Registration is OPEN for camps in June & July 2020.
COVID-19 UPDATE:
Thank you for your support and patience as we move forward with camp this summer. Our team has worked hard to implement all mandatory and best practice recommendations in order to meet Federal, State and Local health protocols. We have put in many hours of research and spoken with several medical and recreational professionals regarding how to design our daily schedule and routines, to make it both safe and fun for every camper! Several changes were made to meet these new guidelines and what we feel is the best way to keep all families safe.
LOCATION:
CAMP SETUP:
DROP-OFF and PICK-UP:
WHAT TO BRING/WEAR:
WEATHER:
KONA ICE:
MASKS / PRECAUTIONS:
No FIELD TRIPS in 2020:
Again, we are committed to providing a safe and fun environment! If you have any questions or concerns please email or call anytime. We know Sandlot Camps will look different this summer, but we are always looking for ways to change things up and create new experiences for the campers -- this simply helped us get creative in different ways so we can all adapt and overcome TOGETHER! Thank you again for your patience and support!
-The Sandlot TEAM
Thank you for your support and patience as we move forward with camp this summer. Our team has worked hard to implement all mandatory and best practice recommendations in order to meet Federal, State and Local health protocols. We have put in many hours of research and spoken with several medical and recreational professionals regarding how to design our daily schedule and routines, to make it both safe and fun for every camper! Several changes were made to meet these new guidelines and what we feel is the best way to keep all families safe.
LOCATION:
- Camp will now be held at Central College Christian Academy (CCCA)
- 975 S. Sunbury Rd, Westerville, OH 43081 -- 3.5 miles from our previous location at WJC Pool.
- The benefit of relocating is 100% based on safety as our #1 priority!
- We will be staying on-site at CCCA all week, which offers a larger field space for our activities, a full size gymnasium as an indoor option to maintain social distancing requirements in the event of a popup thunderstorm, and allows us to isolate our campers from non-campers (swim/dive teams, open swim patrons, locker/restrooms, etc).
CAMP SETUP:
- On Monday morning, we will help the kids separate into teams.
- Although we are an outdoor camp, we are following the indoor guidelines for grouping.
- Each camper will be part of a team of ≤9 campers for the week.
- Campers will be able to select their teams since they will be together for the week.
- Their team will be in a “league” with 3 other teams to compete against throughout the week.
- This will allow us to keep the kids separated into sub-groups throughout the week.
- The leagues will rotate through different activities/challenges, throughout each morning and afternoon.
- Between each station, equipment and hands will be sanitized/washed.
- Equipment will be sanitized using a bleach solution: 1/3 cup bleach per gallon of water (per CDC guidelines).
- Between each station, equipment and hands will be sanitized/washed.
DROP-OFF and PICK-UP:
- EARLY DROP-OFF beginning no earlier than 8:00 AM for an additional cost of $25 per camper, per week (due at Monday drop-off, check or cash) -- spots are limited and must be reserved ahead.
- NORMAL DROP-OFF begins at 9:00 AM.
- Entering CCCA:
- Please enter the CCCA grounds from North St. using the light at the Sunbury Rd./North St./Central College Rd. intersection.
- Parents/Guardians will NOT get out of their car (see drop-off/pick-up map on our “Location” page).
- Please expect Monday to be slow moving at pick-up and drop-off -- and please be patient!
- We ask that you make a SIGN with the child(ren)’s last name printed large, to hold up from your driver’s seat.
- Pull forward until a staff member approaches your car to signal that your child(ren) can get out.
- The child(ren) will have their temperature taken using an infrared (touch-less) thermometer.
- Once each child has been cleared (≤99.9℉ and no signs of illness), the staff member will give you a “thumbs-up” signal.
- Monday, campers should hand to the staff member at this time:
- completed Sandlot Emergency Medical Authorization form
- completed Sandlot Westerville Release/Waiver form
- medication (if applicable): in a plastic bag, labeled with camper’s name and emergency contact info
- Leaving CCCA:
- Parents/Guardians HEADING NORTH on Sunbury Rd. or CROSSING EAST to Central College Rd. should loop back through the parking lot to use the light at the North St./Sunbury Rd./Central College Rd. intersection.
- Parents/Guardians HEADING SOUTH on Sunbury Rd. should continue straight on South St., then turn right on Sunbury Rd.
- The child(ren) will be directed to immediately wash/sanitize their hands.
- After cleaning their hands, campers will find a place to set up shop for the day.
- Each child will need to bring a beach towel, each day.
- Towels will be spread out 6 feet away from non-household members’ towels and will act as their spot to sit for camp meetings, eat lunch, and keep their belongings in one place.
- Towels may also come in handy after water activities -- and to protect your car seats on the ride home.
- In addition to in between each activity throughout the day, your child(ren) will be washing their hands as their last step to prepare for pick-up as well.
- Again, please stay in your car, pull forward, and hold up your sign for a staff member to escort your child(ren) to you, please have your ID ready upon request.
- If it is raining at pick-up time, you will pick-up at the entrance of KIRK HALL (again, see drop-off/pick-up map on our “Location” page).
WHAT TO BRING/WEAR:
- Completed Sandlot Emergency Medical Authorization form (print & bring Monday)
- Completed Sandlot Westerville Release/Waiver form (print & bring Monday)
- Completed COVID-19 Risk Release form (online), for those who registered prior to May 19, 2020.
- Medication (if applicable): in a plastic bag, labeled with camper’s name, instructions for administration, and an emergency phone number
- Wear: socks, sneakers/tennis shoes and comfortable play clothes (hat and/or sunglasses too?)
- Appropriate play clothing -- they will get wet and dirty!
- Shoes appropriate for soggy field conditions (morning dew, residual rain, afternoon water activities, etc), but NO: crocs, keens, sandals, slides or similar -- sneakers/tennis shoes only!
- Backpack to keep all of your belonging together:
- LARGE, FULL water bottle, labeled with the camper's name -- stay hydrated!!!
- Refilling water bottles at camp in not recommended
- Long sleeve shirt, sweatshirt or jacket for chilly mornings
- Rain jacket or poncho for popup showers -- we will play in the rain!!!
- Beach Towel
- Personal bottle of hand sanitizer (if desired)
- Lunch (we suggest you use an insulated lunch box with an ice pack)
- Sunscreen (please apply before camp and bring more for reapplication* during the day)
- *Camp staff can only help spray, but will NOT rub sunscreen on children!
- Mask (to be worn indoors in the event of weather emergency)
- Trash Bag to keep belongings dry in the event of rain!
- Please have students leave electronics at home -- Sandlot Westerville and CCCA are not responsible for damaged, lost, or stolen items!
- $3-6 for Kona Ice - FRIDAYS ONLY (if desired)
- LARGE, FULL water bottle, labeled with the camper's name -- stay hydrated!!!
WEATHER:
- Rain/Storms: We will still play outside in the rain, as long as there is no lightning/thunder. We want kids to be kids -- some favorite memories from childhood are playing in the rain! As suggested above, please pack a rain jacket or poncho (store bought or converted trash bag with head/arm holes) and pack a trash bag in their backpack to keep belongings dry in the event of rain. If lightning/thunder occur, we will immediately go to the gym and stay 30 minutes beyond the last strike.
- Sun: We will be playing most activities on an open soccer field, so sunscreen, hats, and sunglasses are highly recommended. We will seek shade between activities while we wash hands and rehydrate.
- Ticks: Also, please take a few minutes each night to check your camper(s) for ticks!
KONA ICE:
- Kona Ice will visit camp at the end of lunchtime each Friday.
- This is available to your child(ren) if you’d like to buy one -- prices range from $3-6, based on size and type of cup.
- For those of you familiar with their previous practices, Kona Ice no longer gives customers an unflavored ice and allows them to self-serve their preferred flavor(s) -- they now prepare your preferred (single) flavor from inside the truck. We will have staff helping maintain distancing in line, collecting money, etc.
MASKS / PRECAUTIONS:
- We will not be making campers wear masks; however, please let us know if you would like your child to wear one. In the event that we will have to move indoors as a whole group, because of inclement weather, we will do everything we can to keep campers appropriately spaced throughout in the gym, so masks are not required.
- Recommended best practice is that children wear masks if we are forced into a situation where we cannot maintain 6’ spacing; however, our new location will not put us in that situation.
- Regardless, please pack a mask with belongings in the event of unforeseen circumstances (tornado warning, etc).
- We ask that during your week(s) of camp, you try and keep them at home each night. If you take them out and about they could bring new germs into our camp population.
- Additionally, it is recommended that you keep your camper away from people ≥65-years-old and anyone with health issues, throughout their camp week and for 14-days thereafter.
No FIELD TRIPS in 2020:
- Recommended best practice = NO field trips, due to confined space on buses.
- While this was a very difficult decision because the management team at Westerville Jaycee Pool has been amazing to work with, it removes our ability to swim in the afternoons, and takes away the scuba experience as an option.
- The same can be said for the Resolute Athletic Complex -- although it is an excellent facility that is going above and beyond to maintain a safe environment for their patrons, and provides plenty of space for our activities, the bus situation prevents us from going there as well.
- Rest assured, we are determined to make sure that removing field trips does not take away from the integrity of our camp experience and look forward to partnering with these facilities again in the future!
Again, we are committed to providing a safe and fun environment! If you have any questions or concerns please email or call anytime. We know Sandlot Camps will look different this summer, but we are always looking for ways to change things up and create new experiences for the campers -- this simply helped us get creative in different ways so we can all adapt and overcome TOGETHER! Thank you again for your patience and support!
-The Sandlot TEAM
Here are the basics of what goes into an AMAZING week!
- We are not a glorified "recess" style camp, our days are highly structured with lesson plans involving activities which are designed to elicit specific outcomes.
- Unlike most camps that focus on only one activity, we play a variety of games, take field trips, and fully engage every camper in team- and character-building experiences that will instill confidence, teach life lessons, and promote strong character.
- These activities will largely be unfamiliar to campers, which helps level the playing field and prove every camper's value (brains and/or brawn) to their team!
- Offered for kids entering grades 1-8, split into "divisions" for developmentally appropriate competitions!
- Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (plus, limited availability for an 8:00 AM early drop-off option).
- Camp Director and "Coaches" are licensed teachers with extensive experience both teaching and coaching.
- For more information, please click and scroll through our pages for Schedule/Details, Registration, Location, SandlotScuba, FAQs, Staff, etc.
