In order to comply with state regulations, we request that
you assist us with the implementation of the following
procedures:
DROP
OFF and PICK UP
DROP OFF Instructors will be available for check-in by 8:30 AM on the first day of camp, and at 8:45 AM on subsequent days so that parents may drop off campers before work. Drop-off will be in the lobby of the Case Center at 285 Babcock Street. If a swimmer arrives after 9:00 AM and no CRA staff is in the lobby to greet him/her, the parent must accompany the child to the pool and let the staff know the child has arrived.
PICK UP: Pick up time at Charles River Aquatics Swim Camp is 1:00 PM for Half Day campers and 3:00 PM for Full Day campers.
Since our staff has no time to baby-sit after camp is finished, the following charges will apply:
15 minutes late pickup will incur a $25 fee.
30 minutes late pickup will incur a $50 fee.
Children will not be allowed in camp the following morning unless these charges are paid by check or cash. On the last day of camp, any late charges incurred will be deducted from a parent's registration account on file with us.
***CHILDREN
WILL ONLY BE RELEASED IF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN IS PRESENT.
If your child will ride home with someone else, please
complete a permission
slip.***
CAMPER
ABSENCE
If your child will not be attending camp or will arrive
late, please call 617-777-3556 and leave a message. In
the event that the absence is due to sickness, please
make mention of the symptoms. If your child does not arrive
by 9:30 AM and you have failed to notify CRA, the Health Care Supervisor will make every effort to contact you.
This is for the safety of your child.
WATCHING
CAMP
You are welcome to stay and watch camp. To prevent distractions,
we do not permit parents on pool deck while camp is in
session. Please view from the upstairs observation room.
CAMP
DRESS
Children should come to camp dressed in a bathing suit.
They will remain in this suit the entire day and no other
bathing suit is necessary. In addition to a suit, campers
should bring goggles, and the following items:
Towel, Shorts, T-shirt, athletic socks, shoes (no flip-flops),
sun-block and/or hat for outside activities, Water bottle
Please
clearly write the camper’s name on all equipment. Every
camper will be provided with a camp T-shirt (at the end
of the week). All equipment should be brought onto pool
deck and placed on the bleachers. Please make sure that
children have long hair tied up so that it does not get
into their eyes, or have them wear a swim cap.
Since campers have a tendency to lose things, PLEASE LEAVE ALL VALUABLES, INCLUDING: JEWELRY, WALLETS, MONEY, SPECIAL BASEBALL CAPS, T-SHIRTS, ETC. AT HOME. CRA will not be responsible for any lost items.
FOOD/SNACKS
Campers must their own snacks and lunch as well
as drinks. Any parent forgetting a child's lunch/snack will be contacted and requested to bring food immediately. If the parent fails to bring lunch, and CRA must send someone to the store to buy a meal, the parent will be charged for the purchased food along with a $20 service fee. The camper cannot return to camp until this fee is paid.
EPI-PENS,
PRESRIPTION MEDICATION
If you have indicated on the health fact sheet that your
child will be bringing an Epi-Pen to camp, this Epi-Pen
must be registered with the Health Care Supervisor on
the morning of the first day of camp. The Epi-Pen must be in its original container with the prescription label on the box, or the Epi-Pen must have the child's name on the container, with a copy of the prescription or a doctor's note.
If
prescription medication is to be administered, a signed
and dated letter from the prescribing doctor, or a copy
of the prescription, plus an Authorization
to Administer Medication form must be received
by Charles River Aquatics at least two weeks before camp
starts. Charles River Aquatics must get approval from
its consulting physician before medication can be administered.
Without this approval, medication will not be administered
by CRA staff. 
MILDLY
ILL OR INJURED CAMPERS
If your child is ill, then the counselor will bring him/her
to the Health Care Supervisor in the First Aid Area. It
is the responsibility of the Health Care Supervisor to
make medical decisions regarding the state of the camper.
If necessary, you will be called to pick up your child.
DISCIPLINE
PROCEDURES
If a child is misbehaving, disruptive or disrespectful,
then the counselor will first explain to the child why
his/her action is inappropriate and give the child a “time
out”. Parents will be informed by the Camp Director or
Assistant. If the behavior continues, then the Camp Director
may send the child home.
EMERGENCY
PLANS
In event of an emergency due to fire, weather or terrorist
attack, we will comply with authorities and move the children
if necessary to a safe location. We will NOT let the children
go unless a designated parent/guardian is there to pick
up the child.
CAMP
CERTIFICATI ON
The
Charles River Aquatics Swim Camp complies with the regulations
of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (105CMR430-00)
and is licensed by the Boston Department of Public Health.
Parents have a right to review the camps policies regarding
counselor background review, health care, discipline and
emergency action plans.
PARENTAL
GRIEVANCE
If you are unsatisfied or would like to make a suggestion,
please ask the Camp Director for a Parental Grievance
form.
CANCELLATION POLICY
By April 1: Refund minus $25 administrative fee
April 1-June 1: $100 administrative fee for the first week and $50 for each additional week of camp registration.
After June 1: no refund unless there is a waitlist. Then the $100 administrative fee will apply for Week 1 and $50 fee for each additional week.
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