There's nothing like the excitement of opening day! We can't wait to welcome your camper to her summer home away from home and make your family a part of ours.
Opening Day Dates and Times
1st Session: Sunday, June 8th
2nd Session: Sunday, June 29th
3rd Session: Sunday, July 20th
Opening Day will begin at 10:00am and end by 2:00pm. Your camper will receive an assigned time based on rising grade.
Please be prepared to arrive any time between that time allotment. Schedule outgoing flights accordingly or plan on arriving in the area on Saturday or staying in the area until Monday.
You will receive an additional email from us a week before your arrival date with information concerning opening day procedures and exact time of arrival. Until then, please set aside time and plan accordingly to have a drop off time between 10:00 and 2:00.
What to Expect on Opening Day
Opening day is pretty hectic but you can do it!
Families will be directed to the soccer field to meet our Administrative Staff, Program Staff, Infirmary Team and our Counselors!
Program Staff will be at our camp gate, ready to welcome you to a funfilled summer session!
Our Infirmary Team will meet your car as you drive around our soccer field. They will begin by reviewing and conducting the following:
Temperature Check
Oxygen Levels
Review Pre-Screen Health Form
Review Health History
Check in Medications
Lice Check
Trunk boys will help unload your camper's luggage from your vehicle.
Counselors will greet your camper at your car, campers will say good-bye to their parents and camper will meet their cabin mates! Please try to give as many hugs as possible before your arrival to camp!
Time to go parents!
New Campers
We will host a new camper tour of camp on the Saturdays prior to opening day. This is your time to explore camp with a tour guide. Check out an example of where your camper will sleep, visualize what activities your camper may participate in, admire the view of the lake from the Dining Hall.
Tour time will be from 1:00 to 3:00 on the following dates. Please plan on arriving exactly at 1:00 for a solid two hour tour!
1st Session: Saturday, June 7th
2nd Session: Saturday, June 28th
3rd Session: Saturday, July 19th
A link to register for the tour will be sent a week before opening day. This will not be a time to set up bunks, but you will visit a cabin and see what camp is all about!
Closing Day
Closing Day Dates and Times
1st Session 1 Weeks: Sunday, June 15th (4:00pm - 5:00pm)
1st Session 2 Weeks: Saturday, June 21st (10:00am - 11:00am)
1st Session 3 Weeks: Friday, June 27th (10:00am - 11:30am)
2nd Session 1 Weeks: Sunday, July 6th (4:00pm - 5:00pm)
2nd Session 2 Weeks: Saturday, July 12th (10:00am - 11:00am)
2nd Session 3 Weeks: Friday, July 18th (10:00am - 11:30am)
3rd Session 1 Weeks: Sunday, July 27th (4:00pm - 5:00pm)
3rd Session 2 Weeks: Saturday, August 2nd (10:00am - 11:00am)
3rd Session 3 Weeks: Friday, August 8th (10:00am - 11:30am)
Your camper will receive an assigned time based on rising grade.
You will receive an additional email from us a week before your departure date with information concerning closing day procedures and exact departure times.
What to Expect on Closing Day
PACKING: Your camper should be all packed and ready to roll when you arrive. If your camper arrives home without some of her items, please email our camp office at administration@camptonawandah.com to see what may have been placed in lost and found.
EARLY ENROLLMENT: Early enrollment will be conducted via computer around the beginning of September. Be on the lookout for an email towards the end of the summer!
MEDICATIONS: Your campers should have already picked up their medications the morning of closing days.
SHIPPING OF TRUNKS/LUGGAGE: If you chose to ship your camper's trunk home, our trunk boys will carry these trunks down to the lodge after your departure. You do not need to do a thing! If you decide last minute that you need to ship your trunk, please visit the camp office for further instruction.
ANIMAL POLICY: As much as we love our furry friends, please leave your pets at home during drop off and pick up. No animals will be allowed out of cars while on camp property.
