We want you to be prepared! This page is your one-stop shop with everything that parents and campers need to know to get ready for camp this summer.
Camp Dates
In 2023, we will run each session from Saturday to Saturday:
- Training Week: Saturday, June 24 to Saturday, July 1
- Session 1: Saturday, July 1 to Saturday, July 15 *
- Session 2: Saturday, July 15 to Saturday, July 29 **
- Session 3: Saturday, July 29 to Saturday, August 12
- Close Up: Saturday, August 12 to Tuesday, August 15
* Session 1 is no longer accepting campers. Campers are asked to select Session 2 or 3 when they register. WITs, senior workers, and counselling staff are able to select Session 1.
** Session 2 is no longer accepting first-year campers. First-year campers are asked to selection Session 3 when they register. Returning campers, WITs, senior workers, and counselling staff are able to select Session 2.
Health Forms and Food Allergies
If you did not submit the Health Form at the time of registration, please email it to the registrars at least three weeks before the start of your son’s confirmed session. If you want your son to be able to take medication while at camp, a doctor must review and sign page two of the Health Form before submitting.
If your child has food allergies, we strongly encourage him to attend Session 2. Our kitchen staff that session will be equipped to minimize the risk of cross-contamination and make appropriate substitutions.
Sermons and Platform Material
A sermon will be chosen specifically for your son (which he needs to memorize before coming to camp). We have done our best to choose a sermon that is suited to his personality and ability. You can work with your son to make minor adjustments to the wording, if you’d like. Most scripture quotations are in NIV or KJV, but feel free to use your son’s preferred translation instead. The sermon will be included in the confirmation email after registering.
Returning Boys will also receive a list of platform ok’d in previous summers in the confirmation email. You can find copies of the previous material in the Platform Library. We’d encourage him to arrive at camp with past platform material ready to go – it would be helpful to have ready for gospel teams and as an example to younger campers. Your son can challenge himself by also memorizing a chapter of scripture before camp.
Packing Tips
Please review the packing tips to see what to pack for your son’s stay and how to deposit spending money on arrival.
Dropoff and Pickup / Saturday Afternoon Program
Dropoff: Registration will be open from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on the first Saturday of the session. If you wish, you are welcome to stay for dinner with your son (dinner will be served at 6pm). On July 15 and July 29, you can arrive early to watch the previous session’s Saturday Afternoon Program, which begins at 2:00pm.
Pickup: Families are invited to attend our Saturday Afternoon Program. The program runs from 2:00pm to 3:30pm on the final Saturday of camp (July 15, July 29, and August 12). We encourage families to stay and watch their son present in the program. After the program concludes, you are free to head home.
COVID-19
New York State has not announced any COVID-related health protocols for summer camps in 2023. We will inform families via email if the State introduces any new requirements.
Campers and staff should only come to camp if they are feeling well. We ask that anyone who is feeling unwell (cold, fever, flu, etc.) or who may have had contact with someone with COVID-19 to stay home.
If we suspect or confirm that a camper has COVID-19 at camp, he will be quarantined. His parents will be asked to pick him up within 24 hours.
Directions
Check our driving directions to camp. If you plan on staying in the area overnight, you can check our list of local hotels.
If you are traveling on Interstate 90 or Interstate 190 in New York, the toll booths have been replaced by electronic tolling. If you do not have an E-ZPass transponder, read the details of how to pay your toll online on our driving directions page.
Canada/US Travel
Entering the United States:
- All pandemic health measures (including proof of vaccination) are lifted as of May 11, 2023.
- All travellers must carry proof of citizenship. Travellers aged 16+ can use a passport or Nexus card. Children aged 15 and under can use a passport, Nexus card, or Canadian/US birth certificate. (See the list of acceptable documents on the CBP website.)
- Before you travel, check the CBP’s border wait times to see which crossing has the shortest wait.
Returning to Canada:
- All pandemic health measures (including proof of vaccination, quarantine, and the ArriveCan app) have been lifted.
- All travellers must carry proof of citizenship, such as a passport, Nexus card, or Canadian birth certificate. (See the list of acceptable documents on the CBSA website.)
- Before you travel, check the CBSA’s border wait times to see which crossing has the shortest wait.
As a reminder, Ontario vehicles must have a valid licence plate and green registration form when crossing the border. The cost to renew a licence plate for 1 or 2 years is free. You may be delayed at the border or fined by New York State police for driving with an expired licence plate. Visit ServiceOntario for details.
Theme Song: Only A Holy God
For 2023, our theme song is “Only A Holy God”.
Additional Mandated Information
The New York State Department of Health requires that we provide parents with a copy of these two brochures. We are including them here for your reference: