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Walden West at Sanborn Pre-Camp Visit (PowerPoint - 2.72MB)

Dear Outdoor School Coordinator:

Welcome to another great year at Walden West. Listed below is critical outdoor school information. Please be sure all participating teachers and principals see this.

1. Buses should arrive the first day at 9:30 a.m. On the last day, buses should arrive at 10:45 a.m. in order to prepare for an 11:30 a.m. departure. Walden West staff will not be available to monitor students who arrive early or leave late.
    
2. Every child must complete a Walden West health form as well as a school-provided field trip release form. Bring the completed, alphabetized health forms to Walden West. The field trip form should travel with the teacher to be available for emergency purposes if an accident occurs on the way to or from Walden West.
    
3. Students who take medication, prescription or other, are required to complete the Physician Information Request Form. No medication will be given unless the physician and parent have signed the form. The form is included in the student packet.
    
4. Friday morning, students eat brunch at 9:00 a.m. You may wish to plan lunch at school for those students who will bus from school to home on Friday.
    
5. The 2007-2008 outdoor school fee is as follows:
   
   If cabin leaders are provided at a ratio of 1 cabin leader to twelve students:

   5-day	4-day
   $223.00	$203.00

   If you do not provide cabin leaders:

   5-day	4-day
   $228.00	$208.00

   The cost per teacher is $140.00 for a 5-day and $130.00 for a 4-day program.
   
   We encourage you to provide your own cabin leaders. Even if you don’t meet the 1 to 12 ratio, you will receive $50.00 off your bill for each cabin leader. There is an enormous benefit in the quality of cabin leaders recruited as well as a price reduction. Look in the packet for the Cabin Leader Recruitment Guide for additional information. Please call if you have any questions regarding cabin leader recruiting or other changes.
    

6. Send your cabin groupings and list of students participating in the free and reduced school lunch program, a week prior to your arrival. If SB543 is funded, only schools who complete the free and reduced list will receive funding. Bring originals to Walden West. Please arrive prepared with all appropriate forms completed and in order.
    
7. In the event of an emergency while you are attending Walden West, we request that you complete the phone tree form and bring it with you to Walden West.
    
8. We now have the ability to automatically withdraw money from public school accounts and will ask for the account number when the district contract is signed.

As the year continues, we will be contacting your school to schedule a pre-outdoor school visit. We look forward to seeing all of you soon. Have a great year until then.

Sincerely,

Anita Parsons
Walden West Outdoor School