Housing
ROOM AND BOARD
This year all campers in all sessions will again be housed in The Cambridge at College Station, a spectacular off campus dorm located at 501 University Oaks Boulevard in College Station. Dorm rooms are set up as 1 bedroom/1 bath to house up to 2 campers; 2 bedroom/1 bath to house up to 2 campers; 2 bedroom/2 bath to house up to 4 campers; or 4 bedrooms/2 baths to house up to 4 campers. Each room has a refrigerator and microwave oven. (The size of the refrigerator varies between full size and dorm size). Campers may bring snacks and drinks to keep in their rooms. The dorms feature an outdoor recreation pool, theatre room and game room (including ping pong, foosball and more) for on-site recreation. The dining hall is onsite and offers a variety of foods on an all-you- can-eat basis for a well-rounded, balanced diet. (Campers requiring special diet needs, i.e. gluten-free, should notify us in advance of camp).
Female campers will be housed on one floor of the dorm and male campers will be housed on another floor. For the comfort and safety of all campers, male and female campers, even those related to each other, may not share a dorm room or suite. Parents are not allowed to be housed in the dorm during camps.
Wi-fi IS available throughout the dorm.
FLOORPLANS
REMINDER: There are no floorplan/room-type requests.
VISITING YOUR CAMPER
For the safety and well-being of all campers, once camp officially starts each week parents and family are allowed to visit campers during free time and only in the dorm's main lobby. We encourage campers to bring cell phones or IPads to communicate with family and friends.
ROOMMATE REQUESTS
Every reasonable effort will be made to assign compatible roommates. Advance requests for specific roommates are welcomed, but cannot be guaranteed. Roommate requests must match during registration. Do not list more than one person for a roommate or more than three people as suitemates. Please note that types of rooms or suites may not be requested in advance.
Please note that campers sharing a room or suite will be placed in the same camp group; however, due to differences in swimming abilities these campers may be in different practice sessions at the pool.
Campers who do not select roommates will be housed with campers of the same gender and of similar age and in the same camp group.
CHECKING IN
Check-in for all campers - both DAY and RESIDENT - occurs AT THE DORMS on the first day of each camp.
For campers whose last name starts with letters "A" through "L" - check in time is from 2:00pm-2:50pm
For campers whose last name starts with letters "M" through "Z" - check in time is from 2:50pm-3:40pm
For DAY camper - check in time is between 3:40pm-4:00pm.
Campers traveling by air should plan to arrive in College Station between 12:00noon and 3:00pm on check-in day.
CHECKING OUT
All campers will check out and must be picked up AT THE DORMS by 3:00pm. Air departures should be made between between 2:00pm and 4:00pm.
Campers will be supervised until their departure.
LOST KEYS
Each camper will be issued an electronic key which will open both their suite and bedroom door at the dorm. These keys will be issued during check-in and must be kept on the original lanyard throughout the camp week. Campers are responsible for keeping track of their room keys. If a key is lost the camper must pay a lost key fee to the dorm of $100.00.
DAY CAMPERS
Check-in is on the first day of camp from 2:00pm-4:00pm at The Cambridge in College Station. During check-in your camper will receive a letter showing which camp group he/she is in, who the counselors for that group are, and where the group’s roll call meeting spot is. At 4:00pm your camper will go to his/her first roll call to meet their counselors and the rest of the camp group and will be given the rules and instructions for the week.
Day campers will enjoy all the benefits of swim camp but will not stay overnight in the dorms. Day campers should be dropped off at The Cambridge front door with a counselor by 7:30am in time for breakfast each day. After breakfast day campers will do everything all other campers will do during the day. All meals will take place in The Cambridge café. Day campers will attend activities during the afternoon just as the resident campers do. During down time at the dorm day campers can enjoy time in the dorm’s game room, lobby or in other campers’ rooms.
Day campers should be picked up at the end of each day iat The Cambridge front door between 8:00pm-10:00pm before lights out. Day campers are more than welcome to participate in any activities in the evening – the ice cream social, movie night, scavenger hunt or just hang out in the game room or other campers’ rooms. Please feel free to discuss your day camper's schedule with his/her counselor during the first roll call on check-in day. Please do not pick up your camper unless he/she is checked out by a counselor.