dates and rates

The full camp season is seven weeks. Campers may also attend for the half season which is three and a half weeks.   Approximately 75% of the girls come for the half season and 25% stay the full season. We accept applications on a first come, first served basis with returning campers and their siblings receiving guaranteed placement through January 31st.

2009 Camp Dates

• Friday, June 26th - Camp Opens!
• Saturday, July 18th - Parents' Day
• Sunday, July 19th - First Half Ends
• Wednesday, July 22nd - Second Half Begins
• Thursday, August 13th - Parents' Day
• Friday, August 14th - Camp Closes

TUITION and fees

• Tuition for the full season is $8000 and includes incidental expenses such as awards, arts and crafts materials, laundry, blankets and linen rentals.
• Tuition for a half season is $5000.
• Early enrollment pricing has been mailed to camp families and is in effect until December 1st, 2008. If you are a new camp family interested in early enrollment tuition, please call the camp director.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

• The full-season cost for horseback riding lessons is $700 for three days per week and $1400 for six days per week (half season: $350 for three days, $700 for six days).
• Water-skiing lessons are $350 for the season, $175 for the half season.
• Golf lessons taught by professionals cost $350 for the full season and $175 for the half season. (We take the girls on a bus to the Malone Golf Course which boasts a Robert Trent Jones designed course for putting, chipping and driving lessons.)
• Field trips by coach buses to destinations such as Lake Placid, Vermont, or Montreal are $175 per trip; there is one trip each half season.
• Tutoring is available in ESL and academic subjects.  Call for more information.
• It is recommended that $120 ($60 for the half season) be deposited in the camper's canteen account to be used for stamps, stationery, batteries, film, toiletries, and other canteen items.
• Details regarding travel (buses from New York City and White Plains, NY and airport pick-ups in Burlington, VT and Montreal, Canada)and luggage shipments will be provided with the Parent Guide and information pack which is mailed upon registration.

PAYMENTS

There is a $1000 non-refundable deposit due at the time of registration. Tuition and fees for optional activities are due 1/2 on March 15th and the balance in full on May 15th except for early enrollment payments which are due on January 15th and March 15th. All payments are payable in US funds. Interest at the rate of 1 1/2% per month will be charged on unpaid balances. Parents should use our online registration system and pay by credit card or electronic check. Alternatively, parents may call the camp office to arrange registration over the telephone. It is possible to arrange other tuition payment plans or other payment methods such as wire transfers. Please call the camp office for assistance. There are no tuition refunds after May 15th although a credit may be applied to another summer if cancellation is due to illness or family emergency. 

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