Important Family Camp information
Cost:
The cost of Family Camp includes food, lodging and program. Family Camp fees are on a sliding scale. Be mindful that the goal of this sliding scale is to keep tuition low for those who need it. Therefore, we suggest you pay the highest amount your family can afford.
FULL Payment along with completed online registration forms are due by March 31st to be registered for the lottery.
Each scale fee listed below is per child(C) between 5 and 15 years of age: For example, the fee for a child between the ages of 5-15 years old could be $225.00, $185.00 or $155.00 depending on what your income will allow.
Sliding scale 1C= $225.00
Sliding scale 2C = $185.00
Sliding scale 3C = $155.00
Each scale fee listed below is per participant age 16 years and older:
Sliding scale 1A = $445.00
Sliding scale 2A = $410.00
Sliding scale 3A = $380.00
Sliding scale 4A = $350.00
Sliding scale 5A = $315.00
There is no fee for children 4 years and younger
Refund Policy:
If your application is withdrawn on or before June 1st, you will receive a full refund less a $50.00 administrative fee. If your application is withdrawn on or before July 1st, you will receive a full refund less a $100.00 administrative fee. NO refunds will be given if your application is withdrawn after July 1st and we are not able to refill the cancellation with another family. If we are able to refill the position within two weeks of the cancellation, you will receive a full refund minus a $200.00 administrative fee.
Please note, it is not possible to make any reduction in the registration fee if you arrive late or leave early, except for withdrawal on account of serious illness or injury incurred while at F&W. There will be no refund if you are asked to leave camp during the week due to an infraction of camp rules or if you withdraw voluntarily.
Accommodations:
Family Campers stay in simple, rustic open cabins equipped with bunks, a foam mattress, and outhouses nearby. Campers stay on the Indian Brook campus and should expect to share a cabin with 1 other family. There is no electricity in the cabins. Hot showers are available in the two shower houses
Wholesome Food:
To the greatest extent possible we raise our own food from our certified organic gardens or buy it from local organic producers. We serve as little processed food as possible. Special diet requirements should be noted on the registration form. A vegetarian choice will be served at every meal. Snacks are available for between-meal times. Meals and general gatherings will take place at the main Indian Brook lodge, which is fully equipped with utilities.
Silent Meeting:
In keeping with the Quaker tradition, one of the beloved traditions at Farm & Wilderness is the gathering of the community each morning to share in Silent Meeting for a period of contemplative quiet. If someone is moved to share a thought they are free to speak. For many people Meeting is both calming and rewarding. Children are a welcomed part of the meeting, but each morning an adult offers an "alternative meeting" for those little ones for whom 20 minutes of sitting quietly may be too much.
Gifts of Love:
Gifts of love, are the daily chores and tasks that we share at Family Camp. A special spirit is brought to this camp by the sharing of the daily jobs of living as a community. Gifts could include cook help, kitchen clean-up, running the dishwasher, cleaning pots, sweeping the lodge, building fires, setting tables or leading activities. Campers sign up to do a “balance” of different sorts of chores. Each camper age 15+ is expected to assume responsibility for approximately one chore per day.(Most of the younger children love to help out, too!) It is important to take the chore commitment into consideration when deciding if Family Camp is right for you and your family.
Young children and chaperones:
Children under 18 must come with their own parents or with an adult (21 or older) who agrees to assume responsibility for them. Parents of chaperoned children must complete a chaperone form. If you need a chaperone form, please contact the main office or you can download one from our website. Family Campers should contact The Family Camp Co-Director, John Porcino at (413)549-5448 if they are interested in bringing a child under the age of four.
TIPS FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION: ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
1) The system will refer to all participants (adults and children)as "campers"
2) You can add family members to the primary registration by selecting " add a camper", so be sure to register all people in your party.
3) Full payment is required by March 31st to be considered registered for the lottery.