Transportation

Pick up and Drop Off

Parking is limited. We will have staff on the road with radios to direct you to lots where space is available. Please slow down and follow the instructions of the staff directing you.

Buses

  1. Standard check-in procedures including updating any medical information and collecting medicines for the health supervisor.

  2. We ask that parents remain until bus pulls out.

  3. Upon boarding, children’s names checked against list to ensure all children checked in are on the bus. If a child on the list is not present on the bus, missing camper procedure will be initiated.

  4. Bus rules: all children remain seated, hands, arms and head inside bus. If a problem presents, staff will move to child.

  5. Medicines and health records travel on bus with children. Secondary car travels behind bus to help out in case of emergency.

  6. In case of accident/emergency, children to be kept out of road, notification will be made to camp office, cooperation with law enforcement/emergency personnel.

  7. In case of severe behavior problems on the bus, driver will be instructed to pull over. Camp office will be contacted. Camp Director will make the decision to place the child in the chase car and/or contact parents for pick up.

Airport pickups

  1. You will be given the cell phone number of the senior staffer of the team picking up your child.

  2. Staff picking up campers will have passed background checks and have filed their driving record with camp.

  3. Vehicles used to pick up campers will be well maintained and pass a basic inspection before pickup, including headlights, blinkers, brakes all working properly.

  4. Staff picking up campers will be wearing official Camp T-Shirts.

  5. For additional safety, camper will be given a password. Staff picking them up will be instructed to give child this password.

  6. No fewer than 2 staff will pick up campers. One acts as the driver, the other can entertain children during the ride.

  7. More than one child may be picked up at one time, but no more than 8 campers for the 2 staff.

  8. Once child has been picked up, staffer will make a call to the parent to let them know child arrived safely.

Vanpool

  1. Vehicle used in vanpool will be will be well maintained and pass a basic inspection before pickup, including headlights, blinkers, brakes all working properly.

  2. Drivers must be certified to drive the vehicle used and their driving record must be on file at camp.

  3. Drivers and accompanying staff must have passed background check.

  4. Driver must have at least 1 or more accompanying staff so that driver can focus on driving while support staff focus on children.

  5. Standard check-in procedure applies at all drop-off points, including updates to health forms and collection of medication.

  6. Parents of campers using the vanpool will be given two contact numbers. One to reach a support staffer in the vanpool and another to reach camp staff at the office in case van is not reachable.

  7. In case of accident/emergency, children will be kept out of the road, notification will be made to camp office, cooperation with law enforcement/emergency personnel.