Communicating With Your Child At Camp

ONE-WAY EMAILS

Many summer camps subscribe to services that allows parents to send one-way emails to their campers, and the emails are printed out and given to campers with the mail. Most camps don’t allow email correspondence back, but campers can write their parents letters in response. One-way email is a quick and efficient way for parents to correspond with their children.

CELL PHONES

The majority of summer camps have a no-cell-phone policy.

ONLINE PHOTOS/VIDEOS

Many camps post daily or weekly pictures of campers enjoying activities on a password-controlled website. Through these services, parents are able to email their favorite pictures to friends and family, download pictures, and purchase the photos. Camps also post pictures and video on their camp’s Facebook page.

PHONE CALLS

Some camps allow scheduled phone calls once a week, some a few times a session, others once a session, and others not at all. If your child has a birthday during the camp session, a phone call is almost always allowed for that special day.

LETTERS

Letter writing between campers and parents has always been the traditional way to communicate while a child is at resident camp. Many camps have a scheduled number of letters that campers must write their parents during the summer, and camps encourage parents to write letters to their campers.  Pre-addressing envelopes can also be helpful for the youngest campers.