Children (minors) at our Workshops
Please read this 'Kids at Camp' section:
I'm thinking of bringing or sending my kids to camp - what can I expect?"
We hear from kids and their parents every year that camp is an amazing and exciting place that many look forward to 11 months out of the year, but it requires oversight and support from parents & guardians to make it amazing.
Camp in both locations takes place in a big space full of outdoors, and includes water, woods, and wilderness. Regardless of whether your kid is in class or on their own, day or night, they are your responsibility, and you need to know where they are.
To help everyone make the week successful, parents get together on the first full day of camp, to get to know each other and review the ground rules. That’s a great time to find the parents of other kids your child's age, and work out child care arrangements that help you have a good time too, knowing that your child is under a parent / guardian / babysitter’s responsible supervision.
As a parent or guardian, you should know that there are usually 2 periods of kid-oriented programming every day. The rest of the time you need to help your kid find fun – and appropriate – things to do, and you need to be mindful of where they are at all times. If you want more information, drop a note to the parent liaison at board@eefc.org, who will send over more details about programming at both camps.
We want everyone at camp to be safe, including our kids. So you should know that in the event a child is allowed to remain unsupervised in a dangerous situation after their parent/guardian has been warned by the Site Manager, the Site Manager has the authority at his/her discretion to require that the family leave the camp. We don’t ever want to have to invoke this authority – so please, reach out to the parent liaison, who can answer your questions, and connect you to other families and guradians who have brought kids to camp. If you do attend camp, the parent/kids meeting the first day will provide you with more information, and you'll have any additional questions answered.
The Waiver/Guardian Consent Form
We MUST have a Waiver on file for every minor (under the age of 18) at our workshops. There is no exceptions. This form submitted to our office 4 weeks prior to the start of camp.
If this child is not attending our workshop with a legal guardian/parent, then we also need you to fill out page 2 of the form - the Guardian Consent form.
If you have any questions or problems with these forms, please contact us.
Download the form here and return it to the EEFC office:
EEFCP.O. Box 12488
Berkeley, CA 94712-3488