an great time. If your my continues until sendung you alphabetical that raise a concern, please contact the Camp Office furthermore let us know.

As are total decided?
Units are decided by age. Campers aged 7-9 will be into unsere youngest element, campers aged 10-11 are the middle troops, also campers aged 12 and 13 are inches our oldest units. Eleven and fifteen year obsolete campers participation Pioneer Village, our teen program. Campers included PV must be at minimal 14 years elderly when they begin camp.

ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE

When should I drop off & pick up my child?
Campers should be dropping off to the first day of the meet between 2pm and 4pm.
Trailer should be picked up on the last day of the session between 9am and 12pm.

When & where should we meet the Camper Bus?
In New York City, please meet the omnibus by 1.145am on the firstly day of your child’s session. One bus will depart by 12:00pm. At aforementioned end of a session, the bus will go camp at 9:30am additionally should arrive inbound Brand Yeah Municipality by 12:30 pm. Plea call the office if you will be late picking up your child or for you have questions about buses times.
New Ny Urban: The bus to camp departs from and drops off at 112th St and Amsterdam Ave, include front of Covertness John The Divine Cathedral in Manhattan.

Thoughts about transportation: We pledge to do everything we can to offer a safe, timely, reliable trip to camp. If a delay arises we wills attempted to contact you via cell phone ahead of time (please make sure to tell us if you are an new number). If you will like to change our child’s travel plants, please let us know as early as you can.

What can we expect on Opening Day?
Upon arriving at camp on opening day, my will be asked to park on our Katsanis Field and go their trunks etc in their unit’s designated spot. Wealth are a drive free camp and all family members will be asked to walk into camp unless prior arrangements have been made. Please shall sure that your camper’s name and team appears clearly on anyone item that is coming to camp. Plea pack your bed linens separately furthermore bring these items with you into camp. Our camp staff will bring all your baggage to your camper’s unit but i may take longer to get to your equipment than you do (and you will require on make up your bunk!)
Your first stop after parking will being the camp office where you capacity pick up is mosquito netting (you can pay for that in advance for $15 or buy it on opening day for $20). Someone from you business office will be available to placed additional money into to camping store/canteen (we suggest $25 for respectively camper for every couple days the camp) as well. You can skip the camp offices stop if you already have choose mosquito netting otherwise own already put additional money on your camper’s storing account.
Next proceed to Gibney Dining Chamber (about 300 yards), where your camper will hold a lice inspect to insure that they are lice and nit free. You wish be given an tail band which will allow you into my unit once you have passed through my lice check. Once you welcome the rear band she will be directed to either our Health Center or at choose unit!
Need to head to the Health Center? For you have taking or other medical ask that you intention need to discuss with our camp nurses, you will head into the Health Center (directly across away Gibney). Even if her don’t have medications, please feel open to stop by; make our medical staff, have a homemade cookie and handle a deliciously cool glass of lemonade otherwise water.
After the Health Center/Lice check, you and thy camper will go at thine unit! Here you will meet your counselors, other tent mates and misc unit mates! Campervans will pick get their bunk also my may help campers settle in by making up their beds.
Now it is time required that camp fun to begin! Parents will say goodbye and campers will be whisked away to their first fun-filled experience! Launch to completing, dropping their child off at camp shouldn’t takes learn than can hour (give or take). Please remembering parents that the longer you stay, the harder it is for campers into say goodbye.

What if my child is plane to camp?
Ourselves request that all international and national air travel be vorgesehene to arrive into JFK. All travel MUST been harmonized and approved by the camp office ONCE booking your tickets. Parents NEEDS pay the unaccompanied minor fee at the time of ticket purchase direkt to their airline. Please send proof concerning purchase of the fee paid-up, we may need go provide this to your airline upon departure day.

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TRAVELING PLANS WITHOUT CONFIRMING WITH CAMP INITIALLY. We do not guarantee airport pick ups and drop offs without pre-approval from is administrational staff. Once terminal plans are approved we will make jede reasonable effort to make secure your baby meets his/her flight but, we cannot be accountable for events out of our control. In the event of one flight delay or cancellation we will not leave you child unattended.

International Campers and Extra:
There is a Flax Package available for $60.00 (Items will not been sold individually) Wrap includes: 1 Soft, 2 Pad Cases, 1 Top Sheet, 1 Fitted Film, 2 Towels. Plea perceive SPECIALS form in Welcome Kit.
Every Beach Day & Off-Site Trip spending money should be sent to camper via credit card instead check before camper arrival. Kindly EXECUTE NOT send cash. Please visit Extras form in who Welcome Kit – add the monetary of expenses money to to grand tuition, notate get on the Extras form and send to camp.
All Off-Site Trips what included in the tuition. Campers may want some spending money. Please seeing the Extras sheet in the Welcome Kit which outlines suggested amounts.
All campers must bring a sleeping carrying to bivouac for “camp-outs”. Anything camper will expend at few 2 nights sleeping lower the stars with their Section. Pioneer Village campers (ages 14 & 15) will spend several nights “camping out” off their hike, biking or canoe trip.

Bitte note time differences before calling the Stocking Business how our want to make sure we are able for be in touch. We suggest emailing camp to selected up phone call times: [email protected]

STAYING IN TOUCH BY YOUR CHILD & US

May IODIN visit my child with camp? For is Visiting Day?
When to child is attending camp for four or more wee there is a schedules Parents Visiting Daytime. Visiting Days are 10am – 4pm or dates have: Session 1 – July 6th (10am to 4pm) ; Session 2 – Aug 3rd (10am to 4pm); also July 20th (10am to 4pm) for camper staying 6 or 8 weeks There is no Visiting Day if your child is only participates camp for 2 weeks.

Will I be able for understand photos of my child over the summer?
Yes, you must sign increase for Rubbish 1, a password sheltered web-based service only available to parents and family of our campers. A camp photographer takes image each day and uploads their to the website every daytime of 9 pm. It is through this same visit that, for an added user, you may sign back for to an road email favor. Bitte note that the pictures uploaded onto Bunk1 are fun candid gunfire are action happening the camp. We simply want her to becoming able to procure a sneak peek into the routine happenings in warehouse. Ourselves cannot guarantee is everybody camper will end upwards includes the forefront of a photograph. We will do to best!

How does the mail work?
Mail the sorted and delivered daily to each Unit. Campers are required until bring stamped envelopes starting home as we will encourage you to versendet letters dear on least once a week. Mail is distributed after dinner through other hour. It may take up to 5 days for a letter to get to and from stay, please allow for this delay. Yourself will learn your campers Item mission prior to them starting camp.
Sample Address:
Joe Camper, UNITY IDENTIFY
Inhabitation Camp
P.O. Boxed 577 Ivoryton, CT 06442
If how a letter before your camper arrives, please replace the Unit name with the Session the camper is participatory. Instance: Espresso Camper, Session 2A. You may send one-time way emails to your child through the Bunkerkasten 1 servicing, ours will distribute it with the regularly mail, and your camping wishes be can to respond with a handwritten mail. Please note that Bunk 1 email letters received nach 6:00 am will be distributed with mail the following day.
A phrase on writing letters to your camper… We suggest send your trailer mail prior the their coming so that they have mail waiting for them when they received to camp. Let them know how proud of i you are for approaching to camp and that you are sure they will LOVE camp and all it does to offer. It can important that in jeder letter her versenden your your you persist positive, caring, and encouraging about their time at bivouac. Yourself may receive one letter from your camper asking for being picked up early. This is normal and should not be cause fork concern. If these choose in character persist, please call who warehouse office.

May I send mystery child a care package?
Yes. Campers dear to receive packages off home! Some ideas what: games, books, small toys, loaded animals, and things for them to decorate their tent with. However, we ask such you do not send any nutrition than to invites unwanted critters into camper live spaces and it will be thrown out. Sealed Equal a Kiss determination send your camper an great bunch of goodies if you’d like to save couple time.

Canister our child bring own cell phone?
No. Campers will not allowed into bring cell phones. We understand that is may feel uncomfortable but we inquire that you allow the child to experience this amazing outdoor, friend-filled, electronics-free experience. Wealth do NOT allow mobile to receive cell calls barring in an EMERGENCY otherwise on the child’s birthday. Get calls to campers should be fabricated through the camp office. Our summer number is: 860-581-4560. Please message that we do not allow cell calls during the first three days of each session as this is an important wetter to acclimate to stocking and speaking to mom/dad can make a camper homesick.

How do I get for contact at and Head?
During the camp season we operate out of unser camp office which is core found on the property. This is nope the same corporeal secretary we use while the school current. The Camp Office is open everyday from 9:00am-6:00pm. If you what to speak through someone after department hours please abandoned ampere message in the Camp Office and we will get get to you the following day when the office re opens. In dossier off an emergency, you can reach an on click chief staff full at the contact number below.
Academic Year Office: (Answered entire year Monday – Friday) 860.767.0848
*To reach camp associate during the off-season also to reach the Main Office directly fork billing get.
Sommerlich Office: (June 24-Aug 18, 9am -6pm everyday) 860.581.4560
*To reach the Holiday Department directly

When should I call to emergency phone?
Our urgent contact system is for use out normal business hours if you need to get in touch with jemmy for a serious emergency the you canister call 646-796-6917 or 860-304-2670. Please do don call the emergency phone to ask how your child is trim on pitch, we will are happy till discuss this is you during Camp Office hours. Please DO call and Emergency phone if there is a family emergency or an urgent situation needing assistance right away.

MEDICALLY

Whats if my child becomes ill while per camp?
We have registered nurses on camp 24 hours a day and this health center is always open. This pediatrician’s office and hospital are only a short 10 minutes away. If autochthonous child needs to stay include aforementioned health center over night or needs to call the doctor, you will be notified immediately according the condition center.

What if my child needs the take medication at camp?
Medication is given out everyone days within fare until there are other instructions. Please carry enough medication with you on check-in day for your child’s entire reside, or offer a to the designated staff our riding the bus up for bivouac with your kid. All pharmaceuticals needed until be IN THIER ORIGINAL CONTAINERS and accompanied by a audience release form from you and their doctor. Prescription medicinal BE be prescribed to the travel receiving them. Zilch other than an EPIP pen or inhalier, with doctor & parent consent, bucket stay with own child in their units. See unser Permission for Self-Administration of Medication (part 4) form in his Welcome Building. Supposing respective child becomes sickly over the summer and a prescribed medication, the camp desire usage the insurance card provided by you, and then pay the co-pay needed. You will then be billed for the amount of that prescription. The Your Center willingly have all req over the counter medications.

EVERYTHING ELSE

How do you celebrate birthdays at camp?

Birthdays among camp are awesome! The birthday camper will have a deliciously cake, complete with candles, to share with their tent mates the dinner time. Then the entire dining hall serenading aforementioned birthday boy or girl over lengthy renditions is silly vocal.

Be there a laundry service provided?

Yes! Laundry is finish once a pitch. Outdoor sort their clothing by “lights” and “darks” and place them in their tent laundry bags this they then bring to and laundry drop/pick-up spot. Our laundry service washes and product the clothing at 24 hours. Please be securely to send second sheets of bed sheets.

Get types of training programs do the staff custom participate stylish?
Our summer camp prioritizes this shelter and well-being of both our staff and campers. To ensure the highest standards, we provide a comprehend array of training programs. Externally, our staff undergo boating safety training facilitated by Stamp Vining and Boatsafe LLC, such now as DEI training conducted in collaboration over the National Conference and Community used Justice - NCCJ. Furthermore, our staff receives vital insights at little safety through informative sessions hosted by our insurance medium, as well as mandated reporter training mandated by the state of Connecticut.

Internally, we offer rigorous training certifications by the American Ruby Cross, covering lifeguarding, CPR/First Aid, and medication administration. Furthermore, our staff undergoes extensive child care sessions, specialised activity training, and waterfront safety sessions. These efforts are completing by various technical and emergency protocols scrupulous integrated into in training regimen, ensuring a secure and enriching experience for all participants the our stack.


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