ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE What if my child will be absent or late? Please call our Absent/Tardy Hotline at (267) 405-7521 before 9:30 a.m. if your child will be absent or more than 15 minutes late to camp in the morning. If you know your child will be absent at least one day in advance, please notify us by sending a note to the child’s camp director or an email to summer@gacamp.org. If your child typically arrives at camp in the afternoon, please call the Absent/ Tardy Hotline before 1:30 p.m.
What time is arrival? Staff will be ready to greet children 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time for the camp, and continue to be available to greet children until 15 minutes past the scheduled start time. (From 8:45 a.m. until 9:15 a.m. for camps starting at 9:00 a.m.)
What if I need to drop off my child early or pick up my child late? Extended hours occur from 7:00 a.m. until 8:45 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Advanced registration is available and we also accept drop-ins for an additional fee. If you need to drop off your child more than 15 minutes before the start of a morning program or pick up your child more than 15 minutes late at the end of an afternoon program, you must enroll your child in Extended Hours that day. Extended Hours is located at the playground behind McLean Hall. Drop-off and Pick-up is from the McLean Hall parking lot.
What if I need to drop off my child late? If you arrive at camp to drop off your child after 9:15 a.m. for a morning camp, or after 1:15 p.m. for the start of an afternoon program, then you must take your child to the Welcome Center for security and attendance purposes. The staff will take your child to his or her camp location. The Welcome Center is located in the bus lane.
How do I know where to drop off and pick up my child? We have many simultaneous programs, and it’s important to drop off your child at the designated location. Please refer to the back of this booklet for program locations. A map of campus will be sent home with car tags in June. If you’ve never been to our campus before, our staff will be happy to give you a tour before your child’s first day. If your child is attending a different program in the afternoon, please be sure to take note of the pick-up location for the afternoon program.
What if I have more than one child? It is in your children’s best interest for you to drop off each child at his or her camp location. If this is not feasible for you, please call the summer programs office, and we will make special accommodations for you to drop off your children in one location. What if I need to pick up my child early from camp? If on occasion you must pick up your child early, please send a note with your camper and call the Summer Programs office so we can arrange the early dismissal of your child from the welcome center. We politely ask that families, except for in an emergency, do not request an early pick up that is within a 15 minute window of their scheduled dismissal time.
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