WiLD Skills! Please Note: The Health History Form, must be completed and received two weeks prior to your camper attending their session.

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1 Welcome to BablerWiLD WiLD Skills! We are excited to bring you and your child a unique summer day camp experience here in West County. The WiLD Skill half day classes are designed to provide a new outdoor skill or experience in a small group setting. Classes will be held inside Babler State Park and are taught and supervised by BablerW ild staff. Included in this confirmation packet you will find the following: Health History Form DOES NOT NEED TO BE FILLED OUT BY A PHYSICIAN. Transportation Options Bus Transportation not available BablerWiLD Parent Handbook Please familiarize yourself with this handbook. We believe the information will help answer most questions regarding this program. Please Note: The Health History Form, must be completed and received two weeks prior to your camper attending their session. You may mail them to: PR Community Ed Attn: Beth Paskoff 1401 Froesel Drive Ellisville, MO OR Scan and to: paskoffbeth@prcommunityed.org Thank you for choosing BablerWiLD! We look forward to meeting you and your camper(s) this summer!

2 BablerWiLD Health History Form Directions: This form should be completed by the camper s parent/guardian. Please type or print. Program Name Camper s Name: Program Date (LAST) (FIRST) (MI) Emergency Contact: Parent/Guardian (LAST) (FIRST) (PHONE) [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Current Medications: Please check the appropriate box below [ ] This camper will NOT take any medications while attending camp. [ ] This camper will take the following daily prescription/over the counter medication(s) while at camp: Medication Dosage Specific time given How it is given Reason for taking it Immunization & Health History: Provide the month and year for each immunization or childhood illness. Starred (*) immunizations must be current. Copies of immunization forms from health-care providers or state or local government are acceptable; please attach to this form. By signing the form below you (child s parent/guardian) attest that all immunizations are up to date, correct and included. Date Vaccine Date Vaccine Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP)* Hepatitis B Mumps, measles, rubella (MMR)* Varicella (chicken pox) Polio * Tetanus booster* (dt) or (TdaP) Tuberculosis (TB) test [ ] Negative [ ] Positive Please check if your child has any current social, physical, or emotional needs for consideration at camp. Socializing Difficulty [ ] Yes [ ] No Epilepsy [ ] Yes [ ] No Asthma [ ] Yes [ ] No Hyperactivity [ ] Yes [ ] No Diabetes [ ] Yes [ ] No Hearing Impairment [ Yes [ ] No Attention Deficit Disorder [ ] Yes [ ] No Other **[ ] Yes [ ] No **Had a significant life event that continues to effect the camper s life (death of a loved one, adoption, foster care, new sibling, or survived a disaster). Please explain Yes answers: Healthcare Policy: I give my permission to provide routine health care and/or dispense prescribed medications (according to the Rockwood School District Policy 2870) to the above named child, if necessary. ( Please send all forms to: Parkway-Rockwood Community Ed, 1401 Froesel Dr., Ellisville, MO 63011

3 BablerWiLD Skills Transportation Options Transportation is not available for the WiLD Skills half day classes. Campers are required to be dropped off directly to the Babler Outdoor Education Center located inside the Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park. You will be asked to sign your camper in with a member of the BablerWiLD Staff at your drop-off site, as well as sign them out when you pick him/her up at the end of the day. To insure the upmost safety of our campers, you may be asked to present a valid picture ID when picking up a camper from BablerWiLD. Please contact our camp phone if your child is absent. Before and After Care is not available for these classes. If a child is not picked up at the conclusion of the class, beginning ten minutes after the conclusion of a class a late charge of $2 per minute will be assessed and billed to the parents. Babler Outdoor Education Center Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park 200 Lake Road Wildwood, MO (636) From Eureka and I-44 Take exit 264 onto Hwy 109. Travel north 8 miles to Route BA. Turn left and continue two miles; the park entrance is on the left. From St. Louis and (via 40/64) Turn west onto U.S. Hwy 40/64 and travel for 9.5 miles to exit 16/Long Road. Merge onto Long Road and continue straight for one mile. Continue onto Wild Horse Creek Rd and travel 3 miles to the Hwy 109 stop sign. Turn left and travel less than one mile to Route BA; turn right and continue for 1.5 miles to the park entrance on the right. From St. Charles County Travel east on U.S. Hwy 40 to exit 14/Chesterfield Airport Rd. Continue for 2.5 miles to Long Rd. and turn right. Continue onto Wild Horse Creek Rd and travel 3 miles to the Hwy 109 stop sign. Turn left and travel less than one mile to Route BA; turn right and continue 1.5 miles to the park entrance on the right. Upon entering the park: The entrance to the park is Guy Park Drive. Continue straight on Guy Park Drive, past the visitor center, to the Y in the road (1.3 miles). At the Y veer left onto Wirth Drive following the sign with the letters OEC. Travel 0.3 miles to Lake Rd and the entrance to the Outdoor Education Center. You will see a sign that reads Babler Outdoor Education Center on your left.

4 BablerWiLD Parent Handbook BablerWiLD Summer Programs ABSENCES AND LATE/EARLY ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE: Please contact our camp phone at if your child is absent or will be late arriving or picked up early. Please contact us if there is a change in before/after care with Adventure Club, this way we will know if your child will need to be picked up/dropped off by our staff. We will call to verify absences by 10am if we have not received a call or message. PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND CURRICULUM: WiLD Outdoor Weeks BablerWiLD Outdoor Weeks is a full day summer camp program. This program is designed for grades K-5. It is located at Dr. Edmund A. Babler State Park in Wildwood, MO at the OEC Outpost. Camp operates from 9am to 3pm, Monday through Friday. Six one week sessions are held over the months of June and July. Rockwood Child Nutrition Services caters lunch and snacks are served each day. The activities at BablerWiLD Day Camp are age appropriate and planned with care to ensure an exciting and meaningful learning experience. Each week is centered on a theme allowing every camper the opportunity to participate in nature study, crafts, hikes and other activities to ensure a well-rounded experience. Bus transportation to and from camp is included in the cost of camp. Before and After care is available at one or more bus transportation locations for an additional fee. Before and After Care is not available at the OEC Outpost. WiLD Adventure Weeks WiLD Adventure Summer Start-Up This program is designed for grades 1-5. It is located at Dr. Edmund A. Babler State Park in Wildwood, MO at the Babler OEC Outpost. Camp operates from 8am to 4pm, Tuesday through Friday, in the days following Memorial Day. All programs are designed with age appropriate activities including games, hikes, songs, and swimming. Please supply your camper with a lunch each day as meals are not provided for this program. Two daily snacks will be provided for each camper. WiLD Adventure Summer s End This program is designed for grades 1-5. It is located at Dr. Edmund A. Babler State Park in Wildwood, MO at the Babler Outdoor Education Center. Camp operates from 8am to 4pm, Monday through Thursday. Summer s end is a way to celebrate and enjoy the last week of summer. All programs are designed with age appropriate activities including games, hikes, songs, and swimming. Please supply your camper with a lunch each day as meals are not provided for this program. Two daily snacks will be provided for each camper.

5 WiLD Mini Camp This program is designed for grades pre-k-3. It is located at Dr. Edmund A. Babler State Park in Wildwood, MO at the OEC Outpost. Camp operates from 9am to 12pm, Monday through Friday. Half Day Camp has been designed with age appropriate activities and dedicated group counselors. A daily snack will be provided for each camper. Parents will be required to drop off and pick up their child from Babler State Park as transportation is not provided for this program. WiLD Survival Academy This program is designed for grades 6-8. It is located at Dr. Edmund A. Babler State Park in Wildwood, MO at the OEC Outpost. Camp operates from 9am 3pm daily. WiLD Survival Academy provides a different class each day. Each class is designed to focus on a specific survival skill and participants will gain in-depth knowledge on the skill through hands on instruction and activities. Transportation and meals are not provided for this program. Class will be cancelled in the event of thunder/lightening, heavy rains, or a heat index of 110 degrees or more. If necessary, decisions to cancel will be made by 8:00pm the evening before the scheduled class. Participants will be notified by and telephone. Participants will receive a full refund in the case of cancelations due to weather. WiLD Skills Half Day Classes This program is designed for grades 3 6. It is located at Dr. Edmund A. Babler State Park in Wildwood, MO either at the Babler Outdoor Education Center or at the OEC Outpost depending on the class. Half Day classes are designed to offer new skills or activities to participants in a small group setting. Classes are three hours long and include both or one of two sessions each day; one in the morning from 9am 12pm and one from 1pm 4pm. Transportation and meals are not provided for this program. Class will be cancelled in the event of thunder/lightening, heavy rains, or a heat index of 110 degrees or more. If necessary, decisions to cancel will be made by 8:00pm the evening before the scheduled class. Participants will be notified by and telephone. Participants will receive a full refund in the case of cancelations due to weather. GENERAL INFORMATION: Schedules: Sample schedules can be found online by going to Detailed information regarding pick-up and drop-off schedules including expected bus times and parent pickup will be provided prior to the start of camp and posted on the website. Camp staff will contact parents by phone in the event of a transportation delay of more than 15 minutes. Changes in the daily camp schedule may happen during inclement weather resulting in a change of planned activities. Camp staff have planned meaningful activities to ensure a safe and exciting experience, regardless of the weather. Please see above for weather related exceptions to the WiLD Survival Academy and the WilD Skills Half Day Classes. Payments, Receipts and Refunds When you register online at the Community Education Web Store, camp is paid for in full at the time of purchase. If you registered by mail/in person and paid a deposit, the remaining balance is due before the beginning of camp. You will be contacted by or mail if you have a balance due. If you need a written receipt you may contact the camp director through or by phone. Parkway- Rockwood Community Education refund policy can be found online at

6 Transportation: During programs in which camper transportation is offered and/or necessary, campers are transported in Rockwood School District buses that are air conditioned. BablerWiLD staff ride the buses with the campers at all times. You must use the same transportation option for the duration of the camp. All campers are expected to follow Rockwood School District policies, regulations and rules relating to bus safety found in the student handbook. Before/After Care: Before and after care is only available for the WiLD Outdoor Weeks of camp for an additional fee. Campers must be enrolled in at the designated elementary school for the duration of the camp week. Before and after camp care is not available at the BablerWiLD Day Camp facility. Campers will not be checked in until 9am and late charges will apply for campers not picked up by 3:10pm. After 3:10pm a late charge of $2 per minute will be assessed and billed to the parent. Please contact the Adventure Club staff directly at to register for this service. Sign In/Out Procedures: You will be asked to sign your camper in with the counselor at your drop-off site, as well as sign them out when you pick him/her up at the end of the day. Campers will be released only to an authorized parent, guardian, or authorized staff member. To insure the upmost safety of our campers, individuals may be asked to show a picture ID when picking up a camper from any BablerWiLD summer program. If your child is attending Adventure Club a BablerWiLD counselor will check the camper in and/or out of Adventure Club each morning and/or afternoon. Discipline: BablerWiLD s philosophy of discipline is based on respect for the camper and others. We advocate a positive guidance and discipline policy with an emphasis on positive reinforcement, redirection, prevention, and the development of self-discipline. Camp rules are established for safety purposes and for the purpose of creating a common standard of behavior. Our counselors are prepared to model and encourage this standard in our young campers. Corrective discipline is expected to be creative and caring in nature. Our counselor expectation is to prevent unacceptable behavior by providing positive alternatives before anything negative happens. If a child needs to be disciplined beyond redirection, the following steps will be taken: 1. Separation from whatever seems to be contributing to the problem; essentially a short time-out. 2. Short conference with the camp director, which may include a call to the parent. 3. Conference with parent and camp director. 4. Removal from the camp program. The following list of offenses may result in immediate suspension or removal from the camp programs: bullying, assault (attempting to cause injury to a person or threatening to, this includes verbal harassment, sexual harassment, fighting, and hitting), intentional damaging or defacing of property, false fire alarm, 911 call or bomb threat, intentional attempt to start an unsupervised fire and/or use or possession of any type of fireworks, explosives, ammunition, firearms, knives or other objects which could be used as dangerous weapons, stealing and willful insubordination. Illness: In case of illness (fever, vomiting, diarrhea), please keep your child at home and contact the camp phone (June/July) or Babler Outdoor Education Center so that we know not to expect him/her. We adhere to the Rockwood School District s policies regarding contagious illness; therefore, your child may not attend camp if he/she has a contagious or infectious illness. If your child becomes ill while at camp you will be contacted by a BablerWiLD staff member.

7 Injuries: All BablerWiLD staff are trained in First Aid, CPR and AED for adult and children or carry a higher training certificate such as lifeguard. Minor injuries will be treated by first aid trained camp staff. Examples are scratches, scrapes, insect bites, etc. Any serious injury or head injury will be reported to the parents immediately, so that appropriate action may be taken. If a major injury occurs, the staff will immediately call for professional help (EMS/911). Parents, designated emergency contacts, or the child s doctor will be notified immediately. If an emergency is such that immediate transportation to the hospital is necessary, a staff member will accompany the child and will have in their possession the emergency consent form signed by the parent. Parents or guardian will be notified to which hospital the child is being transported. Medications: BablerWiLD adheres to the Rockwood School District s medication policy. All medications must be given to a BablerWiLD staff person. Children are not to keep any medications, even cough drops, vitamins, or Tylenol in their possession. Please indicate on the health form all medicine that will accompany your camper to camp. Inclement Weather or Natural Disaster: Weather radios are located at both the Outdoor Education Center and the OEC Outpost. These are used to monitor the weather in the area and will alert us to any potential severe weather conditions. In the case of severe weather, campers and staff follow the established emergency procedures and take cover is the designated place immediately. Additional emergency plans will be followed if necessary. In case of fire, natural disaster or other emergencies campers and staff will follow the designated emergency procedures. Lunch and Snacks: Lunches will be catered by Rockwood Child Nutrition Services for the WiLD Outdoor Weeks only. Snacks are provided for all BablerWiLD Summer Programs with the exception of half day and full day classes. If your child has any type of food allergy, please make note of that on the medical form. BablerWiLD can accommodate for peanut allergies and vegetarians. Please contact BablerWiLD directly for additional allergy questions or concerns. Dress: Campers need to wear closed toed shoes, dress according to the weather, and bring a water bottle. We suggest old clothing that can get dirty. Campers may store items from the packing list for the WiLD Outdoor Weeks at the BablerWiLD facilities, please no valuables. A space is available for each camper and the facilities are locked overnight when no staff are present. We suggest labeling all items brought to camp with the camper s name. Suggested Packing List: Spare Change of Clothes Refillable Water Bottle Sunscreen/ Insect Repellent Hat/ Bandanna Poncho/Rain jacket Water shoes (for adventures at the creek) And on swim days: Swimsuit Towel Sunscreen Swim Goggles

8 Family Visits: Parents are welcome to join us at any time. We ask that you inform us when you wish to visit by calling the camp phone, this way we can assure that you get to see your child. Toys/Valuable Items/Other: We ask that you not send toys, personal sports equipment (unless approved by BablerWiLD director ahead of time) cell phones, pagers, electronic games, or any other valuable items to camp with your child. Cell phones and pagers do not work except in sporadic areas of Babler State Park. (Staff communicate with the aid of walkie-talkies.) These items have a tendency to get lost or broken and we are sure that your camper will have more than enough to do without them. Drugs, alcohol, pets and weapons of any kind are strictly prohibited for any BablerWiLD program. Any animals that will be part of a program will be brought and handled by a designated instructor. Child Abuse: As caregivers of children and employees of the Rockwood School District, BablerWiLD staff are mandated reporters of any suspicion of child abuse. Camp Store: Camp Store is available to WiLD Outdoor Week campers only. Prior to the beginning of camp you will have the opportunity to deposit up to $10.00 in your camper s store account for each week they will attend. Each child will then have an opportunity to purchase one snack, one drink and one toy at the end of the camp day. You do not have to participate in this program. If you choose not to participate it will not affect your child s ability to have a snack. All campers receive a snack in the morning and campers who do not purchase a snack in the afternoon will be offered an alternative snack. Deposits to a WiLD Store account should occur before the start of the camp session. Please do not send cash with your child to camp. Contacting Camp: In case of an emergency call the camp phone first. If there is no answer please leave a message and call the Outdoor Education Center. A staff member will return your call as soon as possible. Please direct any questions and/or concerns to the Camp Director: Mike Podgorski, Day Camp Director Camp Phone Outdoor Education Center podgorskimichael@prcommunityed.org Heather May, Supervisor Outdoor Education Center Mayheather@prcommunityed.org