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2012 Camp Dates:
Open House: April 28 10am - 2pm
Summer Camp: June 18 - August 24, 2012
HOURS:
8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m.
Monday - Friday.
Extended Day Available from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fees and Price Schedule:
$25 |
Registration Fee per child - DUE WITH APPLICATION |
$245 |
1 week of Day Camp |
$235 |
per week/per child for 2 or more weeks or 2 or more children attending |
$225 |
per week/per child for 3 or more weeks or 3 or more children attending |
$1000 |
9 week Leaders in Training Program - limited availabilty for students ages 13-15 (8 week commitment required) |
$500 |
4 week Intro to Leaders in Training Program |
$35 |
per week/per child for bus transportation |
$25 |
per week/per child for Mornings Extended Day 7:00 am - 8:30 am |
$35 |
per week/per child for Afternoon Extended Day 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
$20 |
per week/per child for Thursday Overday Program 4:30pm - 8:00 pm cookout |
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Early Bird discount:
Pre-pay in full by April 1st and deduct $20 per week.
Pre-pay in full by May 1st and deduct $10 per week.
Forms:
To register your child for camp you will need to complete an application and health form. The following PDFs have all the information about our 2011 program.
2012 Complete Application
2012 Camper Health History Form Only
2012 Scholarship Application
2012 Thursday Overday Form
2012 Weekly Themes Schedule
2011 Elective Choices
Lunch Ticket Order Form
Trading Post Selections
2011 Camp Newsletter
Request Application by Mail
How to Register Online Instructions
Frequently Asked Questions:
Camp FAQs:
- Where is Camp Woodhaven?
- Camp Woodhaven is located at: 55 Campground
Road West Boylston, MA. All mail needs to be sent to our
post office box: P.O. Box 777 West Boylston, MA 01583.
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- What is a typical day at Camp
Woodhaven?
- Morning Extended Day beings at 7am and parents
can drop off their children any time between 7am and 8:30am.
At 8:30am regular campers are dismissed from the car line
or arrive by bus. Children are greeted by staff, checked-into
camp and directed to meet with their group and counselor.
At 8:45am camp begins at Morning Assembly on the flag field
where we raise the flag, sign camp songs and start our day
together. Then there are three activity periods before lunch.
The entire camp has lunch together in assigned eating areas.
After lunch there are three more activity periods and Afternoon
Assembly before camp ends at 4:30 and children are dismissed
to their parents in car line, or ride the bus home with
their camp counselors. From 4:30 to 6:00pm we have Afternoon
Extended Day where children participate in another activity
or go swimming.
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- What is the ratio of campers
to staff?
- The camper to staff ratio for 5/6 year-olds
is 6:1, for 7/8 year-olds the ratio is 8:1, for 9/10 year-olds
to ratio is 10:1, for 11/12 year-olds the ratio is 12:1.
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- What are the ages of the campers
and how are they grouped together?
- Campers are 5-12 years olds. Children are
grouped together by ages. 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12.
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- Are your group’s coed?
- Yes. Except for the younger children where
we will try to give each counselor six boys or six girls
to help facilitate bathroom breaks and changing at the pool.
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- Can you enroll anytime?
- Yes.
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- If I had a medical from last
year’s camp, can I use it?
- Yes.
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- Do you provide lunch?
- Children need to bring their own lunch and
snacks or you can purchase lunch tickets. Lunch tickets
can be ordered on our website, by email, by mail, or purchased
at the camp office. Check out the lunch
ticket order form for prices and menu.
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- Can you switch from one camp
week to another?
- Yes, if space is available.
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- Is there trained medical staff
on site?
- Yes we have at least one nurse on staff
at all times.
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- What do the campers do if it’s
raining or excessively hot?
- We have indoor buildings and picnic pavilions
for raining days. We have indoor program activities planned
in advance for rainy days. For hot days, we have a large
pool, slip-n-slide, cool-off zones and shaded pine groves
and picnic pavilions for activities.
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- Can my child make a request
to be in the same group as a friend?
- Yes, this is available on the camper registration
form.
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- My child is not a swimmer/strong
swimmer. How will my child be supervised during pool time?
Will my child have swimming lessons at camp?
- We have four lifeguards on staff. Your child’s
counselors are at the pool during swim time as watchers
and to supervise changing in the pool house. We only have
swimming in our 40’ x 70’ pool. On the low end
there are steps going into 3’ of water. On Monday
of each week of camp, all campers are swim tested by the
lifeguards. Children who can demonstrate that they are swimmers
are given an orange wristband, which gives them permission
to swim beyond the buoys and the 3’ deep water. All
non-swimmers are required to play on the steps or in 3’
of water. The camp has swim masks, goggles, kickboards,
and noodles for the children to play with. The lifeguards
will give the children informal swim lessons in the low
end of the pool. But pool time is play time and is not a
structured swim lesson. However, every year many children
learn to swim at Camp Woodhaven.
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- Can I tour your facilities?
- Yes. Give us a call at 508-835-9883 and
we can schedule a tour at your convenience.
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- What is your Federal Tax ID number?
- 046-164-467
Medical FAQs:
At Camp Woodhaven, there is a nurse on staff to handle any medical issues. This page displays some of the frequently asked questions about your child and their health at camp.
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These documents are part of the camper application
and registration forms. All children must have these documents
on file with the camp health office in order to attend camp.
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Any time your child visits the health office
for any reason, a note explaining the incident will be sent
home in the campers backpack.
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Camp Woodhaven is a peanut free campus.
There are many children who have severe allergies to peanuts.
Camp Woodhaven does not sell any nut products in the camp
Trading Post. It is the camp policy that no peanut butter
products are sent to camp with any campers for lunch or
snacks. We know this is challenge for some families, but
we ask you to make this sacrifice for the betterment of
those campers with allergies.
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As part of the camper’s daily schedule,
group staff will take breaks throughout the day for campers
to apply sunscreen or bug spray as needed. It is the policy
of Camp Woodhaven that staff are not allowed to apply sunscreen
to children without the written consent of the parents.
If you would like your child’s counselor to apply
sunscreen, please send an email permission note to paula@campwoodhaven.com.
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In the case of your camper needing earplugs
for a medical reason, the health office staff is available
for applying them.
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The camp does not have a camp Epipen to
be used without written consent of a parent. If a child
has a severe allergy or parents are concerned because of
a strong family history, parents should send a doctor prescribed
epipen to camp. All Epipens in the health office are documented
prescriptions for specific children.
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Medications can be administered by the health
office staff only if they are sent in the original container
and with a note of signed consent from the parent. All medications
in the health office are kept under lock and key.
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In the case of a tick being found on a camper,
the health office staff will remove it completely with tweezers.
The tick will be identified and sent home in a ziplock bag.
Dog ticks don't usually carry Lyme's disease while Deer
ticks are known to be carriers. Signs and Symptoms to be
aware of:
- Small red bump also known as a Bull's Eye appearing
within a few days to sometimes a month on the site of
the bite.
- Flu-like symptoms such as fever, body aches, fatigue.
- More advance symptoms can develop into migratory
joint pain and neurological problems.
Please have your child tested for Lyme disease by your
primary care physician if any of these symptoms appear.
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If your camper is a diabetic Type I or Type
II, please be sure to send the equipment for their use such
as a glucometers, lancet, an emergency glucagon, insulin
and needles along with a doctor's order attached to their
file.
Parents are welcome to provide any snack for their children
such as OJ in case they are running low.
The staff and health office at Camp Woodhaven are committed
on working together to make camp a positive experience
for your child.
Every day a Blood Sugar log with the child’s reading
and times will be sent home with the child, a food log
is also available if necessary. Parents should provide
a target range and when they want to be contacted.
The health office has a refrigerator where all insulin
is stored during camp.
The Health Office at Camp Woodhaven are readily available
if you have any questions, we are also available to meet
with parents during camp hours.
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