2018 Parent Handbook

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Typical Daily Schedule Camp Echo Lake provides a Developmentally Progressive program for campers, which grows and changes with the children as they continue through their summers at camp. Through a mix of age appropriate group and elective activities, plus off-camp trips and special events, campers at Echo Lake have the opportunity to do the things they love, try new activities, develop skills through high level instruction and always have fun. Juniors are campers entering 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th grade. Inters are campers entering 6th and 7th grade. Senior Village are campers entering 8th, 9th, and 10th grade. LITs are campers entering 11th grade and have their own day to day schedule. 5 1
Suggestions for a Successful Start to Camp We know that the start of a camp experience can be both exciting and anxiety provoking. We want to partner with parents to help make this start to camp as smooth and easy as possible. The best guidance we can offer is that your camper needs to borrow your confidence that you have chosen a wonderful camp. Remind them that we are there to help them in any way, and that you know that they will be successful at camp. We also recommend that you reach out to us with any questions or concerns you may have and read the book we sent you called, “Homesick and Happy.” It is not only normal, but expected, that all new campers have moments of worry, concern, or anxiety before going to camp for the first time. These feelings DO NOT mean they are not ready for camp and DO NOT mean they should not go to camp. It DOES mean that they are looking for additional information about what they can expect when they go off to camp. They are looking for a positive connection and association with camp, and they are looking to feel your confidence in camp and in them to be successful at camp. If your camper is expressing anxiety about camp, remember three things you can do: (1) validate their feelings. (2) help give them concrete and specific information about what to expect. (3) reach out to us for support for you and your camper. Additionally, try to attend all of the New Camper and New <strong>Parent</strong> events as they will go a long way in helping to ease anxiety and create positive connections with camp. 6
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Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents CEL Foundations..
Page 5 and 6: CEL Foundations 2 1
Page 7: Creating Community at Camp We recog
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
Page 27 and 28: Staying Connected to Your Camper We
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
Page 43 and 44: Outside the Normal Daily Fun Sunshi
Page 45 and 46: Swimming When it comes to swimming
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