Hey there summer camp families! We have some new dates for summer camp 2024! Check out this video for more details! 👇🏻
Summer Camp 2024 Dates Announced!
Kids Camp (3rd-5th grades): June 22nd-26th, 2024 Middle School Camp (6th-8th grades): June 22nd-26th, 2024 High School Camp (9th-12th grades): June 26th to June 30th, 2024 ***Grade is determined by the grade your child will be going INTO for the 2024-2025 school year***
KIDS CAMP and HIGH SCHOOL CAMP SPOTS ARE FULL* Camp Staff recommends registering for the waitlist, and you will be contacted if a spot becomes available.
A $50 deposit is required upon registering. Payment plans are available as well Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be emailed to camp@sandalschurch.com and confirmed with a response email. If a cancellation is made by March 30th a full refund minus the deposit will be issued. Any cancellations made from April 1st- May 15th will receive a 50% refund. Any cancellations after May 15th will receive no refund of any kind.
Financial Aid:
We understand that the cost of camp can be daunting for some families. We never want the cost of camp to deter families from sending their students to camp. We offer Financial Assistance to help offset the price of camp if you qualify. Please fill out the form below, and we will contact you with the next steps.
This is ONLY an INTEREST form. By filling out this form you are NOT a summer camp counselor, you are simply notifying us that you are available the dates of camp and are interested in serving. After you have filled out the form, the Kids/Youth lead will reach out with more information/training for you to complete before becoming an OFFICIAL summer camp counselor.
Do you want to be a part of the excitement of camp but can’t dedicate a week away to it? Join our Camp Team and help with the ESSENTIAL prep work it takes to get our students to camp.
Yes, you will receive an email confirmation after you complete your registration.
Yes, an account will automatically be created. To get to your account, also referred to as your parent dashboard, go to move.sc/parentportal and log in using your email address and password. You can view your payment schedule, download your statement, manage your account settings, edit/update your credit card information and make a payment.
Yes! Please begin by having a conversation about your child’s needs with the kids or youth lead at your campus. Once you have done so, please indicate his/her special needs when registering, and we will connect with you so we can best accommodate your child’s needs while at Camp.
The final balance is due June 1, 2024.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be emailed to camp@sandalschurch.com and confirmed with a response email. If a cancellation is made by March 30th a full refund minus the deposit will be issued. Any cancellations made from April 1st– May 15th will receive a 50% refund. Any cancellations after May 15th will receive no refund of any kind.
Every family is automatically enrolled in autopay at the time of registration, meaning their credit card will be charged every month according to the invoice emailed to them. Every family is notified via email a week before their credit card is charged.
We know the cost of camp can be daunting, especially if you have more than one child. We strongly encourage you to involve the whole family and especially the camper to help fundraise for Camp. This increases a sense of appreciation and ownership in their spiritual development. Recycling, yard work, housework, and sponsor letters have all proven helpful in raising money for Camp. You can request a sample sponsorship letter from camp@sandalschurch.com that we strongly encourage you to duplicate.
Yes! We have waiting lists for all of our Camps that are full. There is no cost to be on the waiting list. In order to add a child to the waiting list, please complete the online registration at sandalschurch.com/camp, even if the Camp is full. Should a spot open up for your child, you will receive an email immediately, offering you the position. We will wait 24 hours to hear a response from the first person on the waitlist before calling subsequent families. Once the open spot is accepted, payment and registration for the Summer Camp will be due.
We take our committed volunteers who serve every week in Family Ministries at Sandals Church. Our volunteers make great counselors because they already have existing relationships with the students in our ministries, and they are trained on all of our safety and procedural protocols. Every counselor is background checked by Sandals Church and Forest Home.
Yes. We will do our best to accommodate your request; however, we cannot make any guarantees. Email camp@sandalschurch.com to submit these requests.
Forest Home does not make phone services available for campers. Generally, children are not able to make or receive phone calls during camp. If there is an extreme case involving your child at camp that warrants parental contact (i.e., discipline, extreme homesickness, injury, etc.), our camp staff will contact you.
For the safety of all campers, Forest Home DOES NOT allow visits by anyone other than church staff during camp. Early arrival or pick-up of campers by parents is permitted in certain cases, and they must be arranged in advance with church and camp staff. Please email us at sandalschurch.com/camp if an arrangement is needed for your camper.
If you have a serious family emergency and need to contact your child while at camp, you may contact the Forest Home Roundhouse at 909-389-2300 and they can direct you to us.
Yes, there is always a full-time nurse on duty at camp.
You will need to indicate the camper’s medication on the medical form, and at the time of drop off, you will submit all medications to the medication station. All medications must be in their original pharmacy container along with written instructions, all in a Ziploc plastic bag with the camper’s name printed on it. (PLEASE NOTE: if medications are not in the original container, the camp cannot administer them.)
Yes. If your student has special dietary needs, please note it on your Registration.
Yes, we will email the packing list to all registered families once registration is completed.
Yes, as they will have opportunities to shop for souvenirs and snacks throughout the week.. $15-$30 is typically just fine. All campers will use an Electronic System this year for purchases. You can find all the information at https://www.foresthome.org/about/storecard/ you can see purchases through the week on your store account and can add as needed.
Yes, as they will have opportunities to shop for souvenirs and snacks throughout the week.. $15-$30 is typically just fine. All campers will use an Electronic System this year for purchases. You can find all the information at https://www.foresthome.org/about/storecard/ you can see purchases through the week on your store account and can add as needed.
Yes! Pictures are typically added each night of camp and are available here.
For the safety, protection and emotional stability of all campers and counselors, we do NOT permit anyone to visit Summer Camp unless they have been approved by the Summer Camp staff (yes, this includes parents). Forest Home is a CLOSED campsite and requires a background check for ANY adult onsite, for that purpose we do not permit visitors. If for some reason you need to come up to Forest Home to pick up your child early or to drop something off, please contact camp@sandalschurch.com via email so we can coordinate a date/time and give you directions on where to do so. The safety of your child is our number one priority. We will do everything possible to ensure that your camper has a safe, positive experience at camp.
For late drop offs or early pick ups we only allow this during the time frames below and it needs to be scheduled with our camp team at camp@sandalschurch.com:
Morning check-in/Check-out: 8:30 am – 9:00 am Evening check-in/ Check-out: 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
**Please note that we do not allow any late drop off/early pickups on the first or last day of Camp**