FAQs

Every Full Day camper should come to camp with a bathing suits and a towel. We provide the sunscreen, but if you child needs a special sunscreen you can label it with their name and give it to the coach or have them carry it in their backpacks.

All of our campers get to go to ALL of our specialty classes twice each week.  You don’t have to pick and choose because they are all included!

Unfortunately, we do not allow half day camp all by itself.  All of our half day campers are enrolled in some academic or science program the other half of the day.

Full Day Camp is from 8:15-3pm and includes all of our specialty classes: arts & crafts, cooking, dance, sports and imagination & creation classes. All Full Day campers have free swim.

Half Day Camp is for students enrolled in academic or science classes so depending on when their classes are they might have morning OR afternoon half day camp.  Students enrolled in half day afternoon camp have a designated half day counselor who will pick them up directly from their classrooms at 11:30am and take them to all of our specialty classes each week. Half day morning campers don’t have a designated half day counselor so they will join a full day camp group in the morning and that counselor will drop them off at their afternoon classroom at 12:30pm.  These campers will miss whatever activities their group does after 12:30pm. All Half Day campers will be able to enjoy free swim.

We group our campers by age & sex so your children would not be grouped together if they are different ages.  There have been occasions that we make an exception to this rule, but you will need to discuss this with the summer camp director first. We typically don’t recommend this as the campers make friends quickly with kids their own age.

We typically say 10 campers with each coach.  Our youngest camp groups always have 2 coaches for the extra hands on help that is needed so the ratio is usually smaller in these groups.  When our groups grow on certain days we always have trained Junior Counselors who can give extra hands on help as well.

Absolutely!  Many kids learn to swim at Country Day camp!  There is no better place to learn because they have the opportunity to swim and have friends around to give them extra motivation to practice and make progress. We offer our Swim Camp in the afternoon or private swim lessons for more one-on-one instruction.

During swim time we have 5-6 lifeguards on duty and counselors are also swimming with their campers. On top of having an excellent ratio for campers in the pool we also take some additional precautions to ensure their safety at all times.  We use lane lines to separate 4 different depths of the pool to help children understand where their safe areas are to swim.  There is a large area in the shallow end where all of our non-swimmers can safely play and bob around.  It is a great pool for kids to build their confidence and also remain safe with excessive supervision.  In addition to our lifeguards on duty, the counselors are swimming with their campers because they know their campers, know their swimming abilities and can help keep an extra close eye on their campers who aren’t 100% water safe yet.

Yes our pool is heated year round!  We have an outdoor pool, but with our wonderful California sunshine it is always a pleasure to swim in.

We have classrooms that we transform into change rooms over the summer so that campers can leave their backpacks somewhere safe.  Most groups will go to the change room to change into and out of their swim suits and put on sunscreen before and after the pool.  Most kids are fine with changing in the change rooms and sometime friends will hold old towels for one another, but if you child doesn’t want to use the change room we do have a few changing stalls on the pool deck that they can use instead.

Our coaches are always willing to help in any way they can.  The best thing we’ve found is having the child rinse off, using the shower on the pool deck, and applying their normal moisturizer as quickly as possible after swimming.  If you have any special requests like this you can communicate directly with their coach or talk with the summer camp director.

We try and be as flexible as possible over the summer, but summer school we recommend that they miss no more than a week out of a 4-week program.  Although we don’t prorate or discount the price for missed days of Summer School, we will allow you to make up a maximum of 5 missed days with free half day camp.  You will need to let the camp director know so that she can credit your account and let the teacher know as well.

Our summer school classes are capped at 14 students to give individualized attention to each student and what they need to be working on.

Yes, absolutely!  If you don’t want to add half day camp you can always bring them for the 2.5-hour class and then pick them up right after.

For all morning and afternoon K-1 and 2-3 classes, an adult is REQUIRED to check in their child with a staff member using an iPad. After the camper is signed in, they are free to play on the playground until class begins. Playground supervision begins at 8:30.

YES. All campers are required to wear close-toed shoes (no flip flops) and their lab coat and goggles to every class. If your child is also attending summer camp and will be swimming they are encouraged to wear sandals or crocs to the pool or during water play.

Please take proper care of the lab coat and goggles we provide. Students MUST bring it with them to every class.

Yes. Campers will have a short break where they can eat a snack and play on the playground. Popsicles will be provided for afternoon campers.

No need to worry! Whether they are enrolled in the morning or afternoon class, camp counselors will pick up or drop off your camper to the designated Experium classroom. Camp counselors will also have lunch with your camper between the morning and afternoon session.

All Experium classes are led by experienced STEM educators. Additionally, each teacher is supported by a college intern and at least one high school volunteer.

Each class is capped at 18 students

Yes. The 4-5 marine biology class has multiple dissections that the campers participate in. 4-5 biology also includes a frog dissection.

We provide early morning care starting at 7:30am.  When you enter campus you will go to room 21 to sign in your child with a staff member using an iPad.  If you come after 8am you will not be charged at all for morning care, but every child entering campus should be checked in with a staff member using an iPad.

NO. There is no supervision for campers after the morning class. Class ends at 11:30AM and it is important that they are picked on time. We will offer a 5-minute grace period before we head to the front office and call the parents.

At 9:00AM, we will make an announcement on the microphone for all Experium students. They will line up on the basketball court with their teacher and make their way to the classroom together.

YES. All campers not picked up by 3:10 will automatically move to extended care and will be charged starting after 3:45PM. After 3:45PM there is a charge of $11.00 per hour or any portion of the hour.

After the morning class, a Country Day Camp Staff will pick up the camper from their Experium classroom and have lunch with them and their group. Counselors will then take the camper to his/her next Experium class. Lunch is only provided on Friday’s, please make sure your camper has packed a proper lunch.

We have all of the details about morning and afternoon care here. It is done on a drop-in basis so you don’t need to sign up or let us know in advance.  If your child isn’t picked up by 3:05pm from Popsicle Party under the tent then the coach will automatically sign them into aftercare.  Because our parking lot can be so busy we encourage parents to come a little bit later and that is why we give a grace period for pick up until 4pm.  If you have nowhere you are rushing to after camp feel free to come pick up any time before 4pm!  If you come after 4pm you will be billed at the end of summer $13/hour or any portion of the hour.

Unfortunately, the enrollment options won’t be available online until 10am on Monday, April 8th when we open registration.  Luckily since you pre-registered you won’t have to fill out all of your family and camper info that morning and you can go straight to enrolling them in classes!

You are going to login to the Parent Dashboard if you’ve already created your account.  If you can’t find your password just click “what is my password?” on the login page and it will reset your password for you.  If you didn’t attend in the summer of 2019 then you will need to click the box that says “New Family Enrollment” to create your account for the first time.

Please look to make sure you only have 1 program tag selected at a time.  If you have 2 tags selected at the same time it will tell you there are no enrollment options available under those tags.  The tags are there to help you work program by program instead of seeing every enrollment option at once.

I am a visual person so I created this Online Registration Worksheet  to help families make their summer decisions before enrolling online. You can see every option available with dates and pricing to help you make your selections in advance.  If you fill out this worksheet you can use it as an easy reference tool while you are enrolling your child in their summer programs.  If you enroll your child and need to make a change please email Melissa ASAP so she can make adjustments to your enrollment.