How do I register my daughter for camp?
Registration is currently an electronic process and the registration dates are listed in the brochure. Closing date is when camp is full, usually around late-April or when camp reaches capacity based on number of adult volunteers. Camp will post on council camp page, FB, and this site when we have reached capacity.
Day Camp registration materials are generally available each year around February 1st. Camp registration materials are available from many sources: on this site under Forms and Register, at our FB group (Longmont Girl Scout Day Camp), and via email request from kiwadaycamp@gmail.com. Our prior year campers/PAs will also receive a copy via email as a service to our families.
Registration forms for the camper, adult volunteer and PA are in the registration brochure along with a Camper Fees page. Fill out each as applicable for your attendees. You only need to mail in the applicable pages for your family. Boys and Minis are registered on the Adult Volunteer page as a parent/guardian must be onsite for these children to attend camp. Health forms are required at time of registration for anyone who will be on site including all adults and tagalongs. Payment is due with registration.
What is camp’s mailing address?
How much does camp cost?
Camper: $170/week (includes PAI and Camp Specialty girls)
Additional Camper in family: $150
LateOver fee: $15/camper (PAs and adults are free)
Working PA: $30
Minis: $25
Boys: $30
Fees for boys and minis are flat rates for 1-5 days and covers snacks & activities (Boys do bring GORP items to camp)
Adult volunteers: free
Does camp accept credit card payments?
Currently we are unable to process credit cards on this site. Please use cheddarup instead at: https://wildlife-wonders-at-kiwa-2024-9273.cheddarup.com/
Does camp accept Cookie Credits?
GSCO has changed the process of cookie credits for camps. Families are required to pay up front to volunteer/SU camps then apply for reimbursement direct to the family. As such, Kiwa has removed the line for cookie credits from the Camper Fee page of the registration form.
Kiwa understands that certain families are unable to pay up front and will therefore work with the family if we are contacted at kiwadaycamp@gmail.com or by calling Co-Director Wonder Woman at 720-940-1518.
NO CHILD will be unable to attend our camp due to family finances/cookie credit reimbursement policies. We also have scholarships available to assist and UL discounts available if mom/dad/g-parent is able to volunteer as a UL.
Does camp offer any discounts?
We offer a 50% Unit Leader discount for the first child in the family. Subsequent campers still receive the multi-child discount.
What is camp’s refund policy?
CheddarUp collects our fees. After Unit Welcome emails go out, generally early to mid April, refunds are not given as supplies are being/have been ordered. Camp will consider extreme hardship situations on a case by case basis only.
When do we get confirmation of camp admission?
Once camp closes (when full to adult capacity per Safety Wise guidelines, typically around mid-April), emails are sent to all registrants with their status. We have not had to lottery camp spaces in many years but please submit your application early. Late applicants may be turned away if t-shirts and supplies are already ordered.
How are units made?
Kiwa Camp believes that one of the best reasons to come to camp is to make new friends. Units are typically made up of 10-12 girls. If a unit is comprised of too many girls from the same troop there is the risk of the other girls being left out of the camaraderie. While it is always unintentional, it has happened in the past. We want all girls to have fantastic time at camp.
When units are made, we look at the Unit Leaders and their daughters’ grade levels as well as the number of girls in a grade level. If need be, based on what grades our ULs daughters are in, we create mixed-grade units but only within GS program levels. Girls are then sorted first by grade level then by troop number. When we have 4 or more girls from a single troop, those girls are divided in pairs or threes into the available units of that grade level. A girl will always have another troop member with her. Those girls who do not have troop mates attending camp are then placed into units as space allows.
Rarely, we have a troop leader volunteer as a Unit Leader and her entire troop comes with her. If there are at least 9-10 girls in the group, and the request is made, the troop will be a unit to themselves. If there is less than a full unit worth of girls, the troop will be split to allow for a mix of girls in the units ensuring no one is unintentionally left out.
Buddy requests?
There are often requests made on registration forms to pair girls and we do look at those requests and many times are able to grant the request BUT Kiwa Camp does not guarantee to honor buddy requests except in very special and rare cases. The reason is that it makes forming units very difficult for our staff. Also, unless a girl has requested the same person that requested her it leads to a round-robin effect. We have also seen buddy requests made among girls not in the same grade/program level which also makes it difficult.
We find the fairest way to handle our campers is to not allow formal buddy requests at this time.
Not currently a Girl Scout?
No problem! We accept all girls at camp. However, to be covered under our primary insurance which is purchased through GSCO, all girls must be registered as scouts during the camp week. Please go to the GSCO website to purchase the membership for the current year. The membership will expire Sept 30th of the following fall.
Why does camp have a No-Nut policy?
Camp is dedicated to being a safe place for all children. One group of children that often has trouble finding safe places for summer fun is our children with peanut allergies. We recognize that there are other allergies children suffer from but peanut/nut allergies are generally life-threatening. Parents of these children can tell you these allergies make it difficult to even have a normal family life as they must be constantly on guard to safeguard to their child.
We are proud that we go to the lengths we do and provide a safe camp for these children. For many, it is the only organized summer activity where they can be just regular kids having fun with their peers. We actually have families that come from out of the Longmont area and even Colorado to attend camp!
We do pay attention to other allergies on camp but because other allergens aren’t as common or as life threatening, we deal with those on a case by case basis.