Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Drop off time istarts at 9:00am. Early drop off at 8:00 is available for an additional fee.
Children must be picked up by 5:00pm.
Come in to check the schedule to see where your child's group is.
Camp closes at 5:00pm. If you arrive after 5:00pm, you will be charged $1 per minute. Please call the camp phone if you know you are going to be late.
Cancellations must be within one week of the beginning of the session for a full refund.
You will receive a phone call on the weekend before your camp week starts from one of your child’s counselors. They will talk to you about special events coming up that week and give you an opportunity to talk to them about any questions or concerns you may have.
We hire well-trained and experienced children’s program staff into our Summer Camp. Many are returning staff who have worked in our after school and aquatic programs. Our staff have an outstanding experience and knowledge base. They have demonstrated a strong commitment to children and children’s programming. Camp staff members are trained in Standard First Aid and CPR-C as well as HIGH FIVE. Parks & Recreation Ontario’s HIGH FIVE program provides agencies with tools for measuring the success of their recreation programs for children in the area of healthy childhood development. The FIVE Principles of HIGH FIVE are FRIENDS, MASTERY, A CARING ADULT, PARTICIPATION, & PLAY! These principles should be part of every program and every child’s experience in camp and recreation.
This year, the staff are also receiving extensive Health and Safety training to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which includes safe use of PPE, working with children during a pandemic, social distancing, hand washing, and environmental cleaning.
Staff to camper ratio is 1:10 or 2:20 for most groups.
If your child is showing signs of illness or symptoms at home, your child should not attend camp and should remain home.
Please follow current Toronto Public Health screening guidelines.
If they are the same age, they are likely in the same group. You can confirm which group your child is in by checking your registration account. We are not able to accommodate any switches.
There are no refunds for absences from camp. If your child is going to be late or away for the day, you can call the front desk at 416-534-8461 5 or email sade@stalbansclub.ca or kyle@stalbansclub.ca
Any parent or emergency contact set up in the online registration system may pick up your child. If you require anyone else to pick up your child, send an email or call us to let us know who to expect and if you want them added permanently to the list of authorized pickups.
Campers need sunscreen, running shoes, appropriate clothing for indoor and outdoor activities, sun hat, a water bottle, a healthy lunch and snacks. When you plan your child’s lunch, please keep in mind that there are no refrigerators or microwaves available to the campers. Please think about sending a garbage-less lunch. You may also choose to pack a change of clothes if it’s something your child might require. Do NOT send electronics or valuables. St. Alban’s is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
If your child has a special need or requires extra support of any kind, please discuss with the children's program manager before camp starts. It is our aim to make camp fun, safe and inclusive for all children.
Your child’s counselor will inform you of any special activities when they do the camper calls at the beginning of the week. We will also send emails with any special announcements.
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Please request a medication form from the staff or camp manager – it can be completed electronically and emailed back. All medication needs to be in the original container with your child’s name and the date of the prescription. If the medication is for emergency use (e.g. inhaler or epi-pen), please send it in a waist pack so that it can be carried with your child, or with the leaders (depending on the age and ability of the child).
Due to the fact that participants bring food from home, we cannot ensure an environment free from allergens. If there is a child in a specific group with an allergy to peanuts or other food, we will speak to the parents of the kids in that group and ask them to keep these allergies in mind when they pack lunch and snacks.
Please do not send valuables or electronics to camp. To help ensure all your child’s belongings return at the end of the day, please label the child’s items. Any found items are kept in the lost and found bin which is emptied and donated to charity regularly. If your child has lost something, please ask a staff to check the lost and found. St. Alban’s is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
Camp Coordinators:
Kyle Garcia kyle@stalbansclub.ca
Sade Drummond sade@stalbansclub.ca
Cancellations will be accepted at least one week before camp starts. A 10% admin fee will be applied to the refund.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations that take place less than a week before camp starts.
We respectfully acknowledge Toronto is on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.