2018 Parent Handbook

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Swimming Camper Swim Tests One of the first activities that campers participate in once camp begins is a session on Waterfront rules and procedures. All campers receive the same message, and hear the same expectations for safe and enjoyable participation, regardless of how long they have been attending Echo Lake. Each camper is evaluated by the Waterfront Staff to assess their swimming ability. During this evaluation, we are looking mainly for confidence and endurance in the water. The results of the evaluation allow us to place each child in one of three categories for general swim: Shallow, Middle or Deep. The initial assessment is often just a starting point, as many children who don’t swim much at home, quickly improve in strength and confidence and move up to another level quite rapidly. For those for whom this presents a bigger challenge, we immediately begin one-on-one lessons so that each child can move on to the highest level possible. Swim Instruction The Junior campers have an instructional swim period four to five days per week and a general swim period daily. The Inter campers have an instructional swim period two days per week and a general swim period daily. Our Senior Village campers have general swim, and may also choose other water-related activities as an elective. Each of the Red Cross levels contain specific stroke competencies for the campers to demonstrate before moving on to the next tier of skills. In addition, each level contains an important set of safety skills that align with the technical skills that the campers learn. A record of each camper’s swimming progress is kept at the end of every summer. Returning campers are placed the following summer based on the highest level that they attained the previous summer. Classes are very small – with a 1:6 ratio on average – and are designed to make sure that each camper gets as much individual attention as possible. Our waterfront staff submits written lesson plans that our Waterfront Director, Terry Begly, reviews and keeps on file for future reference. 43
We are looking forward to partnering with you to give all campers and staff a safe, happy and healthy summer. Over the course of the spring, we look forward to being in touch with you to share reminders, tips and excitement for the summer ahead. Please keep this <strong>Parent</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> easily accessible as a valuable resource as you prep for the summer and throughout your child’s summer at camp. 44
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Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents CEL Foundations..
Page 5 and 6: CEL Foundations 2 1
Page 7 and 8: Creating Community at Camp We recog
Page 9 and 10: Suggestions for a Successful Start
Page 11 and 12: New Campers! What we do for them an
Page 13 and 14: Camper Forms Checklist The camper f
Page 15 and 16: Camper Forms Below you will find a
Page 17 and 18: Camper Forms Medical Forms for 2018
Page 19 and 20: Camper Forms Additional Medical For
Page 21 and 22: Health and Medical During Camp Desp
Page 23 and 24: Health and Medical Orthodontic Chec
Page 25 and 26: Staying Connected to Your Camper Pa
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Page 29 and 30: Birthdays at Camp We know that Birt
Page 31 and 32: Visiting Camp Directions to Camp: 1
Page 33 and 34: Transportation To and From Camp To
Page 35 and 36: Packing/Baggage While it is importa
Page 37 and 38: Packing/Baggage Each camper will ha
Page 39 and 40: Packing/Baggage CEL Baggage Pick-up
Page 41 and 42: Electronics Policies One of the way
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Page 45: Swimming When it comes to swimming

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