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Walden West at Costanoan Pre-Camp Visit (PowerPoint - 4.53MB)

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, including Tylenol or Benadryl, or any topical cream can be administered 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 2008-2009 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
   $235.00	$210.00

   If you do not provide cabin leaders:

   5-day	4-day
   $240.00	$215.00

   The cost per teacher is $140.00 for a 5-day and $130.00 for a 4-day program.

   Please let parents know that there are no refunds for students sent home for disciplinary action.

   We encourage you to provide your own cabin leaders. Even without 1 to 12 ratio, you will receive $50.00 off 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. 5th grade teachers, The Field Trip Foundation provides grants of up to $500 for outdoor, environment-oriented field trips for K-5 classes with 50% or greater participation in subsidized school lunch programs. Contact Tina Conway at 650-529-9823 or info@fieldtripgroup. Target is also offering grants of $800.
    
7. 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.
    
8. Send your typed cabin groupings and list of students participating in the free and reduced school lunch program a week prior to your arrival. Bring originals to Walden West. Please arrive prepared with all appropriate forms completed and in order.

 
9. In the event that an emergency occurs while you are attending Walden West, it is important you complete and bring the phone tree form included in the teacher packet to Walden West.

 
10. Bring your digital cameras and laptops to create a slide show your students will always remember for Friday’s closing ceremony. You can walk away with the perfect slide show for Open House. We also now have consistent wireless access so you can enjoy the internet at your leisure.

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