2008 Carolina Kids Camp

Carolina Kids Camp is full for summer 2008. No more applications are being accepted.

Theme weeks for 2008 sessions:

Week 1, 6/16-6/20: Western Week (CKC at the UNC Corral)
Week 2, 6/23-6/27: CKC Goes Green!
Week 3, 6/30-7-3: America the Beautiful
Week 4, 7/7-7/11: Robotic Week
Week 5, 7/14-7/18: Colorific CKC
Week 6, 7/21-7/25: Sports Crazy
Week 7, 7/28-8/1: Carnival Crazy
Week 8, 8/4-8/8: Hot! Hot! Hot! (Beach Week)

Carolina Kids Camp (CKC) provides a fun summer day camp to the children of UNC-Chapel Hill permanent employees, UNC-Chapel Hill students, UNC Health Care employees, and UNC-Chapel Hill General Alumni Association employees as a service to the University.

Carolina Kids Camp's mission is to provide a safe, enjoyable and exciting experience for all campers in our care. We help campers reach their fullest potential by creating an environment that promotes supportive relationships with peers and adults. We serve a diverse community and provide a safe and secure environment focusing on spontaneity, fun, and relationships. Carolina Kids Camp openly embraces the qualities of individuality, responsibility, diversity, human dignity and respect for others.

Goals:

• Provide enjoyable learning experiences to help campers develop new skills and interests
• Provide an intentional camp community that allows healthy relationships with peers and adults to thrive
• Develop campers' appreciation and acceptance of the differences in people
• Have fun

Objectives:

• Engage campers in a variety of activities, including (but not limited to) sports, games, swimming and drama
• Learn to better cooperate and communicate with others through interactions in groups and activities
• Become familiar with and discover resources at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
• Explore the natural areas on campus
• Have fun

Carolina Kids Camp is a summer day camp for children of UNC-Chapel Hill permanent employees, UNC-Chapel Hill students, UNC Health Care employees, and UNC-Chapel Hill General Alumni Association employees. For the 2008 camp season, CKC will enroll campers ages 6-12 in eight one-week sessions. The camp is located on campus near Fetzer Gym  and the Frank Porter Graham Student Union. CKC operates Monday-Friday, with drop-off beginning at 7:30 a.m. and pick-up ending at 5:30 p.m.

Campers will have opportunities to enjoy the gyms, playing fields, swimming pool, and other campus resources, including group visits to campus facilities and visits from special presenters. A variety of age-appropriate recreational, social, and educational activities will be offered. Snacks will be supplied during the day, but campers are required to bring their own lunches and water bottles every day.

The Carolina Kids Camp Summer Recreation Program is sponsored by the Office of Human Resources, Employee Services Department, with the support of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Exercise and Sport Science, the Frank Porter Graham Student Union and UNC Health Care Systems. The UNC-Chapel Hill Work/Life Manager and experienced full-time camp staff will help to make your camper's summer fun and memorable.

2008 Carolina Kids Camp dates:

Week	Dates
Week 1	June 16 - June 20
Week 2	June 23 - June 27
Week 3	June 30 - July 4*
Week 4	July 7 - July 11
Week 5	July 14 - July 18
Week 6	July 21 - July 25
Week 7	July 28 - August 1
Week 8	August 4- August 8

*No camp July 4, 2008.

Parent Affiliation

Each camper must have a parent who is a permanent UNC-Chapel Hill employee, a UNC-Chapel Hill student, a permanent UNC Health Care employee, or a permanent UNC-Chapel Hill General Alumni Association employee during the dates in which the camper participates in the program. Parent affiliation will be verified using the PID via the University Registrar or the Human Resources information systems of UNC and using the last four digits of the Social Security number for UNC Health Care. Children of post-doctoral researchers and medical residents are eligible; however, children of Adjunct Faculty, Visiting Scholars, and UNC General Administration employees are not. Applications from parents whose current affiliations cannot be verified due to missing information will not be eligible for inclusion on waiting lists until appropriate supplemental information is received and reviewed.

Parent

Parent refers to natural, adopted or step-mother/father, or legal guardian. To confirm eligibility, contact Work/Life Programs at 962-6008.

Child Age

CKC is open to children who will be rising first through seventh graders in the fall 2008 school year. In general this includes children aged 6-12.

Application Fee

A non-refundable application fee of $25 per child is required when applications are submitted.

Note: Application fees are waived for University families applying for camp tuition scholarships. If a scholarship is not awarded, the $25 fee will be required for the child's participation. See Scholarship Opportunities section for more information.

Security Deposit

If your child is offered space, a security deposit payment of $50 per week per child enrolled must be received by Employee Services no later than March 28, 2008, at 5:00 p.m.

(For scholarship applicants, a Security Deposit payment of $10 per week per child is required.)

Security deposits are credited to each camper's tuition payment(s) and are not refundable. Security deposits for campers who receive space from a waiting list must be received by Employee Services within two business days after a telephone offer has been accepted.

Tuition Rates

Tuition is calculated based on the number of scheduled activity days per week. (The number of days in each week varies due to the Independence Day holiday.) Full tuition is required for each week attended, regardless of the actual number of days during the week that a camper attends.

Carolina Kids Camp tuition and fees are used for the costs of equipment and supplies, facility use, field trips, summer staff wages, camper snacks, etc.

Tuition Payment Schedule

The balance of tuition fees must be paid prior to the beginning of each camper's week(s).

It is important that payments are made to Work/Life Programs by the deadline. Your tuition payment confirms your camper's space in camp. Therefore, if your payment is not received when due, your camper's registration will be canceled. This policy allows other families who are on waiting lists to be offered unconfirmed spaces and have time to prepare for attendance. Requests for exceptions to this cancellation policy may be considered only in extenuating circumstances.

Week	Dates	Total Tuition Per Child	Amount of Security Deposit Due March 28	Remaining Tuition	Tuition Due
Week 1	June 16 - June 20	$125	$50	$75	May 9
Week 2	June 23 - June 27	$125	$50	$75	May 9
Week 3	June 30 - July 4*	$100	$50	$50	May 23
Week 4	July 7- July 11	$125	$50	$75	May 23
Week 5	July 14- July 18	$125	$50	$75	June 6
Week 6	July 21- July 25	$125	$50	$75	June 6
Week 7	July 28- August 1	$125	$50	$75	June 20
Week 8	August 4- August 8	$125	$50	$75	June 20

Please note: Due to the popularity of our program and our limited University facilities, parents are strongly encouraged to apply to other summer child care programs in the event a requested Carolina Kids Camp space is not obtained.

PLEASE READ DEADLINES CAREFULLY - Sorry! No exceptions made.

Submit Application: Submit completed application with fees of $25 per child (for scholarship applicants, no advance fees are required). Application fees will not be refunded.

Security Deposit: For families that have received week assignments, a security deposit of $50 per child per week is due Friday, March 28, 2008, by 5:00 p.m. Failure to do so will result in the withdrawal of the child(ren)'s name from week rosters.

Camper Forms: All forms must be returned to Work/Life Programs by Friday, May 23, 2008, by 5:00 p.m. Forms can be downloaded below. Failure to return forms on time will result in the withdrawal of the child(ren)'s name from week rosters and/or waitlists.

Tuition Payment Schedule (see table above).

Week Space: Parents will be notified immediately if space is not received.

The Carolina Kids Camp is an equal opportunity program sponsored by UNC-Chapel Hill. Campers are admitted without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability. Reasonable accommodations may be made by contacting Work/Life Programs at 962-6008.

The Chancellor's Child Care Advisory Committee has contributed a limited amount of funds available only for assisting eligible University employees and students with the tuition cost of Carolina Kids Camp. For more information regarding income eligibility, click here or contact Work/Life Programs at 962-6008.

Please note: UNC Health Care System and General Alumni Association employees are not eligible for this program at this time.

University employees and students who wish to apply for scholarship assistance must check the scholarship box on the camp application form. No application fees will be required at the time of application. For those who are awarded scholarships, application fees will be waived and a reduced security deposit will be required. In the event that scholarship applicants are not awarded assistance, the full application fee and security deposit will be required for all week spaces accepted.

Those who wish to apply for scholarship assistance should also complete the Child Care Subsidy Application (see bottom of page) and list Carolina Kids Camp as the "Child Care Provider."

Carolina Kids Camp Scholarship Applications will be accepted February 11-29, 2008. Decisions will be made by mid-March.

For more information about this program, please call Work/Life Programs at 962-6008. All inquiries and applications for scholarship assistance are processed in a confidential manner.

Due to programmatic issues, the 2008 Carolina Kids Camp season will not include a Junior Counselor program. We look forward to offering this very popular program in future years.

If you have questions about this or other child care programs at the University, contact Work/Life Programs at 962-6008 or worklife@unc.edu.