Preparing for Camp at Camp Santa Maria
Getting Ready
To ensure your child’s experience is seamless, be sure to check out our Packing List, Camper FAQ, and Parent FAQ for important details. We’ll send you everything you need to know about arrival, transportation, and camp rules as the session gets closer.
We look forward to an amazing summer of adventure and memories at Camp Santa Maria!
Inclusive Communities
We strive to create a community of individuals that meets each person where they are, we value a diversity of backgrounds and thoughts, which helps people overcome differences and move towards greater understanding. We want to create a camp culture that embraces diversity, remains open to new opportunities and seeks solutions in the realm of equity and inclusion that will benefit all individuals. We believe that diversity and inclusion helps to provide our campers and our staff with multiple perspectives, insights and interpersonal skills they need to thrive in a complex, multicultural, and increasingly connected world.
Essential Functions for Campers
One way to support your child in their preparation for camp is to think about what it looks like, sounds like and feels like to be in the camp environment and away from the routine and structure of home and family. Utilize these questions to help your camper better understand his/her responsibility in a community living situation.
Can your camper:
- Self-calm following an event that causes frustration, sadness, or anger?
- Follow verbal directions from counselors and established camp rules?
- Understand camp rules regarding being safe and respectful?
- Manage impulsiveness appropriately for developmental age?
- Sleep in a room with six to eleven other people and fall asleep without assistance?
- Follow a structured schedule?
- Be honest and self-advocate in situations regarding health and wellness?
*If your child has a disability or special need, please contact a director to discuss an accommodation.
Electronic Devices
Consistent with our goals of promoting self-reliance, strong social connections and appreciation of the natural world, we limit the use of electronic devices. Campers should not bring cell phones, laptop computers, headphones, tablets, smart watches, or video games for use at camp. When campers carry any of these items for travel to and from camp, we will collect and store the items during the session and return them for their travel home.