SCIENCE CAMP Dear Science Camp Parent: Welcome to Science Camp! We are excited to have your child spend time with us this summer. Here is some information to get you started thinking about the program... Drop off and pick up is in Patriot Village. The sooner everyone arrives, the sooner we can begin experimenting, so we appreciate it when everyone arrives by 9:00 a.m. Staff will greet the campers and assist them as they exit the cars. The experimental activities take place in five laboratories located in Patriot Village. The students will be placed in age appropriate groups and escorted to the laboratories. Your child’s efforts produce a project daily. Most children look forward to bringing the projects home and sharing their scientific work with parents and siblings. For those children departing after Science Camp, the projects will be sent home following the activity. Please send a backpack daily if your child is staying for an afternoon program such as Day Camp, so we can send the projects home in his or her backpack. Occasionally the project is of a delicate or perishable nature and we may need to make arrangements for you to pick it up the following morning. In order to practice preserving the environment, we ask that you send a reusable water bottle to camp each day. The children will explore the campus, and bring the water bottle along on their quest each day. Notes from the parent will be needed for the following reasons: · your child will be picked up early from Science Camp · your child will not go on to their scheduled Day Camp after Science Camp · your child will be picked up by a neighbor or the parent of another camper · your child will not be at camp The notes should be given to the teacher, whenever possible. He/she will coordinate the change. All late arrivals and early dismissals must take place through the Welcome Center. Late arrivals will be escorted to the appropriate lab. There may be times when the teachers will ask that certain easily acquired items be brought from home. Although some extra items will be available to use, we hope you will be able to accommodate our request. We will attempt to give you as much lead-time as possible. Please send your child to camp every day in sturdy, closed toed sneakers. Flip flops, sandals, clogs, etc. are not permitted in the laboratories or on the preserve. I am confident your child will have an enjoyable and rewarding time in Science Camp this summer. Feel free to contact me with any information that will help us to ensure that you child has the best camping experience possible. Sincerely,
Sue Negro Science Camp Director 215.646.3300 x 552 susan.negro@gacamp.org
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