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YMCA of
Simcoe / Muskoka
Summer Day Camps
2019 Family Handbook
Building healthy
communities
Director’s Note Table of Contents
Welcome to the YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka Family Communication 1
day camps. We have a ton of new and Registration Deadline 1
exciting activities planned for the 2019
Contact Numbers 1
season and can’t wait to have your camper
Camp Locations 1
join in the fun!
Camper Code of Conduct 2
All of our day camps emphasize fun, Bus Routes and Times 3
friendship, safety, and skill development.
Bus Stop Locations 3
Each program is built on the foundation of
Bus Safety 3
our YMCA core values of caring, honesty,
inclusiveness, respect, and responsibility. A Typical Day at Camp 4
Between our base camps and specialty Camp Hours and Extended Care 4
programs our day camps offer something Absent and Sick Days 4
for everyone whether this is your camper’s Packing List 5
first experience with us or they have been Lost and Found 5
attending for years.
Sign In and Sign Out Procedures 6
Within this handbook you will find all of Valuables at Camp 6
the information that you need to ensure Camper Supervision/YMCA Camp Staff 6
your camper is ready for their first day of Healthy Child Development 6
camp. Contact numbers, bus stop locations,
Snacks and Lunches 6
packing lists, and the camper code of
conduct are just a few of the many topics Medications 7
covered. EpiPens 7
Sun Safety and Hydration 7
If you still have questions after reading
Swimming and Boating 7
this document, please do not hesitate to
contact the camp office by phone or by ID Bracelets 7
email. We look forward to seeing you this Photo/Video Release 8
summer! Lice Policy 8
Program Expulsions 8
Refunds and Cancellations 8
Olivia Fullerton
Day Camps Director
olivia.fullerton@sm.ymca.ca
Follow us for updates:
Day Camp Office:
sm.camp@sm.ymca.ca Facebook: @YMCAofSimcoeMuskoka
705-330-0378 x641
Twitter: @YMCASM
Did you know that all of our day
Instagram: @ymcasm
camps are accredited by the
Ontario Camps Association? That
means that our days camps meet
industry standards and comply with all relevant
provincial and federal government legislation.
For more information about the OCA please
visit www.OntarioCampsAssociation.ca
Family Communication Contact Numbers
Communication before, during and after Barrie YMCA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705-726-6421
your camper’s experience is incredibly Collingwood YMCA. . . . . . . . . . . 705-445-5705
important to us. We have a number of Gravenhurst YMCA. . . . . . . . . . . . 705-687-9899
different tools and strategies that we use in Innisfil YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705-431-9622
order to ensure optimum communication Midland YMCA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705-526-7828
between our camp staff, campers, and
Orillia YMCA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705-325-6168
parents/guardians. These tools include:
Parry Sound YMCA. . . . . . . . . . . . 705-746-0511
1) Pre-Camp Emails - Prior to your camper’s Wasaga Beach YMCA. . . . . . . . . . 705-429-9622
week of camp you will receive an email with YMCA Geneva Park . . . . . . . . . . . 705-325-2253
information about the upcoming week. These
emails are typically sent out on the Thursday
prior to the week commencing. YMCA Day Camp Locations
2) Phone, Email, and In Person Updates - Barrie YMCA
Throughout your camper’s week you will 22 Grove Street West, Barrie ON L4N 1M7
receive updates on any need to know
Collingwood YMCA
information. While most communication
takes place in person at sign out, you may 200 Hume Street, Collingwood, ON L9Y 4E8
also receive a phone call or email if the item Earl Rowe Provincial Park
is pressing (i.e. the bus is running far behind 4998 Concession Road 7,
schedule). Please ensure we have your correct Alliston ON L9R 1W1
contact information on file so that you do not
miss any updates. Geneva Park
6604 Rama Road, Ramara, ON L3V 0S3
3) End of Week Survey - At the end of your
camper’s week of camp you will receive an Gravenhurst YMCA
email with a link to our online survey. We use 101 Centennial Drive,
the feedback submitted through our online Gravenhurst, ON P1P 1B7
survey to ensure we are providing the best
Innisfil YMCA
experience possible for all of our campers.
7315 Yonge Street, Innisfil, ON L9S 4V7
Registration Deadline Midland YMCA
560 Little Lake Park Road, PO Box 488,
All camper registrations and registration Midland, ON L4R 4L3
changes must be made by 5:00 pm on the
Wednesday prior to the week commencing. Parry Sound YMCA
36 Smith Crescent,
If you need to make any changes to your
Parry Sound, ON P2A 2W9
camper’s registration or update their medical
information, please contact the camp office Parry Sound Day Camp
by phone or by email. 21 Beatty Street, Parry Sound, ON P2A 2H5
Springwater Provincial Park
1331 Route 26, Midhurst, ON L0L 1X0
Wasaga Beach YMCA
1724 Mosely Street,
Wasaga Beach ON L9Z 1Z7
Week 1* Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6* Week 7 Week 8 Week 9
JULY 2-5 JULY 8-12 JULY 15-19 JULY 22-26 JULY 29-AUG 2 AUG. 6 - 9 AUG. 12 -16 AUG. 19-23 AUG. 26-30
*Short week due to Canada Day/Civic Holiday 1
The YMCA Camper MISSION
Code of Conduct My Y is dedicated to the growth of all persons in spirit,
mind and body, and to their sense of belonging to each
other and the global community.
As a camper, I pledge that:
· I will care for myself, those around me VISION
and our environment My Y inspires people to reach their full potential.
· I will make honesty the basis of all VALUES
relationships and interactions Caring - My Y commits to building relationships
and demonstrates compassion towards others.
· I will accept all campers and allow
everyone equal opportunity to Honesty - My Y promotes integrity and
trustworthiness.
participate
Inclusiveness - My Y welcomes and fosters a
· I will respect myself, others and the sense of belonging for all.
camp environment
Respect - My Y treats all persons with dignity
· I will be responsible for my own actions, and acceptance.
attitudes and behaviours Responsibility - My Y keeps its promises and
does what it believes is right.
Why a Code of Conduct?
A code of conduct helps to:
· Build team spirit and a sense of belonging
· Ensure everyone takes responsibility for their own behaviours, attitudes, and actions
· Contribute to the safety of campers and staff
If a camper does not follow the code of conduct, we will take the following steps:
Step 1: Staff redirect the camper to more appropriate behaviour. The camper is reminded of the
code of conduct and camp rules.
Step 2: If the inappropriate behaviour continues staff document the situation. This written
documentation includes: an overview of the inappropriate behaviour, what provoked the
situation, and the corrective action taken. Staff notify the On Site Coordinator of the situation.
The On Site Coordinator or their designate discusses the situation with parents/guardians and
provides a copy of the written documentation.
Step 3: If the inappropriate behaviour continues the On Site Coordinator will contact parents/
guardians to discuss the situation. Depending on the behaviour the On Site Coordinator may
request that the camper take a short break from camp (i.e. be picked up early, take one day off).
If the behaviour continues to interrupt the camp program, the camper may be required to take a
longer break or may be removed from camp for the remainder of the summer.
The following behaviours are not acceptable and may result in the immediate
removal of a participant for the remainder of the day, week, or summer.
· Endangering the health and safety of campers, staff, members, or volunteers
· Stealing or damaging YMCA or personal property
· Leaving the program without permission
· Continual disruption of camp programming
· Refusing to follow the code of conduct or camp rules
· Using profanity, vulgarity, or obscenity
· Refusing to participate in activities or cooperate with staff
· Physical violence or bullying/teasing toward another camper, staff, member, or volunteer
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Bus Routes and Times Busing pick-up and drop-off times are approximate.
Barrie/Geneva Park Gravenhurst/Geneva Park
Campers participating in the programs at Springwater can Stop# Location Pick Up Time
access them by taking this bus, then transferring to the 1 Gravenhurst YMCA 8:30 AM
Springwater bus at the Barrie YMCA.
Geneva Park Arrival 9:10 AM
Stop# Location Pick Up Time
Stop# Location Drop Off Time
1 St. Peter’s Catholic School 8:00 AM
Leaves Geneva Park 3:50 PM
2 Ferndale Woods Elementary 8:15 AM
1 Gravenhurst YMCA 4:30 PM
3 Barrie YMCA 8:30 AM
Geneva Park Arrival 9:15 AM Tottenham/Alliston/Earl Rowe
Stop# Location Drop Off Time Stop# Location Pick Up Time
Leaves Geneva Park 3:45 PM 1 Tottenham Public School 8:10 AM
3 Barrie YMCA 4:30 PM 2 Ernest Cumberland Elementary 8:30 AM
2 Ferndale Woods Elementary 4:55 PM Earl Rowe PP Arrival 8:40 AM
1 St. Peter’s Catholic School 5:05-5:10 PM Stop# Location Drop Off Time
Leaves Earl Rowe PP 4:20 PM
Barrie/Springwater 2 Ernest Cumberland Elementary 4:30 PM
Stop# Location Pick Up Time 1 Tottenham Public School 4:50 PM
1 Barrie YMCA 8:40 AM
Springwater PP Arrival 9:00 AM
Collingwood/Wasaga Beach/Springwater
Stop# Location Pick Up Time
Stop# Location Drop Off Time
1 Collingwood YMCA 8:20 AM
Leaves Springwater PP 4:10 PM
2 Wasaga Beach YMCA 8:40 AM
1 Barrie YMCA 4:30 PM
Springwater PP Arrival 9:10 AM
Innisfil Stop# Location Drop Off Time
Campers participating in the programs at Springwater can Leaves Springwater PP 4:00 PM
access them by taking this bus, then transferring to the 2 Wasaga Beach YMCA 4:30 PM
Bradford bus at the Innisfil YMCA.
1 Collingwood YMCA 4:50 PM
Stop# Location Pick Up Time
1 St. Gabriel Catholic School 8:00 AM
2 Goodfellow Public School 8:15 AM Bus Stop Locations
3 Alcona Glen Elementary 8:20 AM
Barrie
Innisfil YMCA Arrival 8:30 AM
St. Peter’s Catholic Secondary School - 201 Ashford Drive
Stop# Location Drop Off Time
Ferndale Woods Elementary School - 170 Ferndale Drive
Leaves Innisfil YMCA 4:30 PM
South
3 Alcona Glen Elementary 4:40 PM
2 Goodfellow Public School 4:55 PM Innisfil
1 St. Gabriel Catholic School 5:10 PM St. Gabriel Catholic School - 130 Prince William Way
Goodfellow Public School - 827 9th Line
Bradford/Springwater Alcona Glen Elementary School - 1310 Innisfil Beach Road
Stop# Location Pick Up Time
Orillia
1 W.H. Day Elementary 8:10 AM
Notre Dame Catholic School - 140 Atlantis Drive
2 Innisfil YMCA 8:40 AM
Harriett Todd Public School - 11 George Street
Springwater PP Arrival 9:10 AM
Stop# Location Drop Off Time Alliston
Leaves Springwater PP 4:00 PM Ernest Cumberland Elementary School - 160 Eighth Avenue
1 Innisfil YMCA 4:30 PM Tottenham
2 W.H. Day Elementary 5:00 PM Tottenham Public School - 21 Rogers Road
Midland/Geneva Park Bradford
Stop# Location Pick Up Time W.H. Day Elementary School - 410 Maplegrove Avenue
1 Midland YMCA 8:00 AM
Stop#
Geneva Park Arrival
Location
9:15 AM
Drop Off Time
Bus Safety
Leaves Geneva Park 3:45 PM Please take time to review basic bus safety with
1 Midland YMCA 4:50 PM your camper if they will be riding the bus to
Orillia and from camp. Our staff will review bus rules
Stop# Location Pick Up Time with campers and work to ensure all campers
1 Notre Dame Catholic School 8:15 AM are safe on and around the bus. Unsafe bus
2 Orillia YMCA 8:30 AM
3 Harriett Todd Public School 8:40 AM
behaviour may result in your camper no longer
Geneva Park Arrival 9:15 AM being able to ride on the bus.
Stop# Location Drop Off Time
Leaves Geneva Park 3:45 PM
3 Harriett Todd Public School 4:20 PM
2 Orillia YMCA 4:30 PM
1 Notre Dame Catholic School 4:45 PM
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A Typical Day at Camp
The following schedule represents a sample
day at one of our centre based camps. Exact
schedules and activities will vary by camp
location.
7:00 AM Morning Extended Care Begins
8:30 AM Camper Sign In and Small Group .
Games
8:45 AM Opening Flagpole and Morning
Announcements
9:15 AM Activity Block 1
10:30 AM Morning Snack
10:45 AM Activity Block 2
12:00 PM Lunch
12:30 PM Small Group Games
1:00 PM Activity Block 3/Swim
Camp Hours and Extended Care
2:15 PM Afternoon Snack
2:30 PM Activity Block 4 Regular camp hours: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
3:45 PM Closing Flagpole and Afternoon . Before care hours: 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM*
Announcements
4:15 PM Pack Up and Small Group Games After care hours: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM*
4:30 PM Camper Sign Out Camp hours may vary for those riding a bus
6:00 PM Afternoon Extended Care Ends. to or from camp.
*A variety of drop in activities will be
A signature is required at both sign in and available for campers during extended care
sign out. Photo ID must be presented at times. Campers may be dropped off and
every sign out. Only those listed under picked up at any point during before and
the parent/guardian and alternate pick up after care. Note: campers must be registered
sections of a camper’s registration will be for extended care in order to participate.
allowed to sign the camper out. Extended care is not available at all locations.
Absent and Sick Days
If your camper will be absent for one or more
camp days, please call the camp office at
705-330-0378 x641 or contact the On Site
Coordinator directly. In your message, please
indicate the following:
• Camper’s name
• Camp location and program they are
attending
• Expected date of return
To prevent the spread of illnesses we ask
that you keep your camper home if they are
feeling sick.
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Packing List Lost and Found
To ensure your camper is prepared for each All lost and found items will be held at camp
day, please pack all of the items listed below. until the end of each month. Where possible
Most camp activities will continue rain or found items will be displayed at sign out for
shine so it is very important that all campers parents and guardians to see. If your camper
are dressed appropriately for the weather. is picked up at a bus stop, please provide
All Camps the bus counsellor with a detailed list of any
items you believe may be in the lost and
• Hat
found.
• Sunscreen
• Bug spray In order to reduce lost and found we ask
• Reusable water bottle that you label all of your camper’s items.
Custom labels can be ordered from: camps.
• Closed toe shoes
mabelslabels.com. If you select ‘YMCA
• Bathing suit and towel Simcoe/Muskoka Day Camp’ from the drop
• Nutritious litterless lunch and snacks down menu a small portion of the cost will
• Supportive backpack capable of holding be donated to our campership fund.
all items
• Rain jacket and rain boots if required
Specialty Camps
If your camper is participating in the
following specialty camps, please also pack
the items listed below.
Sports Camp
• Running shoes suitable for both indoor
and outdoor play
Horse Camp
• Shoes or boots with a small heel set
at a 90o angle (i.e. rainboots)
• High socks
• Long pants
* For additional information please refer
to the Lonesome Acres website (www.
lonesomeacres.com) for Barrie horse
camp and the Foxwood Farm website
(foxwoodfarm.ca) for Innisfil horse camp.
Art Camp
• Smock or older t-shirts/bottoms
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Sign In and Sign Out Camper Supervision and
Procedures YMCA Camp Staff
Your camper’s safety is our primary concern All day camp staff are chosen for their
throughout the day. All campers must be commitment to safety and the well-being of
signed in and out by an approved parent each camper. Our intensive pre-camp training
or guardian. This will require a parent or program educates staff on their role in making
guardian to meet the extended care or day
each camper’s experience a success. Part
camp counsellor in the designated sign in/
of this training includes sessions on group
out area and physically sign the camp roster
dynamics, YMCA Healthy Child Development
acknowledging that the camper has been
dropped off/picked up. and risk management. In addition, all staff hold
Standard First Aid and CPR certification and are
Only those listed under the parent/guardian required to provide a Criminal Reference Check.
and alternate pick up sections of your
camper’s registration will be allowed to Healthy Child Development
sign your camper out. If someone else will
be picking up your camper, please ensure At YMCA Day Camps we focus on strengths
you provide a signed written note to your and personal achievements. The Search
camper’s bus monitor, counsellor or On Site Institute has identified 40 building blocks
Coordinator. Photo identification will be of Healthy Development that help young
required at every sign out. Please ensure people grow up healthy, caring and
that everyone authorized to pick up your responsible. The YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka
camper is aware of the need to present photo helps to build these developmental assets.
identification. All of our summer camp staff have been
If you are dropping your camper off late, trained to be asset builders – an asset builder
please be sure to sign them in with their is someone who makes a positive difference
counsellor or the On Site Coordinator. For in the life of a young person by doing good
safety reasons, please do not let your camper things with them and for them, on purpose.
find their counsellor on their own. In the
event that you can not find any day camp Snacks and Lunches
staff, please go to the YMCA Service Desk. Each day campers will sit down with their
group for two fifteen minute snack breaks
Valuables at Camp (one in the morning and one in the afternoon)
and one half hour lunch break around midday.
Please do not send your camper to camp To ensure your camper has what they need,
with any valuables (iPods, MP3 players, please refer to the following list of do’s and
tablets, DSIs, toys, jewelry, etc.). These items
don’ts when preparing your camper’s lunch
are not a part of our camp program and do
and snacks:
not fit into our daily plans.
Please do not send money to camp. Campers • Do pack your camper with a nutritious,
will not be permitted to make purchases litterless lunch complete with several ready
from vending machines or during out trips. to go snacks.
This allows us to ensure that all campers are • Do consider that your camper will be
provided with equal opportunities during physically active throughout the day and
their camp experience and prevents the may require more food than they typically
possibility of allergic/medical reactions.
eat at school.
If a camper arrives at camp with any • Do send extra snacks if your camper is
valuables, the On Site Coordinator will take participating in extended care.
the items for the duration of the camp day • Don’t pack your camper with heat sensitive
and return them at departure time. Thank food items. Campers will not be able to
you for your cooperation. refrigerate or reheat their meals at camp.
• Don’t include snacks or meals that contain
nuts or nut products.
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Medications
All medications required by your camper
during the camp day should be noted on their
online registration form.
All medication sent to camp must be:
• In its original package
• Stored in a plastic baggie
• Clearly labeled with your camper’s name
and dosage instructions
All medications must be turned in to the camp
staff who will store them in a locked location
and assist your camper with administration at
the required time(s).
We ask that you communicate any specific
instructions to the On Site Coordinator during
sign in.
Swimming and Boating
EpiPens
All swimming and boating sessions will be
All allergies requiring an EpiPen should be supervised by certified lifeguards. Prior to
noted on your camper’s online registration
swimming in deep water or entering a boat,
form. Campers must carry their EpiPen with
all campers will be required to complete a
them at all times throughout the day.
basic swim test. Lifejackets will be available
If supplied, additional EpiPens may be carried for campers that do not complete the swim
by your camper’s counsellor. These EpiPens test.
will then be stored in the locked medication Note: Some pools may not be available
box overnight unless otherwise noted. during the last 2 weeks of camp due to
annual maintenance.
Sun Safety and Hydration
In order to keep your camper safe in the ID Bracelets
sun we ask that you apply sunscreen before
At the beginning of each week campers may
arriving at camp each day. Please be sure to
be provided with one or several ID bracelets.
send your camper with extra sunscreen to be
These bracelets help identify each camper’s
reapplied as necessary.
bus route, camp location, and swimming
At camp we like to follow the 4 “S’s” of sun ability. Please do not remove your camper’s
safety: ID bracelet during their time at camp. If you
1. Slip on a sun protective shirt need to remove the ID bracelet before the
2. Slap on a hat end of the camp session, please inform your
camper’s counsellor.
3. Slop on some sunscreen
4. Slurp some water
Throughout the camp day all of our camp staff
will role model the 4 S’s listed above. Our staff
will encourage campers to reapply sunscreen
and refill their water bottles at every snack
and lunch break. When necessary some camp
activities will be moved to shaded areas.
In extremely hot and humid weather, all
necessary measures will be taken to keep
campers safe and hydrated.
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Photo/Video Release Program Expulsion
All photographs/videos taken of your child Intentional participant behaviour that
while at camp are the property of the YMCA puts the participant or others at physical
of Simcoe/Muskoka and may be used for or emotional risk may result in immediate
promotional purposes. If you wish otherwise, dismissal from the program. In addition,
please inform the camp management in consumption or possession of alcohol,
writing. When registering your camper, you drugs, tobacco products and illegal or
would have agreed to the following photo/ harmful substances will result in immediate
video release statement: dismissal from the program. Any expenses
I understand and agree that the YMCA incurred because of program dismissal will
of Simcoe/Muskoka and its subsidiaries be the responsibility of the participant/
reserve the right and permission to publish, parent/ guardian. Parents/guardians or a
reproduce, distribute and/or otherwise use suitable designate must be available to pick
any still or moving photograph or video, for up participants should they be dismissed
such purposes and with such frequency as it from their program. Refunds will not be
shall determine in its sole discretion without issued for participants removed from camp
further compensation or consideration to for disciplinary reasons.
me and without further authorization by me
for, as yet, unnamed video or photographic Refunds & Cancellations
projects (including promotion, marketing Requests for refunds of paid camp fees must
and social media) which shall constitute be made at least 7 days prior to the camp
the sole property of the YMCA of Simcoe/ week commencing in order for a refund to
Muskoka. The YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka and be considered.
its subsidiaries shall be released from and
Cancellation requests made less than 7
against any and all liability resulting from its
days prior to the camp week must have an
use of the photos or related to my use of the
attached medical note in order to obtain a
product.
refund.
Lice Policy Refunds will not be issued in instances where
the participant is removed from the camp
In order to keep our camps lice free we program at the choice or request of the
ask that you check your camper’s head for participant, participant’s parent/gaurdian or
signs of lice prior to arrival. Campers found for disciplinary reasons.
with lice will not be able to attend the
camp program until they have completed a Camps may be cancelled due to low
treatment and all lice and eggs have been registration. Anyone affected by a
removed (eggs and lice must be removed cancellation will be notified two weeks prior
with a comb following treatment in order to the camp week commencing.
for the treatment to be effective). Once a
camper is lice free they may return to camp.
Campers may be checked for lice on arrival
at camp, before participating in an activity
involving helmets or after returning to camp
following a lice treatment. No refund will be
given in the event that a camper is removed
from camp due to lice.
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YMCA of
Simcoe / Muskoka
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their schools, communities and region while nurturing a respect for diversity
within the natural world. We highlight the importance of sustaining our planet,
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