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Our Gryphon After School Clubhouse is designed to enable campers to connect with each other and counsellors through designated age programs that are engaging, fun, and active. The Clubhouse is a great way to bring fun, adventures, creativity, and laughter to campers between the end of school and dinner (4:15pm-5:30pm)! We have clubhouse programs designed for everyone!
"The kids loved every minute of the clubhouse this week, the puzzles were fun and engaging, they loved having a set "break" built into their day. Your enthusiasm is contagious. Keep up the great work!"
"Thank-you for the Gryphon Clubhouse what a fantastic idea.”
"We weren't sure about online camp programs, but after clubhouse we are sold on what you can provide. Love it!"
"We'd tried other Zoom events over the last 3 months & this was the only time my daughter stayed engaged & interested."
"Kids are engaged during the activity.”
"I found my daughter to be really excited and engaged. Keep up the great work .”
"Kevin and team could not be more engaging. Lots of variety and it moved along really well!"
"It was a lot of fun for all ages and well organized. Your first two zoom camps were great!"
Look below for answers to some common questions about Gryphon Clubhouse Programs
You will receive an email on the Thursday prior to your Clubhouse program that begins the following week. In this email you will receive a Clubhouse newsletter that will inform you of the link and password to our secure Zoom platform, details pertaining to the program for the week and a schedule, and an expectation sheet for you and your clubhouse participant.
Our goals for the Gryphon Summer Clubhouse Program are:
Our Gryphon After School Clubhouse program is designed to take all program responsibility away from parents and guardians. Our Clubhouse Adventure Packs will contain all of the craft supplies, equipment for outdoor activities, additional instructions, special Clubhouse surprises, and a camp schedule for the week. Crafts will be pre-cut and organized for the participants. You may need to assist them unless they can independently use scissors and other craft supplies. We encourage someone to be in close proximity to help if required by your camper.
Some basic camp supplies that we ask clubhouse participants to provide on their own:
No! We believe that there is value in our activities being demonstrated and facilitated by a live Clubhouse Leader. All of our programs are live and will involve communication between campers and clubhouse leaders. The purpose of our program is to keep programs similar to the feel of summer camp. We will provide written instructions for some activities in the Adventure Pack.
Campers will also be active while participating in the online portion of the program as our games and activities are ones in which they will be physically moving and having fun together.
What's Inside the Gryphon Clubhouse Adventure Kits? (You get to keep all materials from the Adventure Pack)
Distribution of Clubhouse Adventure Packs:
The Gryphon Clubhouse Adventure packs will be assembled by trained staff that will be following all current health and safety measures. Each bag will be pack by one specific individual, and this will be tracked.
On the Friday (from 4:30pm-6:30pm) you will be able to drive by the Athletics Centre to pick up your Adventure Pack through zero contact. All details pertaining to the pick up will be informed to you in the Clubhouse Newsletter.
We will also offer a time and pickup location in Kitchener. Location and time is still to be determined.
While risks associated with Gryphon Summer Clubhouse are minimal, please note the following:
If you are signing up multiple children from the same household and in the same Clubhouse program (they will be sharing a computer and counsellor), contact Kevin at Lindner@uoguelph.ca after you have registered the children in the program. Once the registration is confirmed, you will receive a $5 rebate off of the second registration.
We do recommend that children should participate in programs that are close to their age range as the activities are designed to be age appropriate.
Gryphon Summer Clubhouse has created very strict policies pertaining to our Zoom platform. Each individual will receive their own Zoom link via their clubhouse newsletter along with their password. During the program, you will be waiting for the counsellor to sign you in as you are in the waiting room. You must have your child's first and last name on Zoom in the waiting room so we can take attendance. Once inside, your camper can change their name to only first name.
Each clubhouse participant will be encouraged to have their parents sign them in and say hi to the counsellor. They will also be welcomed individually before moving on to the larger group. Once the program begins, our Clubhouse producer will lock the Zoom account so no one else can enter and will monitor all discussions within the group and the videos.
We will record the Zoom get togethers for internal purposes and not used for any marketing or promotions.
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