Fast Facts & FAQs

We love showing off our incredible campus and facilities! Because of the COVID-19 situation, we are currently unable to accommodate in-person tours. However, we invite you to take a virtual tour that shows our classrooms and outdoor spaces. We also encourage you to reach out to our camp office at camp@greenacres.org with any questions—we'd love to get to know you!

Once we are able to provide in-person tours, we will be delighted to welcome you onto our campus. Generally, we do not offer a tour between 3-3:30 PM in order to avoid having you come during carpool. The tour takes about 30 minutes, and you are welcome to bring friends and family with you.

The Junior Camp program for Kreative Kangaroos is offered as a 6-week or 7-week session only. We feel it is very important for our youngest campers to have a consistent program in order to ensure their success. Units A-C & Senior Camp programs are offered in a 6-week and 7-week session, as well as two 3-week sessions to allow campers more flexibility in making their summer plans. One additional flex week may be added to either Session 1 or 2 for a total of four weeks.

Units A-C and senior campers may add one additional week to either Session 1 or Session 2 for a total of four weeks. This means a camper can come to the first session and then come back for GAC Cup! The flex week does not have to be in consecutive order, and only one additional week may be added.

Registration varies from year to year and there are no guarantees, but if you register on the first day that the online system opens, we are able to accommodate most of the people interested in signing up. Occasionally, in the younger groups, we will put up to 15 people on a waitlist and return any applications over that.

In an effort to cut down on the number of cars in the carpool line and reduce traffic in the neighborhood, we urge camp families to form a carpool of at least three campers, ride the bus, or stay in aftercare. This applies in the afternoon only. If your child needs, by law, to be in a secure safety seat due to your child’s size or weight, you are exempt from the carpool rule. In these cases, we strongly recommend a carpool of at least two campers.

In an effort to reduce the number of cars coming through the neighborhood and in our carpool line, we have several locations very close to camp that serve as satellite bus stops. There is a small additional charge to use the satellite bus ($60/one way and $100/ round trip for the entire 6 weeks). The satellite stops are available in the morning and the afternoon. We will also continue to offer our regular extended bus service. If you do not want to deal with our three-camper request for the afternoon carpool or want to be in and out quickly, a satellite stop might be the answer for you!

Yes, you can sign up for one-way or round-trip bus service. Generally, you can sign up for the bus at anytime, even after camp has started (provided there is space available).

The overnight trip is optional. If campers do not want to participate, they can come to camp during those days and participate in their regular activities with the rest of Senior Camp.

No, we are not a peanut-free camp. We do have campers with peanut allergies, and we are able to take precautions, such as washing hands after eating and establishing a peanut-free table for lunch. In addition, we have a nurse at camp and we conduct EpiPen training with our staff.

We have a pool on campus with a beach entrance, which is useful for young swimmers. We use a Red Cross-certified instruction program, which we teach Green Acres style. Because we want children to develop a love of swimming, we do not require children to do anything other than to dress in their bathing suits and come to the pool. We will evaluate where campers are as it relates to their comfort level and skill and then divide them into small teaching groups. Swimming instruction is required for campers in Kreative Kangaroos through Unit E. In Units F, G & H, swimming is optional.

We also offer private  swimming lessons after camp for an additional charge. For more information, visit our Swim Instruction page. 

We do not pro-rate tuition for any reason. You are certainly free to miss any days at camp, and we will work with you as much as possible to choose activities and communicate with the unit staff if your child will be starting camp late.

Yes, we do. The financial aid program is designed to assist families with financial need in order to enable them to cover a percentage of the cost of tuition and other expenses at the camp. We urge every family to consider applying for aid; often, even a small grant will make a difference. More information and forms are available on the website under Enrollment. If you believe your family needs assistance, please complete the financial aid form and IRS form 4506 and submit a copy of your final IRS Federal Tax Return and copies of all W-2s and/or 1099s from the previous year to the SSS website from all parents/guardians. Forms need to be signed by all parents/guardians. All information will be kept confidential. To be considered, all financial aid information and forms need to be submitted by March 1, 2021.

Campers bring a lunch daily, and we provide milk and water to drink. The lunches are not refrigerated. A healthy snack is provided for campers in Kreative Kangaroos and Junior Camp (Units A-C).