How do I register for camp? Registering for camp is as easy as 1-2-3
Ratio of campers to staff?
The ratio between campers and all staff is approximately 4 to 1. This includes counselors, administrative staff and medical personnel. In terms of counselor to campers, there's one counselor for every 8 campers.
How do we help campers with homesickness?
We do our best to understand and support campers experiencing homesickness and encourage them to write letters to family and friends while participating in a variety of fun activities. This generally helps them quite a bit. In some cases, we will contact the camper's family to discuss additional solutions.
What kind of food is served?
A wide variety of healthy food is available at all meals that are served family style. Everything from cereals and eggs and bacon for breakfast to chicken, tacos, hot dogs, hamburgers and spaghetti lunches and dinners. A wide assortment of healthy fruit drinks, vegetables and fruits are also available throughout the day. We also provide vegetarian or gluten free meals upon request.
How do campers communicate with parents?
Campers are encouraged to write notes to family and friends daily and we distribute letters from home first thing each evening to campers, but campers are not given access to the phone at Camp Pendola.
What's our policy regarding phones and digital devices?
Our camp accents nature and having fun it! We ask campers to leave their phones or other electronic devices at home. If a phone or other electronic devices are brought to camp they will be labeled and stored in the camp office until campers leave on Friday.
Is there financial aid available?
What time does my child need to be arrive at Camp Pendola?
What time does my child need to be picked up from Overnight Camp?
What should my child bring to camp?
What type of first-aid is available?
What are the ages of your counselors?
Do your counselors go through a background check?
What kind of training do your staff receive?
- Step 1. Create an account using our online portal.
- Step 2. Submit your deposit (online)
- Step 3. Complete Health History and all forms in the Registration Portal
Ratio of campers to staff?
The ratio between campers and all staff is approximately 4 to 1. This includes counselors, administrative staff and medical personnel. In terms of counselor to campers, there's one counselor for every 8 campers.
How do we help campers with homesickness?
We do our best to understand and support campers experiencing homesickness and encourage them to write letters to family and friends while participating in a variety of fun activities. This generally helps them quite a bit. In some cases, we will contact the camper's family to discuss additional solutions.
What kind of food is served?
A wide variety of healthy food is available at all meals that are served family style. Everything from cereals and eggs and bacon for breakfast to chicken, tacos, hot dogs, hamburgers and spaghetti lunches and dinners. A wide assortment of healthy fruit drinks, vegetables and fruits are also available throughout the day. We also provide vegetarian or gluten free meals upon request.
How do campers communicate with parents?
Campers are encouraged to write notes to family and friends daily and we distribute letters from home first thing each evening to campers, but campers are not given access to the phone at Camp Pendola.
What's our policy regarding phones and digital devices?
Our camp accents nature and having fun it! We ask campers to leave their phones or other electronic devices at home. If a phone or other electronic devices are brought to camp they will be labeled and stored in the camp office until campers leave on Friday.
Is there financial aid available?
- Yes, get more information and apply here
What time does my child need to be arrive at Camp Pendola?
- Camper check in is on Sundays from 2pm to 4pm.
What time does my child need to be picked up from Overnight Camp?
- Camper check out is on Fridays. Parents are invited to join us for our closing campfire at 4pm and pick up will begin as soon as it is finished around 5pm.
What should my child bring to camp?
What type of first-aid is available?
- All of our staff is trained in First Aid and many of the staff are certified as basic Wilderness First Aiders.
- Lifeguards are provided at the pond, lake and river during swim times.
What are the ages of your counselors?
- Our counselors and program staff are at least 18 years old and have graduated from high school. Most counselors are college students.
Do your counselors go through a background check?
- All counselors are required to go through the live scan process and be fingerprinted and background checked.
- Year round and returning staff are on an automatic update reporting system via the live scan process.
- Returning and year round staff complete a voluntary disclosure statement annually
- Applicants and staff are checked against the National Sex Abuse Registry annually.
What kind of training do your staff receive?
- All camp staff go through a pre-camp training program that provides training in child development, risk management, child abuse and bullying.
- Staff are trained in overnight camping skills based on the American Camp Association Outdoor Living Skills Progression. It includes shelters, water filtration and stove/fire safety.
