Summer camp Info
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Summer Camp Online Form Itineraries for August 13-17
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August 13-17 JFG
August 13-17 Moving Forward
August 13-17 Team John
August 6-10
Navan Fair
July 30-August 3rd
July 23-27 Team John
July 9-13
Team John & Team Catherine July 16-20
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Itinerary for Just For Girls August 13-17 with Team Catherine. Please note we have a child w/ a nut allergy. If possible, please pack a nut free lunch. For shared item, it must be Nut free. Thank you!
The following is our intro letter for all the camps. You will find info on all that is needed for each week. Itineraries will be sent out separately a week prior to the camp your child is enrolled in. At the bottom of the page is a sample Itinerary. You will see reminders of what to bring in. How much Money is needed each day. The days planned activities. Links to the restaurants will be posted under the itinerary for you to review.
Camp Location:
Please dress for the weather
It can be very hot, so we recommend a hat and sunscreen. The students can apply the sunscreen themselves at camp before we leave or at home.
Lunch Cost:
Please send in
OC transpo:
We will try return to Sunnyside at 3pm most days. In previous years most students were exhausted by the end of the day so this year I promised to give them some time to relax.. I want them to connect and bond so this extra time will be good them to just be themselves, socialize and wind down after a long day of walking. The students can socialize, play board games, share electronics, watch a video together on the projector. Feel free to send in any games/DVD or electronics that you feel would be fun to share. ALL electronics (phones are the exception) will stay at Sunnyside until we return at 3.
Payment:
If you have not paid in full, Please send in the remaining fee for the week your child is attending on Monday morning. Please email or call if you need clarity on the amount owed.
Cheques made out to:
Please note, the week registered for is a week committed to including the full payment. We will not be offering part time attendance at a reduced rate nor reimbursing for missed days.
Thank you very much, it’s going to be a fun summer! Please note itineraries will be posted via email one week prior to camp. A sample itinerary is from last year is included below. The current itineraries will be slightly different but this gives you an idea. Expect to eat out 2-3 times a week.
We will help the students keep track of what they spend each day. We will encourage them to save their change and use it at the end of the week for shopping. The students can save money by getting water instead of pop for lunches, sharing meals etc. Seeing their money grow may encourage them to save outside of camp.
Camp Location:
- 58 Grosvenor, Sunnyside Weslyan Church
- Please use the entrance on Sunnyside
- Drop off is at 9 am (I will be in at 8am so early drop off is ok)
- Pick up at 4pm (this time is firm as Liam, Catherine and myself have commitments after 4 or) Please make arrangements ahead of time if the 4pm pick up is not possible one day.
- If your child walks or busses home on their own and you have not indicated so in the registration form, Please send a signed note indicating that your child is given permission to leave the program on their own or wait outside past 4pm for a pick up .
- Each student will have personalized documentation sent home of the skills learned during camp and skills yet to be mastered.
- Recommendations on how to further develop skills will be given
- Please add some In case of emergency info (I.C.E) or an id card in your child's wallet. I can be as simple as info written or typed up. I suggest laminating I.C.E info. One of our lessons at camp, "what do if lost and who to talk to". Some students are not aware of where they live nor phone number and this would make things challenging if they ever needed to talk to police, O.C Transpo security or a store manager. We also discuss what to do when we lose items and a lost wallet is recovered easier if contact info is inside. Our students wear a lanyard w/ their OC transpo pass along w/ contact info for myself.
Please dress for the weather
It can be very hot, so we recommend a hat and sunscreen. The students can apply the sunscreen themselves at camp before we leave or at home.
- We do not apply sunscreen to the students.
- Each student will have a info package for them at the beginning of the week and in it will list the schedule, daily checklist, social information list and a daily budget. Catherine, Liam and I will review all the activities w/ the group on Monday Morning. We will learn how to budget for the week, keep track of our money, introduce the students and teach social skills. We will help them make purchases and teach them how to use their wallet or purse/clutch. The lunch trips are meant to teach the students etiquette, money management and tipping. So we will remind them about tone of voice, appropriate conversation in a public place, please and thank yous.
- If cost is a factor for the lunches, students can share a meal ie nachos.
- We expect the students to tip, %15. We will teach them how to figure it out and we can use our phones to calculate the %.
- Phones are encouraged for photos, calculators and using apps like google maps to get around but NOT for games or social media. If a phone is misused during an outing ie used for texting, games or social media, It will need to stay home for the week or stay at Sunnyside during all outings between 9 and 3.
Lunch Cost:
- I am aware that eating out 2-3 times a week is not typical for teens. Repetition is what helps them learn. Restaurant experience helps them learn to manage their money, socialize w/ each other, practice their social skills in a public setting and learn to be more independent.
- For picnics Please remember, there are no microwaves on any outing and bring your own utensils/napkins. Bringing an item to share is welcome and we do have some designated “Shared” Picnic days where we have a communal lunch.
Please send in
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Water
- Wallet or purse/clutch and watch
- Backpack if needed that day - do not send in anything valuable. We often check our packs during outings and we do not want anything stolen or lost. Phones and money stay on our bodies at all times!
- There will be no microwaves/cutlery/napkins available so please pack accordingly. Send in personal cutlery and napkins.
- A note on Wallets for boys: They should be on the small side and please Do Not send in a change purse. I discourage using change. I want the students to be efficient and counting change at the cash can be tedious. We will use bills when possible and change will go home or stored at in a locked box with their name on it. The student can watch the money grow and then use it for personal shopping on Friday.
- Baggy shorts and pants are not great for wallets. We will teach the students to carry their wallet in the pocket and NOT their back pack. I have seen many a wallet fall out of loose pants/shorts. Backpacks are often stored in cloak rooms where there is no security or we may need to put it down for a event...Money should stay on their persons at all times.
- For the Ladies: A wallet in the pocket is fine, a purse, fanny packs are ok but not cool, the 90’s are over! As long as the money is not stored in a back pack. We often have to leave our back packs behind at check ins for museums or other events and money can get stolen.
OC transpo:
- We have training passes for all the students. The passes will be handed out each day and collected at the end of the day by your educators,Liam, Catherine or John.
- If you prefer to have your student practice paying for and using bus tickets, a presto pass or bus pass please let me know and I will email you the cost for tickets or instruction on how to obtain a presto pass.
We will try return to Sunnyside at 3pm most days. In previous years most students were exhausted by the end of the day so this year I promised to give them some time to relax.. I want them to connect and bond so this extra time will be good them to just be themselves, socialize and wind down after a long day of walking. The students can socialize, play board games, share electronics, watch a video together on the projector. Feel free to send in any games/DVD or electronics that you feel would be fun to share. ALL electronics (phones are the exception) will stay at Sunnyside until we return at 3.
Payment:
If you have not paid in full, Please send in the remaining fee for the week your child is attending on Monday morning. Please email or call if you need clarity on the amount owed.
Cheques made out to:
- John Anderson
- John@spectruminsights.ca
Please note, the week registered for is a week committed to including the full payment. We will not be offering part time attendance at a reduced rate nor reimbursing for missed days.
Thank you very much, it’s going to be a fun summer! Please note itineraries will be posted via email one week prior to camp. A sample itinerary is from last year is included below. The current itineraries will be slightly different but this gives you an idea. Expect to eat out 2-3 times a week.
We will help the students keep track of what they spend each day. We will encourage them to save their change and use it at the end of the week for shopping. The students can save money by getting water instead of pop for lunches, sharing meals etc. Seeing their money grow may encourage them to save outside of camp.
What we cover weekly at the Spectrum Insights Camp
Learning to use public transit
- Teach the student how to enter a bus
- How to use the OC travel Planner
- How to use google maps
- Planning the bus route for the day or week
- Emergency situations: Missed stops, If a student gets lost, Location of Yellow call boxes
- What to do if left alone on the bus or left alone at a stop
- Where to sit on the bus
- Who not to sit next to
- What to do w/ backpacks
- How to talk to OC security and where to find them
- Using Emergency Yellow Boxes
Safety:
- What to do and say when approached by a stranger
- What to do when Lost or separated from the group
- Walking down the street, making room for the elderly or wheelchairs
- Spatial awareness/social awareness
- Using your emergency contact cards
Money Management:
- How to use a wallet
- Where to carry your money
- Budgeting for the week
- Daily Budget
- Keeping track of money as they move through the day
- Help the students handle money during transactions
- Help the student learn delayed gratification (personal shopping is done on Fridays)
- Losing money
- Losing a wallet/purse
- How to handle small change
- Teaching the student how to be efficient during a transaction
- How to stay calm when they feel rushed
Organization Skills:
- Daily planning: Where are we going - how do we get there - what do we need
- Ensuring the student has ALL their belongings during each transition
- Medication - When is it needed - Do they have it w/ them
- Using a watch and telling time
- Printable weekly budget - Update it daily w/ the students
- Daily Schedule posted
Social Skills
- Daily greetings
- Remembering names
- Knowing the interests of each student
- Conversation starters
- Social etiquette in the classroom - In the city - On the bus - During transactions
- Teach how to plan a socials