Important Information for Parents
- Homesickness. We have
had an increasing problem with parents talking their children into
being homesick. A week at camp is designed to help a child gain
self-confidence. Please help them grow, it will strengthen your
relationship and better prepare them for the world.
- Cell Phones. Cell phones
are the single most disruptive force in camp. If your child
cannot stay at camp without a cell phone then they cannot stay at camp.
- Cabin Buddies. If two children both request to be in the same cabin, Camp Shalom will honor this request. Parents please consider
ALL the children at camp when requesting cabin buddies. We try to
break-up groups of 6 or 7 friends into two different cabins because it
is not fair to the campers not connected to this group.
- Mistakes in cabin assignments
are occasionally made, but solutions are always found. Be patient
and talk with someone on the leadership staff. We will work
together to fix a problem.
- Email sent to campers at camp
is more expensive, labor intensive, time demanding, and unreliable than
parents realize. Camp Shalom is not able to handle email messages
to campers.
- Parents are welcome to send
their children care packages while at camp. However, we ask you
to be considerate of other campers in the cabin group. Please
avoid sending items designed only for your child’s friends or a
small portion of the group. Try to make it for the whole cabin.
Check-in Procedures
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Drop-off Gear and park car at designated area.
Outpost/Adventure Trip campers go to the climbing wall area. Youth & Mini Camp campers go to the Shower House area.
Register camper and Health Screening. All
campers must literally “check-in” at the registrar’s
table in the Program Center. Before we can accept your child they
must have health screening. A nurse will be responsible for this
screening and documenting any medication or special health concerns.
Bring all medications to your child’s health screening. Medications must be in properly labeled and sealed containers.
Meet counselor and join group.
Check-out Procedures
Time: 11:30 am
Pick-up Gear and park car in the same place you dropped off gear. Outpost/Adventure Trip campers go to the climbing wall area. Youth & Mini Camp campers go to the Shower House area.
Closing Worship is at 11:30 am. Parents are encouraged to attend and participate.
Medications. Remember to pick-up your child’s medications.
Lost and Found. Check lost and found before leaving camp.
Sign-out your child with their counselor.
