New Parents:
Welcome to Wazi!
Camp Waziyatah is a safe, fun-filled environment where kids choose their daily activities. Take a look at the activity choices; you will see that we have a lot of great things to do. At Wazi we focus on providing a place where kids can grow, learn new things, and meet lifelong friends, all in a beautiful woodland setting on a gorgeous lake. If your child has never experienced a campfire, or a walk in the woods or the excitement of reaching the top of the climbing wall for the first time, then Wazi is the perfect summer choice. We will help your child develop the critical social skills that will allow them to get along with others and stand on their own two feet. We’re ACA accredited which means we follow strict safety, sanitation and program guidelines to ensure the best possible camping experience. Trust us, “Kids love it here!”
Camp Forms:
If you have a registered camper at Camp Waziyatah, here are the forms you will need. Please read the checklist FIRST. It explains everything. These forms are also available for downloading upon LOGGING OUT of our online registration system.
2011 Camp Checklist. REQUIRED FOR ALL FAMILIES
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Camp Baggage. REQUIRED for ALL parents from MA,RI,CT,NY,PA,MD,DC,FL online signup available
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Camper HealthCare Recommendations. REQUIRED FOR ALL CAMPERS AND MUST BE SIGNED BY A DOCTOR
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CAMPRX REQUIRED For ALL parents with kids on medication online signup available
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Whitewater Rafting Waiver REQUIRED for all participants of rafting 10yrs old or older only
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Returning Parents:
Welcome Back!
We have made re-registration simple as all of last year’s information is already in our system. Just login with your previous username and password and select the session you want. You only need to update information if necessary.
As you know, every year at Wazi brings new excitement and things to do. We follow the latest kids’ trends, and try to introduce something each year that will provide a new and wonderful experience for your child. We want your suggestions! Feel free to email Gregg at gregg@wazi.com with the latest, greatest thing that your kids want to do. You are part of our past and future, so please spread the word about Wazi to your friends. We look forward to seeing you next summer.
New parent Frequently Asked Questions
- Who are the counselors?
- Are the counselors background checked?
- How will we know our kids are ok?
- Can we contact our kids?
- When is visiting day?
- Do you have a nurse at camp?
- Where is the nearest hospital?
- What about medications my child takes?
- What about homesickness?
- Is the food healthy?
- What is the staff to camper ratio? (How many counselors are there for the campers?)
- Do new campers have difficulty integrating into camp society?
- Do kids get to choose their activities?
Answers
- Wazi counselors are the best staff anywhere, and are educators and college students. Most are people we know and have known for many years. Many were campers and went through our CIT (Counselor In Training) program. Last summer, six of our counselors celebrated their tenth year at camp.
1. Are the counselors background checked?
- Every single person who works at Camp Waziyatah receives a full background check.
1. How will we know our kids are ok?
- Each day, we place 50 to 100 pictures on our password-protected, secure website so parents can see their kids having a great time. This is a wonderful experience for all parents, especially for new parents.
- Yes! We use "Parent Communicator" which is a program that allows parents to email their kids for a small fee (about a dollar per email which is used to cover the cost of ink and paper). Emails are printed and given to kids daily. Kids write back weekly (this is mandatory for all campers) with postcards we provide.
- Visiting day is the final day of each two week session. Visiting hours are 10am to 2pm. Join us for lunch or take your child out to lunch. All visitors MUST have a valid picture ID and be listed in our camp registration system as a parent, guardian or contact that the child can be released to. Kids taken off camp must be back before 6pm.
1. Do you have a nurse at camp?
- We have two full-time nurses at camp.
1. Where is the nearest hospital?
- The hospital is within 15 minutes drive from camp.
1. What about medications my child takes?
- We use CampRx, a service which pre-packages, pre-doses, and pre-labels all medications for every child at camp which insures maximum safety. The cost is about $40 per four week session.
- Wazi counselors and senior staff are well trained to handle homesickness. It is a normal experience for campers of all ages, and goes away within a few days. Kids feel a tremendous sense of self-worth and pride after getting over it. Strong homesickness that lasts more than a few days is extremely rare, and in that case, we would contact the family.
- Camp Waziyatah has great food. We have a vegetarian option on every meal, an endless salad bar and fruit bowl and delicious, healthy food. We do not sell candy of any kind at camp, but we do have a full time baker who makes wonderful desserts and snacks.
1. What is the staff to camper ratio? (How many counselors are there for the campers?)
- Unlike many camps, we do not list our ratio based on total staff to total campers. This is misleading to parents, as the amount of kitchen and maintenance staff plays no part in the experience of your kids. We discuss only the cabin counselor to camper ratio. Wazi has two counselors per cabin and often a junior counselor or C.I.T. as well. Cabin groups are from six to twelve campers, so the ratio is one to two or one to three (one counselor for every two or three campers).
1. Do new campers have difficulty integrating into camp society?
- Not at all. Cabin unity and camp unity is promoted literally from the moment kids arrive. Wazi is extremely careful not to allow grouping or cliques or any other kind of separation between campers. Counselors are specially trained to address camper unity.
1. Do kids get to choose their activities?
- Yes! Wazi campers choose each week from a list of activities and they ALWAYS get exactly what they pick. Regardless of how many campers choose an activity, we make sure every camper gets to do whatever activity they select.
