ARRIVAL:
Carpool begins at 8:45 a.m. and ends at 9:15. No campers will be allowed out of the car until that time. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW ANY CHILD IN YOUR CAR TO EXIT BY THEMSELVES and DO NOT EXIT YOUR CAR.
DISMISSAL:
Carpool dismissal begins at 3:45 PM. Cars will not be allowed to begin lining up until 3:30. Carpools that have both staff and campers are asked to wait until 4:15 to join the carpool line as the staff can not be dismissed until all campers in their bunk are accounted for.
While picking up your child, please display your Camp Shalom carpool card on your dashboard. An administrator will direct you to the proper carpool line and take your carpool number. A staff member will escort your child(ren) to the car. Our staff have been informed that they may NOT buckle any child into a car. To quicken the carpool process, please be proactive in assisting all children in your carpool with their seatbelts. For the safety of our campers, there is NO PASSING other cars on the carpool line.
PLEASE NOTE—IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR CARPOOL CARD PRESENT AT PICK UP THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO SHOW PROPER IDENTIFICATION BEFORE ANY CAMPER IS RELEASED TO YOU.
Your patience and cooperation with dismissal procedures will allow us to dismiss all of our campers in a timely fashion.
Should you be late in picking up your camper, there is a late fee charge of $10 for every 15 minutes past dismissal time of 4:15. Children who are not picked up on time will be brought to the Camp Shalom offices and will be billed a late fee.
Please be patient with both bus transportation and carpool procedures during the first few days of camp. Do not panic if our buses are several minutes late – we will get into a regular routine as soon as possible.
Late Arrivals to Camp
All children arriving after 9:15 will be considered late to camp. If you will be bringing your child late to camp please send an email to office@campshalomnj.org or call the camp at (201) 624-2331.
Please park at the cones and bring your child to the door, someone will meet you there to sign your child in and bring your child to their bunk. DO NOT LEAVE ANY CHILD WITHOUT SIGNING THEM IN!
Early Pick-up and Dismissal Changes
If you will be picking up your child from camp prior to his/her normal pick-up time or requesting a dismissal change, please send an email to office@campshalomnj.org or call the camp at (201) 624-2331 NO LATER THAN 2:30 PM Monday- Thursday and Friday by 1:00 PM.
For early pickup, you must park in one of the two visitor spots adjacent to the building. You will then go to the security guard to sign out your child and we will bring them outside. If it is not a pre-planned pick-up, please call the camp at (201) 624-2331 as soon as you know that you will be coming early so that we can advise the Unit Head.
Please note: We will not be dismissing children between 3:00 and 3:30 (1:30-2:30) Fridays.