• Jan 4–Feb 1: Sessions/weeks may be dropped or changed, subject to availability.
• Feb 1: Financial Aid applications due online.
• After Feb 1: Deposits are not refundable.
• May 1:
  • Full payment is due, or a payment plan must be in place and no refunds will be issued. You cannot drop weeks after this date.
  • All camp forms are due.
• June 24: First Day of Camp
• July 4: There will be no camp on July 4, in celebration of Independence Day.
• July 18  & August 15 : Arts Festival & Upper Camp Musical

Packing List

• Water bottle (labeled)
• Masks (just in case)
• Bathing suit, towel, swim cap (first days only)
• Lunch (Dairy, parve, fish, or vegetarian; or preorder kosher-certified lunch in your CampInTouch account. Please do not bring peanuts, meat, poultry, or shellfish to camp. Lunches brought from home are stored in air-conditioned rooms.)
• Sunscreen & bug spray
• Snacks
• Hat

Clothing
To ensure quick return of any lost items, please label all clothing, water bottles, towels, and bathing suits with your camper’s full name. Additionally, please check the weather forecast and provide appropriate clothing, including secure footwear such as sneakers or sandals (no flip-flops please).

Valuables
To avoid loss or damage, please refrain from sending items of high monetary or sentimental value to camp. Additionally, the use of all electronics, including cell phones and handheld devices, is prohibited.

• All campers are served ice pops in the afternoon.
• All food supplied by the camp is kosher certified and nut-free.
• Campers should bring a healthy, peanut-free snack from home every day.

Camp Kaleidoscope offers a variety of individually packaged, healthy lunch options prepared by PLNT Burger. You may preorder from your CampInTouch account choosing options including vegan, kosher and nut free options. Campers are welcome to bring their own dairy, parve, fish, or vegetarian lunches.

All items are kosher-certified and nut-free, and include a dessert of cookie, pastry, or fruit.

Weekly Cost: $59.75/lunch

Monday Only: $11.95/lunch

Camp Kaleidoscope is staffed by a registered nurse (RN), and a physician is on call. In case of an emergency, the local hospital is less than five miles away from JCC Greater Boston.

Camp Kaleidoscope is in compliance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health policies and is inspected and licensed by the City of Newton Department of Public Health. As part of that relationship, we have been asked to share commonly asked questions about Meningococcal Disease.

Parents may request copies of background checks, health care policies, discipline policies, as well as procedures for filing grievances.

All visitors must show their JCC pass or ID for admission into the building. Parents, staff and all campers must enter the building through the front entrance and check in at the desk.

• • Payments & Cancellations
    • Camp Kaleidoscope requires a separate deposit for each session or week. The deposit(s) are strictly tied to those specific sessions and/or weeks. A deposit of $75 per week is due upon registration.
    • Sessions or weeks may be dropped or switched, pending availability, without loss of deposit, until February 1.
    • Sessions may not be split in order to drop individual weeks.
    • Payment Dates:
      • After February 1: Deposits are no longer refundable or transferable.
      • February 1–May 1: Sessions may be dropped, and all fees paid will be refunded, except the registration fee and any deposit(s).
      • May 1: Families are financially responsible for all sessions and/or weeks for which they are registered. Any outstanding fees will be collected in accordance with the previously selected payment plan option unless written notice to withdraw/unenroll has been received by May 1.
        • Tuition is non-refundable after May 1. This includes: no refunds for illness, partial sessions/weeks attended, or change of plans.
    • Camp Kaleidoscope does not charge a fee to be on our waitlist. If a camper is waitlisted and a spot opens up, the next camper in line will automatically enrolled, with a deposit charged to the payment method on file and the family will receive notification.
      • Families have one week to decline the spot for a refund of the associated deposit.
      • Families may remove their name from the waitlist by email at any time.
    • Payment of camp tuition may be paid in the following forms:
      • By check
      • By Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
      • By credit card.
        • A convenience fee may apply depending on the method of payment. If you elect to pay by physical check, please note that payment must be received and processed before the installment date, to avoid having that payment charged to the payment method on file.
        • A $25 processing fee will be added to your invoice for any check or EFT returned unpaid, or credit card declined.
    • There are two payment options available at the time of registration:
      • You may pay in two installments (in March and in May)
      • You may pay via a monthly payment plan.
      • You must select your payment option at the time of registration. Any registration after May 1 requires full payment by June 15.

In the event that Camp Kaleidoscope must close your child’s bunk, or all of camp, due to state or local mandate, Camp Kaleidoscope will do our best to fit you into another week, session, or JCC camp program as you prefer. If we are unable to accommodate you, JCC Greater Boston will credit your account for use in a future program.

Thanks to the support of generous individual and foundation donors, JCC Greater Boston makes every effort to offer financial assistance to campers in need. For more information, or a confidential conversation, please contact us. Applications are due February 1.

Financial aid applications must be made online before February 1, at which time all submitted requests will be reviewed. Requests made after February 1 will be reviewed individually and are dependent upon funds remaining. Awards are not guaranteed year to year or for weeks added after February 1. If you are unable to accept the award, you must submit a written request to either reduce enrollment or withdraw. You must submit this request within two weeks of award notification in order to receive a refund of any deposit(s) connected to the withdrawal.

Additional weeks may be added after the deadline has passed, however, there is no guarantee that the aid will be the same. Financial aid is not transferable between camps.

Camp Kaleidoscope’s program is designed to be fully inclusive. Campers with special needs participate in all activities and are fully integrated into their age group with their peers. Where necessary, camp may require and help coordinate an Advocate Counselor to provide additional support within the bunk to ensure all campers are fully included. Our Inclusion Coordinator works with our Camp Leadership Team, Camp Counselors, and families to design and facilitate an inclusive environment for each camper. As each camper’s needs are different, the inclusion process and supports provided may differ. Inclusion support can include one or more of the following interventions:   

o    Additional forms, intake calls, and/or meetings with support staff (teachers, aids, other) as part of registration to gather additional information to ensure we are set up for success prior to summer 

o    Check-ins with campers and/or family members as needed  

o    Visual schedules, sensory breaks, and/or other tools  

For more information, email kaleidoscope@jccgb.org.

Absence: If your child will be out for the day, please email the camp office at kaleidoscope@jccgb.org or call 617.558.6523.

Pick-Up Policy: Campers will be released to parents/guardians or those listed on your registration form. If your camper will be picked up from camp by anyone else, please let us know. Dashboard cards will be mailed to you to help us recognize your car. Additional cards are available at camp.

Extended Day and Early Drop-Off: Available by the week. Please sign up within your CampInTouch account. We regret that there is no extended day on the last day of camp, August 18.

Morning drop-off is 8:45–9:00am. Cars drive through the loop, dropping off in designated areas.

Early drop-off is 8–8:45am. Park in the lot and escort your camper or pull up to the drop-off area by the theater, as instructed.

• Pickup is at 4:00pm. Be patient – we have a lot of cars driving through. Please do not arrive earlier than 3:50pm. You may park in the lot and walk over, or join the pick-up line.
• Parents pull up to the curb next to the sidewalk. Campers should not walk through traffic to enter cars. Please follow our staff’s directions to ensure safety at pickup.
• Dashboard cards will be mailed. Campers are released to drivers with a card; drivers without a card may be asked for ID. Notify the office in advance if your child is going home with someone not on your dismissal list.
• Extended day is 4-6pm. Park in the lot and walk into the building to meet your child.