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Registration
Registration for Summer Camp
2008 opens Jan. 2. You
can register in person (411 Dovercourt Ave.), online
or by phone (798-8950). Payments are accepted by cash,
debit, cheque, VISA, Master Card or American Express.
A financial assistance program is available; please
contact the Manager of Administration & Communications
at 798-8950 ext. 245.
Our Staff
We employ approximately 60 staff
to lead our camp activities. Staff are selected based
on their desire to work with children, their experience
and their creativity. Camp staff must also hold current
certificates in First Aid, CPR, High Five: Principles
of Healthy Child Development, and police clearance.
Our Facilities
Camps for ages 4 and 5 yrs will
be held at Dovercourt Recreation Centre. Camps for ages
6 and older may make use of offsite locations within
walking distance of the community centre. Camp drop
off and pick up is always at Dovercourt Recreation Centre.
Child Safety
Dovercourt takes pride in its
safe and fun programs. The key to a safe camp is effective
supervision. We maintain the following staff to camper
ratio: 4 years of age – 1:6, 5 years of age –
1:8, 6 to 12 years of age - 1:10.
Non-Resident Fee
A 20% non-resident fee applies
if the participant is not a resident of the City of
Ottawa. This fee is charged to each participant for
each registration.
Refund Policy
Refunds will be given up to one
week prior to the start date of the camp. A $10.00 administration
fee will apply.
What to Bring
All camps make use of indoor and
outdoor environments. Children should bring a water
bottle, sunscreen, a hat, sweater and rain gear as required.
Children should be comfortable carrying their own belongings.
Please send your child with a morning and afternoon
snack (as well as one for post camp if applicable) and
lunch. The Café is not always available for purchases.
Adam’s Apple Café
Once again this year Adam’s
Apple Café is offering their “Bag Lunch
Program”. Campers can purchase bag lunches on
a weekly or daily basis. Details available at Adam’s
Apple Café or call 729-1151.
Campers not participating in the bag lunch program will
not be able to purchase their lunch from the Café.
We do not have the staff available to accompany children
to the Café and some camps are offsite. The exception
will be the weekly BBQs held on Wednesday’s
for onsite camps only.
Valuables
We highly recommend that children
do not bring valuables with them to camp. We cannot
guarantee the security of items such as game boys, trading
cards, personal radios/CD players etc. We guarantee
that they will be so busy at camp they will not need
these items!
Medication and Medical
Conditions
Should your child require medications
to be administered during camp please make note of it
on your child’s personal information form. Please
note we are an “allergy aware” facility
but cannot ban substances that may cause allergic reactions
due to the public nature of our facilities and a false
sense of security “banning” may develop.
Campers with Special Needs
Dovercourt is committed to the
inclusion of people with special needs in all of our
programs and services. Please make us aware of any issues
or resources that your child may need to participate.
Dovercourt works with the City of Ottawa’s special
needs department to help accomplish this inclusion.
If your camper has special conditions requiring assistance
please contact Heather Asselstine at 798-8950 exxt.
230 to make the necessary arrangements.
Camp Check In
All camps begin their day at Dovercourt
Recreation Centre (Westboro Park Field). Please drop
off your camper between 8:45-9:00am at their camp sign.
Mini Munchkin camp drop off is at 539 Wavell, at the
McKellar Fieldhouse.
Camp Check Out
All camp participants will end
their day at Dovercourt. Camp check out will take place
between 4:00-4:15pm in the Westboro Park Field. On rainy
days an alternative check out point will take place
inside Dovercourt Recreation Centre.
Pre & Post Camp
Pre and Post camp are available
from 7:30–8:45am and 4:15-6:00pm for $28.00 /
week. Participants are offered a wide variety of activity
choices including active games, board games, stories,
arts and crafts. Children registered in Pre and Post
camp will be checked in and out of camp by our camp
staff.
Swim Lessons
Swim lessons are available for
your child age 4-6 years before camp and children 7
years and older after camp. Please review the information
below before registering your child in camp swim lessons.
4 to 6 years (8:30am classes
only)
Parents are asked to have their
child(ren) on the deck ready to swim with all their
personal belongings with them (not in a locker). We
will see that they are assisted to change if necessary
& escorted to their camp after their swim lessons.
7 years and older (3:50pm classes
only)
Participants will be escorted
to their lessons. Following lessons parents please pick
up your child at post camp care, if registered in pre
and post camp, or on the pool deck. Children picked
up at the pool must be signed out with the pool supervisor.
Note: Older children in post camp are not directly supervised
in the changeroom and parents who are not comfortable
with this should personally supervise them.
Junior Camp Counsellors
Click
for an application (pdf).
Dovercourt’s high standards
for camp counsellors and our reputation as a great place
to work often means those who have completed their Leaders
In Training still may not have enough experience to
successfully compete for work at Dovercourt. To help
those who have completed their LIT requirements and
would like to work for Dovercourt in the future there
is the Junior Counsellor
Program.
This program has been in place
since 1998 and today a number of staff were employed
as Junior Counsellors. Junior Counsellors are used throughout
our camp programs to assist in program delivery and
supervision. In return, we provide them with the critical
“experience” sought by employers and parents
of children who would be in their care. They also receive
an end of summer performance appraisal as well as ongoing
feedback and coaching from our staff. Junior Counsellors
receive an honorarium each week.
Auditions for Junior Counsellors
are held in the Spring of each year. Applications are
available at Dovercourt Recreation Centre or on our
website www.dovercourt.org. Prerequisites include: Leaders
In Training Program, Standard Level First Aid, Level
C CPR and High Five. |
