If you stay a little longer, and look a little deeper, you'll see the kids learning to have caring relationships with each other and with adults. You'll notice how they are learning to respect themselves and challenge themselves as Camp Fire's staff guide them toward become caring, confident youth and future leaders. "Camp Fire has given my son chances to help out and show leadership skills." -SACC parent

REGISTRATION AND FEES

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Registering your child in one of our school age child care programs begins with a call to our main office - in Anchorage: 907 279-3551, in Fairbanks: 907 456-4334. This will allow you to check on availability and ask any questions you may have about the program. Registration is not available online. You can have registration forms mailed to you or pick them up at the office: Anchorage 161 Klevin Street, Suite 100 Map Fairbanks 565 University Avenue, Suite 3A Map Here are the steps to registering your child: 1. Call to check on availability 2. Choose an Enrollment Plan 3. Complete the following forms:      • Registration Form      • Parent Service Contract      • Medical History Form 4. Submit a copy of your child's Current Physical, dated within 11 months of     enrollment and signed by a physician. If you do not have a copy, you can ask     your doctor to fax a copy to the Camp Fire office:     Anchorage Fax: 907 278-9829     Fairbanks Fax: 907 456-5476 5. Submit a copy of your child's Current Immunization Record 6. There is a $40 registration fee per child.

2007-2008 School Year Enrollment Plans

Monthly Plan 13+ days per month	Before & After School	After School Only	Before School Only
1st child	$380	$360	$220
Additional child(ren) each	$360	$340	$207
With the exception of before school only, monthly enrollment plans include all In-Service days, Parent Teacher Conference days and Early Release days at no additional charge. For before school only enrollees, there is a $15 per day charge on early release days, but no additional charge for In-Service days.. As with all enrollment plans, there is an additional charge for Winter and Spring Breaks.

Half-Month Plan 6 - 12 days per month	Before & After School	After School Only	Before School Only
1st child	$235	$220	$145
Additional child(ren) each	$220	$205	$135
There is an additional $15 per day charge for early release days and a $35 per day charge on In-Service days, As with all enrollment plans, there is an additional charge for Winter and Spring Breaks.

Quarter-Month Plan 0 - 5 days per month	Before & After School	After School Only	Before School Only
1st child	$135	$127	$83
Additional child(ren) each	$127	$120	$78
There is an additional $15 per day charge for early release days and a $35 per day charge on In-Service days, As with all enrollment plans, there is an additional charge for Winter and Spring Breaks.

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2007-2008 School Year Locations l Hours l Calendar

School	Address	Phone	Map
Abbott Loop	8427 Lake Otis Pkwy.	344-9812	Map
Airport Heights	1510 Alder Drive	279-8177	Map
Alpenglow	19201 Driftwood Bay	694-1292	Map
Chinook	3101 West 88th Ave.	248-7135	Map
Chugach Optional*	1205 E. Street	278-1635	Map
Chugiak	19932 Old Glenn Hwy.	688-0898	Map
Denali	148 East 9th Ave.	276-0300	Map
Fire Lake	13801 Harry McDonald Rd	697-1294	Map
Gladys Wood	7001 Cranberry Street	243-4265	Map
Government Hill	525 E. Bluff Road	272-3966	Map
Homestead	18001 Baranoff Street	694-3755	Map
Huffman	12000 Lorraine Street	345-6201	Map
Inlet View	1219 N Street	770-0515 (new)	Map
Klatt	11900 Juniper Drive	770-5520	Map
Lake Otis	3331 Lake Otis Pkwy.	278-6645	Map
Nunaka Valley	1905 Twining Drive	338-1954	Map
Ocean View	11911 Johns Road	349-8596	Map
O'Malley	11100 Rockridge Drive	346-3413	Map
Polaris K-12*	6200 Ashwood Street	677-6741	Map
Ravenwood	9500 Wren Lane	694-1238	Map
Rogers Park	1400 E. Northern Lights	278-1634	Map
Russian Jack	4420 East 20th Ave.	333-6812	Map
Sand Lake	7500 Jewel Lake Road	248-3711	Map
Scenic Park	3933 Patterson Street	333-6748	Map
Spring Hill	9911 Lake Otis Pkwy.	344-3735	Map
Susitna	7500 Tyone Court	338-0637	Map
Trailside	5151 Abbott Road	349-0049	Map

* Afternoon programs only.

Fairbanks

School	Address	Phone	Map
University Park	554 Loftus Road	479-3788	Map

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HOURS OF OPERATION

School Year Program During the school year, programs operate Monday through Friday on regular school days. Additional care is provided on Parent/Teacher Conference Days, School In-Service days and some holidays and vacation days. See calendars for details. Before School Hours Before school care is provided from 7:00 am until the starting bell. Morning programs are not available at Polaris K-12 and Chugach Optional.

After School Hours After school care in Anchorage and Fairbanks begins at school dismissal time and operates until 6:00 PM each day. Eagle River and Chugiak schools close at 6:30 PM.

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2007-2008 CALENDARS

Full-Day Child Care Half-Day Child Care Camp Fire Closed Anchorage Full Day Child Care Full day child care will be provided to all partipants from 7am to regular closing time on the following days. See the charts below to find out which schools are hosting full-day programs. In the event that locations change, parents will be notified. November 9th Go to this school if your child attends this school Homestead (revised 10/25/07) Alpenglow, Chugiak, Homestead, Ravenwood Government Hill Government Hill, Chugach Optional, Inlet View, Denali Lake Otis Lake Otis, Rogers Park, Airport Heights O'Malley O'Malley, Huffman, Trailside Sand Lake Sand Lake, Chinook, Gladys Wood, Polaris Scenic Park Scenic Park, Nunaka Valley, Susitna, Russian Jack Spring Hill Spring Hill, Ocean View, Abbott Loop Return to top of calendar section Winter Vacation Days December 21st, December 26th, 27th, 28th, January 2nd, 3rd, 4th Go to this school if your child attends this school Homestead Homestead, Chugiak, Ravenwood, Alpenglow Denali Denali, Government Hill, Chugach Optional, Inlet View Lake Otis Lake Otis, Rogers Park, Airport Heights Abbott Loop Abbott Loop, O'Malley, Huffman, Trailside, Ocean View, Klatt, Spring Hill Chinook Sand Lake, Chinook, Gladys Wood, Polaris Russian Jack Russian Jack, Scenic Park, Nunaka Valley, Susitna Return to top of calendar section Spring Break Week March 10th - March 14th Go to this school if your child attends this school Alpenglow Alpenglow, Homestead, Ravenwood Chugiak Chugiak, Fire Lake Chugach Optional Chugach Optional, Denali, Government Hill, Inlet View, Airport Heights Ocean View Ocean View, Abbott Loop, O'Malley, Huffman, Trailside, Klatt, Spring Hill Sand Lake Sand Lake, Chinook, Gladys Wood, Polaris Nunaka Valley Nunaka Valley, Russian Jack, Scenic Park, Susitna, Rogers Park, Lake Otis Return to top of calendar section Friday, March 28th - Revised 03/27/08 Go to this school if your child attends this school Homestead Homestead, Alpenglow, Ravenwood Chugiak Chugiak, Fire Lake Chugach Optional Chugach Optional, Denali, Government Hill, Inlet View, Airport Heights Huffman Huffman, O'Malley, Trailside Sand Lake Sand Lake, Chinook, Gladys Wood, Polaris Scenic Park Roger's Park, Lake Otis, Scenic Park, Russian Jack, Susitna, Nunaka Valley Ocean View Ocean View, Abbott Loop, Klatt, Spring Hill Return to top of calendar section Anchorage Half- Day Child Care Half-day care is provided at all schools from school dismissal time until the regular closing time on Parent/Teacher Conference and Early Release days. Camp Fire in Anchorage is closed on the following days: September 3rd, November 22nd and 23rd, December 24th and 25th, December 31st and January 1st, January 21st, and February 18th. Fairbanks Please call the Fairbanks office directly at (907) 456-4334 for more schedule information.

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SCHOOL CLOSURE INFORMATION

Notification Where to Go What to Bring Delayed Start When the Anchorage School District declares an unplanned closure or delayed start, Camp Fire USA will provide child care at designated school sites when there is a reasonable belief that families, children and staff can travel safely to & from site. This plan addresses only those days that are unplanned closure days. Important Note... Schools designated for snow days may be different from the school designated for School In-Service or Holidays. Camp Fire USA Alaska Council does not operate on school closure days in Fairbanks. OPENING TIME: Sites are scheduled to open at 7:30 a.m. Weather and road conditions may cause Camp Fire staff to arrive later than that time. A Camp Fire staff member will be dispatched to arrive at the school at the earliest possible time. Please be patient if conditions cause their delay. At no time are children to be left at the school site without ensuring that the building is open and at least two Camp Fire staff members are on site. Given this, we ask that you accompany your children into the building. CLOSING TIME: Closing time will be at 6 p.m. at all Anchorage schools and at 6:30 p.m. at Homestead School in Eagle River. In order to ensure safe travel for families and staff, on occasion we may contact parents during the day to arrange for early pick up of children. Return to top of closures ITEMS TO SEND WITH YOUR CHILD Please send Nutritious Lunches with your child as well as warm outdoor clothing (a dry change of clothes is also helpful) as they will most likely have the opportunity to play outdoors throughout the day. NOTIFICATION TO FAMILIES 1, CHECK THE WEBSITE 2. RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS Announcements will be made on the following radio stations after 6:30 a.m FM: 106.5, 105.3, 101.3, 104.1, 91.1, 92.1 AM: 590, 750, 700, 650 3. CONTACT THE OFFICE Parents may call our main office at 279-3551 to obtain additional information if it is needed. Depending on weather conditions, our office will be open from 7am—6pm. Return to top of closures SPECIAL NOTE In the event parents are staying home for the day, Camp Fire asks that they keep their child at home with them as well. “No School” days are wonderful opportunities for your child to sleep in, make snowmen, read books, play with neighbors, help with shoveling snow and SPEND TIME WITH YOU! Return to top of closures 2007 - 2008 SNOW DAY SITES Go to this school if your child attends this school Homestead Homestead, Alpenglow, Ravenwood, Chugiak, Fire Lake Denali Denali, Chugach Optional, Government Hill, Inlet View Lake Otis Lake Otis, Roger's Park, North Star, Airport Heights Huffman Huffman, O'Malley, Trailside Sand Lake Sand Lake, Chinook, Gladys Wood, Polaris Nunaka Valley Nunaka Valley, Scenic Park, Russian Jack, Susitna Spring Hill Ocean View, Abbott Loop, Klatt, Spring Hill

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DELAYED STARTS In the event the School District plans to start school at a later time in the morning, all Camp Fire program sites with morning programs will open at 7:30 a.m. Go to your normal site. Staff will remain with participants until dismissed to attend classes. We advise listening to the radio throughout the day for current, specific information about start times & school closure. Return to top of closures  2008 Summer School Age Child Care    Visit our summer camps page

How Parents Can Help

Here are some ways that parents can get involved and help out in our programs: o Donate supplies o Volunteer on a field trip o Bring a skill or talent to share with kids o Parent Nights o Help out on Half Days o Let staff know they are appreciated o Share your story with us o Come to a Champions for Children event o Tell your friends, family and neighbors about us o Check in with staff; how are kids doing & what’s going on at home o Make sure kids are prepared for their days activities (proper gear, lunches & permission slips) o Talk to your kids about what they did with us today o Work with the staff to address any behavior or health issues or concerns that you or they may have about your children. o Visit us…observe the activities or participate in them with your child. o Schedule a conference with the staff to share ideas, questions or concerns.

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