General Information

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Arrival Time:

Please do not arrive before these times as we cannot provide supervision.

Mondays at 8:30 A.M.
Tuesdays - Fridays at 8:50 A.M.

Check In:

All campers (teens included) must check off their names on the attendance lists by 9:00 A.M. or they will be marked "absent." The attendance lists are located inside the Gordon Track Center camp entrance.

This entrance is clearly marked "Welcome to The Tennis Academy at Harvard."

Lateness:

If your child is late and under 13, please escort your child to his/her facility/court. Facility assignments are posted on the bulletin board above the check-in table in the Gordon Track Center (where you drop your child off each day).

Absences:

To avoid confusion and unnecessary or alarming calls from our staff, please call the office (617-678-0142) by 9:00 A.M. to report campers who will be late or absent; if your child is late and under 13, please escort your your child to his/her facility/court. Facility assignments are posted on the bulletin board above the check-in table in the Gordon Track Center (where you drop your child off).

Lunch:

All campers whose parents have paid for lunch or those who would like to sign up for lunch for the week may choose their lunch on Monday and Wednesday mornings as they arrive at Camp (Monday choices are for Monday & Tuesday; Wednesday choices are for Wednesday through Friday).

Departures:

Campers (12 and under) may only depart with an "Authorized Pick-Up Person" at the allotted times of 12:00 (noon), 12:50 P.M. or 4:00 P.M. (Juniors).
Teens/ETP campers may leave unaccompanied at 4:30 P.M.

Location of Pick-Ups:

Tennis Tykes and Super Tykes are picked up in the Gordon Track Center; Juniors at the rear of the Murr Center Tennis Facility; Teens/ETP are from the outside the Beren Tennis Center.*

Parents more than 15 minutes late will be charged $25 for each quarter hour more that they are late. All late pick-ups are made at the camp office on the second floor of the Beren Tennis Center.

Authorized Pick Up Changes:

Please go to the "Desk" and record your changes with a Senior Staff person.

Items to Bring (and what NOT to bring!):

Hat, sunscreen, racket, water bottle, lunch (if not purchased through the camp), any authorized and necessary medications, and any appropriate snack your child might want or need (the camp does not provide snacks).

Personal toys, cell phones, electronics & collector cards should remain at home.

NOTE: Each camper is required to bring a water bottle as paper cups will not be used in our efforts to be a "green" camp.

Medications:

Please check in at the "Desk" with the camps's Health Care Supervisor in order to sign the necessary authorization forms. In addition, please make arrangements to pick up all medications on Friday afternoons. The Tennis Academy at Harvard is not responsible for any medications not picked up.

Self-Discipline:

All campers must abide by the rules of good sportsmanship, common courtesy, and respect for all persons at the camp. If anyone is unable to behave in this manner, they may be required to leave the camp. Under such circumstances, The Tennis Academy at Harvard will have no obligations to issue any refunds.

Daily Schedule:

Arrival Times for all campers participating in the morning programs - Mondays 8:30 A.M.; Tuesdays - Fridays 8:50 A.M.. For the afternoon programs - (Teens/ETP) arrival time is 12:50 P.M. in the Gordon Track Center.

Pick-Up Times - 12:00 Noon (Morning); 12:50 P.M. (Extended Morning); Full-Day - 4:00 P.M. (Juniors). 4:30 P.M. (Teens/ETP).*

Court/Facility Times for each group - see bulletin board in Gordon Track Center.

Skits - Fridays on Beren courts - 11:25 A.M.; in the even of inclement weather, the skits are held in the Murr Center Tennis Facility.

Friday Cookies & Award Time - For Tennis Tykes/Super Tykes - 3:40 P.M. in the Gordon Track Center; Juniors - 3:45 P.M. in the Murr Center Tennis Facility; and for Teens/ETP - 4:15 P.M. in the Beren Lobby.

Customer Relations:

Please call the office at 617-678-0142 and speak with Bonnie Masland, Ph.D., or Jerry Cadden.

All parents are welcome to come to camp for a short visit. Please check into the office before proceeding to a tennis building or facility.

* In the event of inclement weather, all Junior and Teen/ETP campers are picked up at the Murr Center Tennis Facility
 


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