1. Alliance Redwoods
September 28-October 2

2. What will the kids do at camp?
Students participate in morning and afternoon classes. They are taught by trained naturalists. Some of the topics offered: Forest Ecology and geology.
They also will have night activities, including campfires and night hikes.
Students will have some free time each day. Free time activities include: air hockey, pool tables, ping pong, basketball, soccer, and a play structure. We will also be swimming-girls one day, boys another day.
There will be challenge activities such as: a foot zip line, a giant 50 foot swing, and climbing structures.
We will be doing many team building activities.
No one is forced to do anything they are not comfortable with doing. 

3. Sample Schedule
7:00 Rise and Shine 4:30-5:20 Free Time 8:00-8:45 Breakfast 5:20-5:45 Journal Time 8:45--9:15 Morning meeting/cabin clean up 6:00-6:45 Dinner 9:30-12:00 Morning Class 6:45-7:15 Skit Practice 12:30-1:15 Lunch 7:30-9:00 Night Activity 1:15-1:50 Rest time in cabins 9:00-10:00 Get Ready for Bed 2:00-4:30 Afternoon Class 10:30 Lights out!

4. Safety and chaperones
The sixth grade teachers are there the whole time!
Alliance Redwoods provides a Medic who is available 24 hours/day.
All medications, including inhalers, must be turned in to the camp medic on the first day, accompanied by a complete "Medication Check in" form. This includes over the counter and prescribed medicines. The camp has all First Aid supplies (band aids, Tylenol, Advil, cough drops, etc).
There will be a ratio of one chaperone for every seven (7) students.
There will be 6-7 students per cabin with one high school chaperone.
All chaperones high school students were interviewed and will be trained by us.

5. Cost Camp costs $250 per child.
Many already paid a deposit. Check with the office to see what you still owe.
If you need to discuss payments or cost, please talk with Teresa Guerrero in the office during school hours.
Kids will not need money at camp. Shirts and photos will be paid for ahead of time. If they want to bring $5 for if they get in the banana slug club, their counselor can go into the store and get a bracelet for them. No students will be allowed in the store.

6. Discipline
If a camper chooses not to follow camp rules, there will be a step system in action
Step 1-verbal warning
Step 2-Loss of Free time for the day
Step 3-Call made to parents
Step 4-Student will be picked up by parent and taken home

7. Forms and permission slip Packets:
Need to be returned:
District permission slip
Medical and liability release
Medical form
Food nutrition program form
Can be returned if you wish (must include payment):
T-shirt/sweatshirt order form
Photo order form
Also included in packet:
Packing list-includes what not to bring
General information about medic, phones, discipline, etc.
Address for sending mail—no packages
Sample schedule

8. Questions?