Summer Communication Guide
Looking for photos? That helpful email you read a week ago? Where to send a letter? You're in the right place!
Excited? So are we!
Pre-Arrival Info
All the info we send ahead of arrival, archived in one spot!
Make it to 100%
There are so many invisible steps to creating what seems like an effortless camp experience! A big part of that is ensuring that our staff have all the information they need about your campers before they get here. Not only do we have multiple members of our staff read each camper's profile ahead of arrival, but we also print out information for the staff directly involved in your child/ren's care. Being screen-free with our campers means this info all needs to be printed. We need to have these files ready to go when staff arrive for training in June, so they're ready to welcome your child/ren later in the summer. As you can imagine, printing out files and putting them in folders for all our campers takes us a bit of time, so thank you for working with us to get this info input and updated in a timely manner!
ShipCamps!
Set up CampGrams!
Campgrams are ways to send messages to your overnight camper as quickly as an email!
CampDocs messages are printed, folded in half and stapled for privacy, and placed in the mail bins for same day delivery! You can even post-date messages to be sent on specific days while your child is at camp. Admissions expects to print the messages before 10am each day Monday through Friday to be included in that day’s mail delivery and delivers messages dated over the weekend on the following Monday.
You can add Campgram users to your child’s account for this purpose alone, and those folks will not receive any communication from Admissions nor be able to access your child’s account.
Let's Stay in Touch!
A guide to summer communications
Photography
We share photos from the summer via Smugmug. The galleries are password protected, and we email the password to the CampDoc user(s) for each registered camper after arrival. Families may share this link and password with other family members, but we ask you refrain from publically sharing this info, even on a "friends only" social media post, to help ensure the safety of the children currently in our care. Once summer has concluded, we remove the password from these galleries so everyone can see all the fun we had this
We update our galleries a few times each session, about once a week. We will get a photo of your camper with their cabin or camp group within 48 hours of their arrival, as well as a cabin photo during the session. We also post general activity pictures so you can see the activities offered even if your child is not featured. Our photographers respect the requests of anyone to not have their photo taken, and do their best not to have their presence with a camera interrupt any program moments!
We thank you for your trust as we balance sharing photos with family and friends with a low impact on the camper's outdoor experience.
Letters & packages
Campers love letters and packages. USPS and parcel delivery can take several days to reach Vermont, as our whole state is regarded as rural delivery. Letters and postcards sent fewer than five (business) days before the end of camp are unlikely to arrive in time for them to receive before heading back home.
Camper Name
Camp/Program Name (+ Cabin if known)
401 Farm and Wilderness Rd
Plymouth VT, 05056
Any posted item that arrives after a camper has left camp will be returned to sender.
For less than the cost of a stamp, you can also use CampDoc to send CampGrams to your Camper! These messages are printed each morning, Monday thru Friday, and delivered to each camp with their posted mail.
Who to Contact & How
Email communication with the Camp Director for (Saltash Mountain, The Clearing, and Tamarack Farm) or with Lodge Heads for (Firefly Song & Timberlake), is usually the speediest method of communication while camp is in session. Calling the camp specific offices are a close second, and callers should expect to leave a voicemail or a message for a return call or email when camp staff are able. Camp Office Numbers are available in our Family Handbooks, found on our Family resource page . You may also email admissions@farmandwilderness.org or the Main Office at 802-422-3761, between 8-4pm, Monday through Friday. Please reserve telephone and paging calls for immediate needs and emergencies.