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Little
Explorers Camp

Monday-Friday June 25- August 10

CONTACT US
Camp Office: 860-584-8922
Parks & Recreation Office: 860-584-6160
Main Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm
Website: www.bristolrec.com

Little Explorers Camp is available for Bristol youth ages 3-5yrs (must be fully potty trained). Our program provides a safe, nurturing, and fun environment in which children can make new friends, enjoy new activities, create works of art, learn new things, and experience age-appropriate independence.
Where: Little Explorers is held at Mountain View School (71 Vera Road)
When: Little Explorers is available Monday through Fridays June 25th– August 10th (no program July 4th) from 9am-3pm.
What: Campers will enjoy arts & crafts, singing & dancing, games, stories, science, and outdoor activities. Little Explorers is the perfect opportunity for our littlest campers to participate in a variety of activities, make new friends and create memories that last a lifetime!
Fee: $125 per week. Payment is due in full at time of registration.
Registration is accepted online at www.bristolrec.com or in person at the Parks and Recreation Office.

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OUR STAFF
Our Little Explorers staff have been selected for their skills, talents, patience, and love of working with our youngest campers to ensure the program is a wonderful “lifetime experience” for our littlest explorers. Little Explorers staff are a mix of professional teachers, college education majors, and young professionals that enjoy working with youth. All staff are certified in American Red Cross First Aid/CPR. They go through extensive training including policies/procedures, customer service, and emergency preparation. We maintain an approximately 1-10 staff to camper ratio. Safety is always our top priority.

Little Explorers Camp: A Lifetime Experience

FROM THE DIRECTOR
I am so pleased to welcome you to our fifth season of Little Explorer Camp for children ages 3-5yrs. Little Explorers has become one of our most successful programs with a summer packed with entertainment, trips, and special guests to keep your littlest explorers engaged this summer.
I encourage you to take the time to look over this parent packet and familiarize yourself with our camp. Be sure to print out the Theme Calendar and post it on your fridge to be reminded of all the trips and entertainment each week. Also please return health forms and behavior forms to our office no later than June 8th. If you have any questions you can reach me at 860-584-6160 or
jessiepetroka@bristolct.gov. We look forward to showing you why BPRD camp is a truly...a lifetime experience.
CAMP POLICIES
ATTIRE:
Campers will be involved in many activities including; arts & crafts, running, playing and water games. Sneakers or “Croc’ style footwear are required. Please send a towel and extra clothes daily. Please label all personal belongings.
PLEASE APPLY SUNSCREEN DAILY TO YOUR CAMPERS BEFORE ARRIVING AT CAMP! THANK YOU
Please do not send money, radios, toys or belongings with your camper. We can not be responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged items. Any item that is brought to camp that is deemed inappropriate or is used in an inappropriate manner, will be held by the Camp Director and returned to the parent/guardian at the end of the day.
Please send the following items with your camper daily: packed snack, water bottle, lunch and wear sneakers daily (no sandals).
BEHAVIOR:
All children are expected to behave in a proper and respectful manner. We will not tolerate hitting, name calling, foul language, destructions of property, or any other behavior deemed inappropriate by staff. We ask that you review our behavior policy with your child prior to the start of the program. In accordance with the severity and frequency of the behavior, the Recreation Department reserves the right to dismiss any child from the program. No refund will be given.
Discipline Policy:
Our camp staff will encourage aappropriate behavior at al times. Counselors will focur on prevention of negative behavior. Positive guidance, redirection, consistency and constant supervisor will be applied at all times during camp. When needed discipline will be appropriate for the individual camper with regards to age and development.

PARKING & DROP OFF
Parents are encouraged to park in lot for drop off daily. Please use the back entrance of the school. Do not use the front entrance. Staff will be checking in campers in the back door in the cafeteria
PICK UP
Please bring a photo ID every day for pick-up. Only authorized individuals on the pick-up list with a photo ID will be allowed to take your child. This is for the safety of your camper.
Please be PROMPT for pick-up at 3pm. Please note that if a child is not picked up after a reasonable amount of time and attempts have been made to contact the parent or guardian the Bristol Police Department will become involved.
ILLNESS OR INJURY
If your child is sick, please keep him/her home. Please report any communicable diseases promptly, i.e. Chicken pox, Head Lice, Pink eye, etc. to the director of your camp. (Refund or credits are not given for missed camp days)
If your child becomes ill or injured while at camp, the camp will first attempt to contact the parent/ guardian. If we are not able to reach contact #1, then contact #2 will be notified and so on. Please inform your emergency contacts of their responsibilities and be sure they are readily available.
LOST & FOUND
A lost and found area will be designated at camp. The Bristol Parks and Recreation Department will keep all lost and found up until one week after the completion of camp. At this time, all lost & found items will be donated to charity.
LUNCH & SNACK
All campers must bring a bag lunch and drink daily. Please label all lunches and juice containers. Please note that there is no opportunity to heat food for campers. Peanut butter items are allowed and we do set up an allergy free table.
MEDICATION
Staff can not administer medication to campers. However, staff can keep all medications in safekeeping, remind children to take medication and supervise self-administration. Parents must fill out the Camper Medication Authorization Form contained in this booklet in order for their child to take medication at camp. All medication must be presented in their original prescription containers. All inhalers and ipens must have a medication form.
DAILY SCHEDULE
There is no such thing as a typical day at Little Explorers Camp. Please refer to the Theme Week Calendar to view daily special events & trips that are planned throughout the summer. We also include weekly activities such at Music Mondays and Tennis Tots on Fridays so there is some consistent routine though out the summer. The schedule below is a sample of a day at camp.
A“typical” schedule is as follows:
9-9:30am– Sign-In/Free Play
9:30-10am– Circle Time/ Opening Activities/Song
10-10:30am– Group Games
10:30-11am– Snack time
11– 12pm– Outdoor games
12-1pm– lunch and rest time
1:30pm– Music/Art/Science/Movement activity or project
1:30-2pm– Group Games
2-2:30pm– Snack/Arts & Crafts
2:30-3pm– Clean-Up/Sign-Out
FIELD TRIPS
Campers will enjoy special trips to exciting locations throughout the summer. The trip schedule is available on the Theme Week Calendar. Campers are required to wear “Camp T-Shirts” on ALL field trip days for safety purposes. Please note there will be no staff left behind at camp on field trip days so all children must go on scheduled trips. If you do not want your camper to attend a trip on a particular day they will need to stay home from camp. Please arrive on time for field trip days in order to ensure your camper will make the trip.

.RAINY DAY PROCEDURES
Camp is held rain or shine. We try and have as many outdoor activities as possible (even in marginal weather) so please dress appropriately. Some field trips are weather dependent.
BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS
Campers are expected to display appropriate and safe behaviors at all time during camp. Please observe the following discipline procedures for summer camp as well as our Behavior Policy that must be signed.
Inappropriate Camp Behaviors include but not limited to: bullying, threatening, use of inappropriate language, physical altercations including rock throwing, pinching, biting, punching, pulling hair, shoving, purposeful damaging of equipment, consistently not following directions, consistently disobeying or back talking camp staff.
Parks and Recreation reserves the right to issue discipline that may include verbal warnings, written warning to guardian, multiple day suspension from camp, and depending on severity expulsion from the program. No refunds will be issued for missed camp days due to behavioral issues. All camp parents must sign a copy of the behavior rules in order for their child to participate.
Check out our Theme Calendar for all the exciting entertainers and trips that will be happening this summer at Little Explorers Camp!