Discipline Policy
It is our goal to provide a positive experience for all our campers. As such, we believe part of this is creating a safe environment-- physically, emotionally and spiritually--for the campers to interact in. This means Camp Chestermere has behavioral expectations for campers and staff that allow us to function safely and fairly as a camp community. To facilitate this we have what's known as a "three-strike" policy that applies to both campers and staff.
The First Strike is simply to talk to the child about the problem they are creating; the camper is pulled aside by their cabin leader and they discuss the issue at hand, and what can be done to correct it. In most cases, minor problems can be solved by this talk, and the issue in question won't come up again.
In some cases, a camper will receive a Second Strike; the cabin leader will consult their supervisor, who will have a talk with the child regarding the recurring problem. If a second strike is issued, the camper's parents are contacted and informed of the problem the camper is creating.
In the case of the Third Strike, the camper's behaviorial difficulties, disturbance of other campers or refusal to cooperate with leader reaches a point where our staff cannot manage it appropriately in the camp setting. If a child recieves three strikes, the parents are contacted and asked to come pick the camper up, at which point they will not be allowed to continue their summer at camp.
Please note that a camper sent home on a third strike is not able to enroll in future camps of that summer, but is welcome to try again next year.
