Fast Facts & FAQs

We love to show off our incredible campus and facilities! We cannot accommodate in-person tours during the COVID-19 pandemic but hope that you will take a virtual tour of our classrooms and outdoor spaces. Please 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 to our campus before 3 PM or after 3:30 PM on any school day, to avoid carpool time. The tour lasts about 30 minutes. We invite you to bring friends and family with you.

The Junior Camp Kreative Kangaroos program is offered as a 6-week or 7-week session only. We feel it is beneficial for our youngest campers to have consistency so they foster friendships, develop their academic interests, and build their confidence. Units A - C & Senior Camp programs are offered as a 3-week, 6-week, or 7-week session. One additional flex week may be added to either Session 1 or 2 for a total of four weeks.

Units A through 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 we usually can accommodate most of the families that sign up on the first day of online registration.  For the younger groups, occasionally we will waitlist up to 15 children and will return any applications over that number.

To limit the number of cars in the afternoon carpool line and to reduce traffic in the neighborhood, we urge camp families to form a carpool of at least three campers, to ride the bus, or to stay in the afternoon care program, which is offered from 3 – 6 pm. If, by law, your child needs to be in a secure safety seat due to the 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. 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! Please Note: Due to COVID restrictions, bus service will be determined in April. 

Yes, you can sign up for one-way or round-trip bus service. You can sign up for the bus at anytime, even after camp has started (provided there is space available). Please note: Due to COVID-19, Bus Service will be determined on April 1, 2021.

The overnight trip is optional. If campers do not want to participate, they may 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 enroll campers with peanut allergies. We take appropriate precautions, such as requiring handwashing after eating and establishing a peanut-free table at lunch. In addition, we have an on-site camp nurse, and we conduct EpiPen training for our staff.

We have a pool on campus with a beach entrance and shallow teaching area, both designed for beginning swimmers. We use a Red Cross certified instructional program, which we supplement with our own lessons. We want children to develop a love of swimming at their own pace and only ask campers to put on their bathing suits and come to the pool. Once we evaluate their swimming skill sets, campers are divided into small teaching groups. Counselors are in the pool to assist the swim staff. Swim instruction is required for campers in Kreative Kangaroos through Unit E. In Units F, G, H & I 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 prorate 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 to the staff that your camper will begin camp late or be absent for a designated period of time. 

Yes, we do. Our financial aid program is designed to assist families with financial need by covering a percentage of the cost of camp tuition and other camp expenses. 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, IRS form 4506, 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).