No decision yet on sleepaway camp

amother

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 5:47 pm

Do we register for daycamp (non refund deposit) or stay in the wait game about sleepaway camp?

amother

Bronze

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 5:50 pm

Why not wait a few days? Won’t they HAVE to make a decision one way or another about sleepaway soon?

amother

Lavender

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 5:52 pm

One of the satmer camps ( they're usually the last ones to post any decision before fighting tooth and nails for it) send around a letter to the parents that they won't be opening for first half they're hoping to be open for second half.

amother

Cerulean

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 5:52 pm

Depends on your child. My 12 year old is still hoping for sleepaway camp. He needs the outdoors and his friends and he'd be happy. The day camps around here are all in school buildings with limited grounds and he'd rather stay home all summer than be cooped up in a classroom with "dumb" activities.

amother

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 5:53 pm

amother [ Bronze ] wrote:

Why not wait a few days? Won’t they HAVE to make a decision one way or another about sleepaway soon?

Private daycamps are filling up FAST. If only we’d know for sure Cuomo will make a decision soon. At the rate he’s going he’ll keep us waiting another 2-3 weeks.

amother

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 5:54 pm

amother [ Lavender ] wrote:

Wow is that girls or boys?

amother

Lavender

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 5:54 pm

amother [ Bronze ] wrote:

Why not wait a few days? Won’t they HAVE to make a decision one way or another about sleepaway soon?

We're 3 weeks away from camp, , Even if they announced tonight that camps are opening it's too late for the season. It takes a few weeks to prepare a camp to open.

amother

Lavender

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 5:55 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Wow is that girls or boys?

Rav tiv, all four camps.

Would love to hear what MBR is doing.

amother

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 5:55 pm

amother [ Cerulean ] wrote:

My kids boys and girls are still hoping to go as well.

amother

Violet

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 5:55 pm

I would make a back up plan

and another back up plan for that one

and so on

if its one thing we have learned these past few months and more...it is not to count on anything

except ayn od milvado

amother

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 5:56 pm

amother [ Violet ] wrote:

I would make a back up plan

and another back up plan for that one

and so on...

Lol. All these plans come with non refund deposits.

amother

Violet

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 5:57 pm

I hear you.

Personally I would not give any deposits I could not afford to lose and be ready to do so.

Sorry to say.

Honestly I am thinking more about options that would seem to be within my "control" like a small group of like minded people at a home/backyard with protocols and hiring a mothers aid type or a backyard camp person...or something that works for the relevant ages.

Id stock up on home activities, games, and the like, hobbies...

amother

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 5:57 pm

amother [ Lavender ] wrote:

We're 3 weeks away from camp, , Even if they announced tonight that camps are opening it's too late for the season. It takes a few weeks to prepare a camp to open.

My camps are preparing all this time as well as most others. I feel so bad for them if they won’t be able to open after all.

amother

Wine

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 6:01 pm

amother [ Lavender ] wrote:

We're 3 weeks away from camp, , Even if they announced tonight that camps are opening it's too late for the season. It takes a few weeks to prepare a camp to open.

Camp grounds had permits to start construction and prepare bunkhouses. Camp staff is preparing the program but holding off on making purchases until we know for sure. At this point it's a power struggle. The frum camps submitted their proposal on May 5th. Cuomo knows what his decision will be but he's enjoying dangling that decision just for his ego.

amother

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 6:03 pm

amother [ Lavender ] wrote:

Rav tiv, all four camps.

Would love to hear what MBR is doing.

Again is that only girls?
I have a feeling that boys camps might open and take over the girls camps to be able to follow the SD guidelines. Divided between More camps so easier to follow. Boys came first as far as cheider and yeshiva reopening and same will be with camp. Just my gut feeling if it counts for anything.

amother

Violet

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 6:04 pm

While understandable I would try not to get too focused on any one plan not for myself and to model for my children the necessary required though tough adaptability and flexibility and ingenuity required during these times.

amother

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 6:05 pm

amother [ Violet ] wrote:

I think the kids and I know this good and well by now. Even if we do make plans we know that Hashem can change it in a second. But we still gotta first make plans. The rest is not in our hands anymore.

amother

Lavender

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 6:31 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

I believe they have four camps two girls and two boys correct me if I'm wrong

amother

Cobalt

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 7:06 pm

What is the story with camps not in new york. I heard that the parents of some of the camps are getting confusing emails...specifically maarava and aguda Midwest. What about campus in PA? Are they just following ny?

amother

Bisque

Tue, Jun 02 2020, 7:15 pm

amother [ Lavender ] wrote:

Rav tiv, all four camps.

Would love to hear what MBR is doing.

So far, they don't have chaishek to open. No applications were mailed yet. Time will tell.