ANTI-BULLYING POLICY
Young At Art Museum has a zero-tolerance policy for bullying. Young At Art is committed to protecting its campers, staff, and volunteers from bullying, harassment, or discrimination for any reason and of any type. Young At Art believes that all campers, staff, and volunteers, are entitled to a safe, equitable, and harassment-free camp experience. Bullying, harassment, or discrimination will not be tolerated and shall just cause disciplinary action. Bullying is defined as systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students, employees, or volunteers. It is further defined as unwanted purposeful written, verbal, nonverbal, or physical behavior, including but not limited to any threatening, insulting, cyber-bullying, or dehumanizing gesture, that has the potential to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment or cause long term damage; cause discomfort or humiliation, or unreasonably interfere with the individual’s performance or participation, is carried out repeatedly and is often characterized by an imbalance of power. Bullying may involve, but is not limited to: unwanted teasing, threatening, intimidating, stalking, cyberstalking, cyberbullying, physical violence, theft, sexual, religious, or racial harassment, public humiliation, destruction of the museum or personal property, social exclusion, including incitement and/or coercion, rumor or spreading of falsehoods.
BEHAVIOR POLICY
Young At Art Museum, and its programs, are a safe place for children and families. Safety includes physical and emotional well-being. In order to maintain a safe camp environment, we require each child to also keep it safe by following camp rules which include, but are not limited to: keeping hands and feet to themselves, walking, staying with their teachers and groups, using inside voices, respecting themselves, peers, teachers, volunteers, artwork, and exhibits. If your child exhibits ongoing safety concerns including elopes/ runs away, physical aggression, or requires on-going one-to-one support the child will be dismissed from the program and the parent asked to pick up the child.
When children choose not to follow any of these rules, the following is put in place:
1st offense – Verbal warning to the camper
2nd offense – Consequences for their actions (possibly missing out on activities) and parent notification via the phone or in-person
3rd offense – Parent notification via phone, written notice, or in person by the Camp Director or teacher
4th offense – Possible suspension or expulsion from Young At Art’s Summer Program
Any action committed by a child that could or does result in injury to themselves, other campers, volunteers, or staff will result in immediate expulsion from Young At Art’s Summer Program. No refunds are given if the child is dismissed due to behavior issues.
INJURIES/ACCIDENTS
If your child is injured while in camp, our staff will provide basic first aid. Depending on the severity of the injury, you may be contacted by phone or message in our parent communication app. An incident report will be filed in your child’s records. If your child has a bathroom accident that requires a change of clothes, you will be called to either bring a change of clothes or pick up your child.
MEDICAL EMERGENCY
In the event of an extreme medical emergency, Young At Art staff will contact emergency medical personnel and will then contact the child’s parent or guardian. Based on the medical personnel’s assessment, your child may be transported to a local hospital to receive further medical attention. Requests to alter this policy must be made in writing to the Camp Director. Emergency Medical personnel will not honor requests to bring children to specific hospitals, doctors, or medical establishments.
CAMP INCLUSIONS
Our utmost priority is your child’s safety and enjoyment in our classes and camps. YAA staff currently provides the following support: breaks, visual supports, adaptive tools, as well as reasonable individualized accommodations. YAA is not a structured therapeutic environment. If your child elopes/ runs away, displays physical aggression, requires on-going one to one support, or exhibits other safety concerns the child will be dismissed from the program and the parent asked to pick up the child.
MEDICATION FORM
If your child needs to take daily medication for a chronic condition during camp hours please fill out a MEDICATION FORM. You can obtain a medication form from the Visitors Service office. Please pack all medication(s) in a sealed Ziploc bag, clearly labeled with your child’s name, age, medication, teacher name, dosage, and time to deliver, along with a dosage cup. Medications will be stored in the office. Children should not be medicated and sent to camp if they are running a fever, have aches and pains, chills, headaches, gastrointestinal issues, etc. Children will be sent home if these and other symptoms highlighted in the SICK POLICY develop in the day.
PERSONAL BELONGINGS
Personal items brought by campers often cause unnecessary distraction and conflict with others. This can be avoided if the following items are left at home: cell phones & electronic devices (ie tablets, mobile gaming devices), toys, cards, and money*, etc. *Money can be brought on designated “shopping days”. YAA is not responsible for the loss or damage of these items.
MEALS, SNACKS, WATER
Food must be provided by the parent/guardian. Campers are required to bring a healthy lunch, a minimum of (2) snacks, and 2 drinks. There will be a morning snack time, mid-day lunch time, and afternoon snack time.
CAMP EQUIPMENT
The replacement value of any equipment damaged or broken by your child whether on or off-site, including but not limited to iPads, computers, cameras, etc. will be charged to your account. The payment must be paid in full before the end of your child’s session. Deposits for loaner equipment including but not limited to iPads and cameras are fully refundable if the equipment is brought back in the same condition in which it was received. If equipment is damaged or not returned the deposit will not be refunded.
IMMUNIZATION
All children attending camp must be fully immunized. By signing/ checking the box below I am stating that all children named on this registration are immunized and are current on the well child screenings.
I have read and understood the above camp policies and agree to adhere to all policies as stated.