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Camp Adventure Information

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Registration

CAMP ADVENTURE enrollment is open to children who have completed kindergarten up to and including those who have completed seventh grade.

Registration cannot be confirmed for any session until:
1. Payment in full or a deposit is received.
2. All completed registration materials are received.
3. Space availability has been confirmed by a member of the Parks & Recreation staff.

NOTE: All sessions are generally filled. Early registration is recommended.

Camp Hours

Camp begins each day at 8:30am and ends at 4:30pm. Before and after care is provided for an additional fee.

Sunrise Club: 7:00am - 8:30am
Sunset Club: 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Pre-Registration

Pre-registration is required. Unregistered campers cannot be brought to Sunrise or Sunset club. ANY UNREGISTERED CHILD THAT IS DROPPED OFF EARLY OR PICKED UP LATE WILL BE CHARGED A FEE OF $5.00 FOR EACH OCCURANCE. Children registered in this program should be brought to and picked up from the Stephens Lake Park office. A minimum number of campers must be registered for Sunrise and Sunset clubs. If the minimum registration is not met by the Wednesday preceding a new session, parents who have campers registered will be notified and refunded.

What To Wear/Bring

Campers should wear play clothes and tennis shoes.
Campers should bring their own lunch every day. We suggest that lunches be brought in coolers since we are unable to provide refrigeration. We recommend that sodas not be brought to camp. Sodas will not be available for sale at camp. Campers may purchase drinks at Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center on swim days only. Frozen juice and kool-aid are excellent drinks for lunches. Although water is always available we recommend bringing two drinks.
Campers should bring and wear sunscreen.
Lunches, jackets, sunscreen, etc. should be marked with the camper's name.
No radios or electronic games/devices will be allowed at camp.
If camper is on medication, the parent/guardian must request a medication form. NO MEDICATION CAN BE ADMINISTERED WITHOUT THIS COMPLETED FORM.
Campers should wear a swimsuit and bring a towel on Mondays and Fridays. (For Escapade Week, campers need a swimsuit and towel on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.)
To maintain our proper counselor/camper ratio, campers should not bring friends to camp who are not enrolled in our program.

Late Arrival/Early Departure

Although our base camp is at Stephens Lake Park, we frequently visit other Columbia facilities. Swim days, rainy days and field trips take part or all of our campers out of Stephens Lake Park at various times. Because of this, late arrivals and early departures of campers are difficult to arrange. If a camper must be picked up early the parent or guardian must send a WRITTEN NOTE with the camper and must verbally confirm arrangements with the child's counselor. We cannot adjust our schedule or leave your child at the park alone. Please avoid late arrivals/early departures. Your child will certainly be missing out on something exciting!

Emergency Contact Numbers

If you need to contact the CAMP ADVENTURE staff during camp hours call the Camp Office at 256-0135. If no answer, call the Parks and Recreation office at 874-7460. They will contact us and relay a message. After hours call your child's counselor. A list of counselor phone numbers will be sent home with your child on the first day of camp. Occasionally, a bus or weather problem may require getting information to parents after the main office is closed. Messages concerning late bus arrivals or schedule changes will be left on our Recreation Hotline at 874-7663.

Camper Contracts

The staff of CAMP ADVENTURE strives to not only provide fun and learning experiences, but to also stress respect for the environment and others (including safety). All of our rules are designed around these two objectives. If a camper repeatedly fails to follow the rules and leadership of the CAMP ADVENTURE staff, the camper is placed "under contract". This contract is designed to help the camper further understand the necessity of the rules. It also lists future consequences which he/she will face if the problem continues. If a camper is placed under contract you will receive a copy to sign and return with the camper the next day of camp. Contracts can aid campers in learning that they are responsible for their own actions and their consequences. We believe that you as a parent/guardian will appreciate knowing of any problems that your child may experience.

T-Shirts

Camp t-shirts are available for sale for $7.00. These are quality weight t-shirts with the camp logo on the front and the Parks and Recreation logo on the back. Campers should bring check (payable to Parks and Recreation) or cash to their counselor.

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