SUMMER CAMP INFORMATION

CAMP SUPPLY LIST

To ensure that your child has a healthy and positive camp experience, we ask that each child bring a backpack with the following items (label everything!):

 

                 □  Sunscreen

                 □  Bug spray

                 □  Appropriate book/magazine for reading

                □  Swimsuit/towel

                 □  Hair brush on swimming days for those with long hair

                 □  Deodorant/Personal hygiene products

                 □  Tennis shoes

                 □  Water bottle

 

SUMMER DRESS CODE

A few deviations from the standard dress code policy are allowed during the summer program due to warm weather.  Modest tank tops may be worn as long a large amount of undergarment is not showing.  Shorts are encouraged if they are an appropriate length.  If there are any questions regarding the appropriateness of a clothing item please ask Peggy Meiners, Scott Hood or Sarah Resch.

 

SUMMER DAY CAMP VERSUS DROP-IN CENTER

The summer day camp program is 6:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  During this time all youth are signed in at the Club even though they may be away from the Clubhouse for programming.  If youth wish to leave programming they must have a note or a telephone call by a parent notifying staff of a change in schedule.

 

The Drop-in Center is open 2:00 – 5:30 p.m.  During this time we have an open door policy which means youth are able to come and go as they please, however if they sign out they are gone for the day.  The exception to this is for youth who have appointments, classes or lessons and bring a note from home.  Youth are able to use the telephone to phone parents to ask if they may leave the Club to go elsewhere and are encouraged to do so by Club staff.

 

FEES AND PAYMENTS

The registration fee of $30 ($10 for current members) and the last week’s program fees are due at the time of registration.  $60.00 weekly fees thereafter are due Monday at 9:00 a.m. for that week.  Families choosing to pay by the month will pay:

                                                  

$220 for June (Due June 9)

$220 for July (Due July 7)

$110 for August (Due August 4)

 

Late payments are subject to $15.00 late fee.

 

SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

6:30-8:30 a.m.                        Breakfast Club:  activities for early risers

8:30-9:00 a.m.                        Large group activity – all ages

9:00-9:30 a.m.                        Small group chat – assigned to group according to age

9:30-11:30 a.m.     Small group activities – assigned to group according to age

11:30-12:30 p.m.   Lunch at Tomah Middle School

12:30-2:00 p.m.     Small group activities – assigned to group according to age

2:00-5:30 p.m.                        Drop-In Center activities

 

FIELD TRIPS FOR SUMMER DAY CAMP YOUTH ONLY

 

The Club will be closed on “field trip days” to non-field trip participants of that age group.  For example, the middle school members go on an all day Noah’s Ark trip and your middle school child does not go.  The Club is closed to them because the staff that normally supervises them is on the field trip.  The same applies to the elementary members on their field trip days. 

 

The cost of the field trips will vary depending on where we are going.

A free sack lunch will be provided on all field trips or your child may bring their own which will be turned into staff (well marked) to be placed in a cooler.

Field trips are subject to change due to weather, transportation, etc.

Field trip flyers and permission slips will be available at the front desk.

Each field trip will have a sign up deadline that will be strictly adhered to.  The charge of the field trip must be paid at the time the permission slip is due.

Club rules apply whether we are in the building or on a field trip.  If your child receives three warnings while on a field trip they will be separated from the group and not allowed to participate.  Given the location you may be required to come get your child.  Future field trip privileges will be evaluated at this time.

 

Usually the members will be traveling on the Club’s bus and will follow all our rules:

Be seated at all times

Do not talk above your normal voice

Keep your hands to yourself at all times

Keep hands and other appendages inside the bus and not out the windows

The bus will be cleaned up after each field trip prior to being allowed to leave

 

SAMPLE SUMMER PROGRAMS

Net Smartz

The Internet offers a wealth of social, educational and entertainment resources for young people.  Learning how to access and navigate the Internet safely and ethically allows youth to take advantage of those resources while minimizing their exposure to the potential risks of Internet use.

Smart Moves

Smart (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training) Moves, based on proven techniques, this prevention/education program addresses the problems of drug and alcohol use and premature sexual activity using a team approach.  More than simply emphasizing a “Say No” message, the program teaches young people ages 6-15 how to say no by involving them in discussion and role-playing, practicing resistance and refusal skills, developing assertiveness strengthening decision-making skills and analyzing media and peer influence.  The ultimate goal:  to promote abstinence from substance abuse and adolescent sexual involvement through the practice of responsible behavior.

Junior Staff Development

To develop a qualified, competent and committed workforce need to fulfill the mission of the Boys & Girls Club Movement and encourage youth to consider careers as Club professionals.  Young people who have opportunities to serve others in their Clubs and communities realize many benefits in terms of knowledge, skill building, career exploration and character development.

Money Matters:  make it Count

Created with the Charles Schwab Foundation, this financial literacy program was designed specifically to help kids expand their knowledge of money management and learn the skills that lead to financial independence and well-being.

SMART Girls

An outgrowth of the popular and effective SMART Moves program, SMART Girls is a health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program for girls ages 10-15.  The program is designed to encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable early adolescent girls to develop to their full potential.  The SMART Girls program is sponsored by the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc.

Passport to Manhood

Passport to Manhood promotes and teaches responsibility while reinforcing positive behavior in male Club members age 11-14.  Passport to Manhood consists of 14 small-group sessions, each of which concentrates on a specific aspect of manhood through highly interactive activities.  Each participant is issued his own “Passport” to underscore the idea that he is on a journey of maturation and personal growth.

Torch Club

This small-group leadership development program, sponsored by Staples, is targeted to youngsters ages 11 to 13.  Within some 700

Torch Clubs across the country, members elect officers and plan and implement their own activities and community serve projects.  Each Torch Club receives an official charter from Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

The Justin Bosworth “Strings & Things” Music Program

Members will have one-hour lessons 2 days a week, with extra help if it is needed.  Staff and volunteers will teach basic chords, and then integrate them into modern songs as soon as possible to keep up the interest.  We are very excited about his program, and are humbled for the memory of its namesake.

Arts & Crafts

Use your creativity to make a variety of projects using your imagination and our supplies.  Enter your project in the Monroe County Fair to be rewarded for your efforts.

Swimming

All members will have the opportunity to go swimming with the Club at least once a week.  The Club will be paying for this fee, (excluding Noah’s Ark and Jellystone Waterpark), so please let us know if your child or family has a pool pass to the Tomah Municipal pool.   

KidzLit

This is a literature program that helps young people become better, more motivated readers. Using compelling, carefully selected books, young people enhance their reading competency and engage in discussions about the values and ethics embedded in the books. The selected books represent a range of ethnicities and cultures. Club members can read these books aloud or others can read to them. The discussions related to these books start in the Club’s learning center and can extend to other areas of the Club through games, art projects, drama and music.   

Triple Play

To improve Club members’ knowledge of healthy habits, good nutrition and physical fitness; increase the numbers of hours per day they participate in physical activities; and strengthen their ability to interact positively with others and engage in healthy relationships.

Club Tech

Club Tech provides programming, training and resources to make Boys & Girls Club members and professionals effective users of technology.

Technology aptitude is ever more essential for success in school and the workplace. To develop that aptitude in members Boys & Girls Clubs must provide access to technology and educational programming conducted by tech-savvy Club professionals.

Kids in Control

This is another program designed to help Club members aged 8 to 10 develop the personal safety habits and practical skills needed to be safe at the Club, at home and in the neighborhood. The program offers interactive approaches to building Club members’ crime prevention and personal safety skills through role-playing, games and other participatory activities.