Adventure Valley Day Camp | Choosing a Camp

Choosing a Summer Day Camp

The Camp Director:
It is critical for parents to meet the Camp Directors, and ask about their experience in the field, their reputation and their safety record.

The Director’s priorities should be on safety, supervision, planning, customer satisfaction, and the high level of quality instruction in activity areas. Ask questions related to the Director’s philosophy and objectives about running a camp - culture; focus; bullying; communication with campers, parents, staff and community; willingness and ability to assume responsibility for the growth of campers and staff; overall safety; emergency procedures; behaviour management techniques. Trust your instincts about this person – their communication skills, confidence as a Camp Director, and presence as a leader, role model and mentor.

Visit the camp and check out the following:

The Property:

Location
Facilities and property
Outdoor playing areas and facilities - shade; hiking and nature trails; sports fields; tennis and basketball courts; pools
Indoor facilities - air-conditioning for rainy or excessively hot days, designated areas to change for swim, facilities to eat indoors, showers and washrooms
Bus/car drop-off/pick-up area
Parking

Programs and Activities:

Recognizing that camps are competing with a lot of different interests that kids have today, ask about the camp’s programs and activities, and the quality of the leaders running these activities.

Leadership:

Hiring
Training
Supervision (system for supervising, coaching and evaluation of staff)

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