Camp Policies

Discounts
1) Sign up 2 or more siblings for one week of camp and receive $25 off the price of tuition for each additional child (i.e sign up 3 siblings and receive $50 off the total price of tuition).
OR
2) Sign up one child for 2 weeks of camp and receive $25 off the second week. 

Discounts can not be combined.  For example, if you sign up 2 children for two weeks of camp each, the total tuition would be $50 off the total price.  

Cancellations

• If you cancel prior to 30 days before the first day of your session, you will receive a full refund minus $100 of your deposit. 
• If you cancel 15-30 days before the first day of your session, you will receive a full refund minus the entire $150 deposit.
• If you cancel less than 15 days before the first day of your session, you will not receive a refund, unless the program is full and we are able to fill your spot, then you may receive a 50% refund.
• Our camp sessions are booked months in advance and our staffing and preparation for camp begins in the early spring. We cannot provide refunds for absent or sick days, family emergencies, or unexpected vacations.
• Exceptions granted only in the case of a health emergency, evidenced by a written physician's statement, restricting the child from attending camp for the entire session.​

Parents' Right to Review
Upon request, guardians will be provided our policies for background checks of staff and volunteers, our full discipline policy, our full health care policy, and our grievance procedures.

 

Policy for Care of Mildly Ill Campers

• Your camper will be taken to the camp office, where he or she will be assessed by the camp director. Minor illness/injuries will receive appropriate treatment and the camper will return to the activity. 
• When a camper exhibits symptoms that may warrant a trip to the doctor, we will contact you to see how to proceed.  If we cannot reach you, we will use our best judgment and continue to try to contact you. 
• If a camper is contagious or becomes too sick to stay, we will notify the parent or guardian to pick them up. Do not send your camper to camp if they are sick or contagious.
• When a camper is seriously injured, emergency care will be provided, including transportation by ambulance if necessary.  A camp representative will accompany the camper to the hospital.  We will try to contact you immediately.

​You can review our emergency health care and medication administration policies here.

Discipline Policy
Campers will be addressed in a respectful and nurturing manner. The setting of limits and camp rules will be re-emphasized in the case of inappropriate behavior. If the unsafe and/or inappropriate behavior becomes routine, the parents will be contacted and a plan will be put into place. Staff must comply with the following:

• Corporal punishment, including spanking, is prohibited.
• No camper shall be subjected to crude or severe punishment, humiliation, or verbal abuse.
• No camper shall be denied food or shelter as a form of punishment.
• No child shall be punished for soiling, wetting or not using the toilet.
• If necessary, a camper may be invited to take some time away from the group. They will continue to be supervised during this time.
• If a situation should arise that is serious enough to require humane physical restraint for a child’s safety, parents will be notified immediately.
• A record will be kept of camper misbehavior, noting date, time, and campers/staff involved in the incident.
• Inappropriate disciplinary techniques will be discussed with and avoided by staff members/volunteers.

This camp must comply with regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health 
and be licensed by the local board of health.