International Campers
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Unless otherwise noted, Summer@ BB&N is located at: Buckingham Browne & Nichols Upper School 80 Gerry's Landing Road, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States Of America
Because we realize that your needs are unique, we have dedicated this page on our website to you, our International Campers. Please let us know what other information you would like to see on this page and how we can make your time with us this summer a carefree experience.
Welcome International Campers:
We are very excited your children will be joining us this summer. We have campers representing over 12 different countries from all over the world ... Turkey, Russia, China, Japan, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Korea, Africa and more!
Many international campers arrive on their first day of camp not knowing a single word of English. Some campers arrive jet lagged having just arrived in our country the night before. There are generally some tears in the beginning, but we take special care to ensure that all of these children become acclimated to their camp environment.
While some of our Counselors can speak in different languages, we have found that most international families request that our counselors speak only English to their children while they are at camp. We have found that our international campers pick up quite a bit of our language and customs by the end of their first camp week with this full immersion approach.
We keep campers very busy with over 16 activities that we rotate throughout their camp week including 2 swim activities. By the second day of camp almost all children are smiling and ready for another fun day of camp. We cannot promise that your child will learn English while they are with us, but we can promise that they will make some American friends, enjoy some yummy American food, and have fun just being a kid no matter what country they call home.
Helpful guidelines when registering for our summer camp: * please have your credit card ready when registering. For your protection, the system will "time out" or end if there is inactivity during registration more than 1o minutes. * Phone Numbers: Please input only US phone numbers in the spaces provided as best you can. Having local contacts are the most important to ensure we can reach you should there be an issue with your child while he/she is at camp. Your international phone numbers will not fit in the spaces provided when registering. * Immunization Records are required for all campers. These records must be in English. If your records are in another language you must have them translated to English and signed by a Physician. Campers are not allowed to attend camp without all medical forms completed and submitted. Please note: as of 2010, new requirements are in place with regard to immunizations for children, including measles vaccines. Your Physician Health form should comply with all state and federal requirements currently in place or you child will not be permitted to attend our camp. * Child Grade Level: we group campers according to school grade when they come to our camp. Generally our grade system follows the correlates to the child's age as follows: Pre-Kindergarten:4 years old. Your child must be 4 years old to attend our camp. Kindergarten: 5 years old 1st Grade: 6 years old2nd Grade: 7 years old 3rd Grade: 8 years old4th Grade: 9 years old 5th Grade: 10 years old6th Grade: 11 years old 7th Grade: 12 years old8th Grade: 13 years old 9th Grade: 14 years old10th Grade: 15 years old 11th Grade: 16 years old12th Grade: 17 years old
Local Contact Information: Taxi Service: City listing of Taxi Cab Services Local Hotels: Hotel listings in Cambridge
Things to do and see around Boston/Cambridge: Harvard Square:Harvard Square Information. Walking distance from our campus! Cambridge: This is the town our campus is in. City of Cambridge Information Things to see and do around Massachusetts: Official Massachusetts Information
Top 10 Reasons Why International Families Choose Summer @ BB&N .... 1. Location: Located right in the center of Cambridge Massachusetts we are a short walk to Harvard and MIT . We are on the Charles River and overlook the city of Boston with all the history, entertainment, and excitement that it offers. 2. Experience: Buckingham Browne & Nichols is coeducational day school in Cambridge with its origins dating back to 1883. Our Summer Camp followed in 1949 providing us over 60 years of day camp experience to date. 3. Staff: Our staff is comprised of educators, specialists, and skilled caretakers as well as mature college and high school students. Each Camp Group is led by a Senior Counselor who is generally an experienced school teacher by trade. 4. Flexibility: We offer camp experiences by the week. No need to commit to 2-4 weeks of camp at any one time. Register for a week or register for more, the choice is yours! 5. Prices: They are the lowest around for a similar experience from an independent school in the Boston area. Check it out! 6. Choices: We have our Classic Summer Day Camp, but we also have Sports Camps (Sports Academy) and an Over Night Camp (New Hampshire Overnight Camp) so that there is something for everyone in your family. And if you just want to get out of town... check out our Travel Academy. 7. Food: OK, so you dont think that a hot lunch really matters, but our campers and families LOVE our lunch program. Snacks and lunch are provided free each day, so no need to pack any extra food for your camper, we promise to keep them well fed! 8. Facility: Our camps utilize our newly renovated Renaissance Hall in the Main School building, our state-of-the-art Nicholas Athletic Center (including 2 tennis courts, an exercise room, a wrestling room, and indoor crew tank, and a double gymnasium), several natural and turf athletic fields, two indoor pools built just for our summer camp, and a fully stocked BB&N boat house right across the street from our campus on the Charles River. 10. Change: As much as we like the way things are, we are constantly improving our facilities, our programs, and our offerings. Last year we used our new pools and we added Digital Photography to our activities and piloted our first ever Travel Program. This year look for Ceramics, a new and improved New Hampshire Overnight Program and Senior Camp, and more Travel Academy programs. With more new families joining us every year, change is good.... really good!! Need help? Call us! We are here to help you. Leave a message and we will get back to you promptly. Phone Line: 617-800-2200
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE: Use this link to register for new programs and to register for camp weeks. CLICK HERE TO LOGIN TO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT: Access your Account, make a payment, print a report, or purchase Early Morning & Extended Day.
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