Camps

• Please ensure your child is dressed for the weather and camp activities, including appropriate footwear (indoor shoes and appropriate seasonal outdoor footwear), hat, mittens/gloves, sunscreen and a refillable water bottle.
• For camps offering skating, children must bring a C.S.A. approved hockey helmet, skates, warm clothes and gloves/mittens.
• Camps offering swimming, children should bring a labelled towel and bathing suit in a separate plastic bag.
• Children enrolled in preschool camps are expected to be toilet trained (no diapers).

Children 6 to 9 years of age who are non-swimmers must wear a lifejacket and must be accompanied by a camp counsellor who is responsible for their direct supervision, with a maximum of 4 children per counsellor.

Children 7 to 9 years of age who are able to pass the facility swim test may be admitted to the pool unaccompanied by an adult or caregiver. If your child has already passed the swim test and received a swim test card, please bring it on the first day of camp.

If your child is between the ages of 7 to 9 years , you can be proactive and get their swim test done prior to camp during a Fun Swim at Delpark Homes Centre formerly Legends Centre or South Oshawa Community Centre, or during leisure swims at Donevan Recreation Complex. You can ask a lifeguard to test your child and obtain a card at the reception desk before you leave.

Children 10 years and older may be admitted to the pool unaccompanied. To go into the deep end, children must pass the swim test. Children who pass the swim test at camp can obtain the card at the reception desk at the end of the day.

You will receive a phone call from your child's counsellor prior to their week at camp. As well, camp staff will correspond with parents by email as much as possible. Please ensure we have your most up-to-date email address on file.