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Welcome Aboard: Important Information for Parents

Dear Parents:

We are thrilled that you have chosen to register your child(ren) in a Boothbay Sea and Science Center summer program!

To make things run as smoothly as possible, below please find information that will help you to complete the registration process. Also included is a list of items your child will need each day, parking information, and helpful links.

Medical Forms

There are three medical forms that must be completed no less than two (2) weeks before your child(ren)’s first day. They are:

The BSSC Medical Form (filled online in your Active Camps account).
A current vaccination record (get from your physician and then upload online in your Active Camps account).
A physical examination done within one (1) year of your child’s program start date (get from your physician and then upload online in your Active Camps account). You may use your physician’s form, or they may complete this form.

IMPORTANT!

We require your child to have full immunizations and vaccinations as recommended by the CDC. See our immunizations and vaccinations policy for more information.

Your child will not be allowed to attend unless all medical forms are complete.

Lunch

Every day please pack hearty morning and afternoon snacks and lunch for your child.

Friday Family Cookouts

Parents, guardians and siblings are welcome to join us at 12:00 noon on Friday for grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, and all the fixings.

Parent Walkabout

On Monday mornings beginning June 16 from 8:30 am to 9:00 am BSSC is offering parents of children registered in the 2025 summer program a tour of the campus and an opportunity to meet and talk with the members of the summer staff. Off-campus parking only. For more information or to schedule a tour, please email Pauline Dion at: info@boothbayseaandsciencecenter.org

Equipment and Supplies

It is very important that your child(ren) arrive every day at the Center on time and with the clothing and supplies they will need for a fun and safe experience. These are:

Mask (optional);
Bathing suit;
Towel;
Closed toed water shoes;
Closed toed shoes;
Full water bottle;
Change of clothes;
Lunch;
Snacks (2);
Sunscreen lotion (no spray please);
Lifejacket;
Hat.

Note: We ask that you write your child’s name on all items of clothing, backpacks, lunch containers, water bottle and lifejacket.

Parking for Drop Off and Pick Up

There is no onsite parking on our campus at 12 Carter Road. Youth attending our summer program that require transportation need to be dropped-off (8:30 – 8:55 a.m.) and need to be picked-up (4:30 p.m.) at the Murray Hill Road Public Boat Launch, which is just beyond the entrance to the Center. BSSC staff will be on-hand to direct traffic and walk children to and from the Center.

Helpful Links

Below are some links to information that you will find helpful during this process

From our parents

Everything is fantastic! We really appreciate this stellar program and thank you for providing such wonderful enrichment and a unique experience for the students. Eleanor has been anticipating this program for months- having the time of her life.

You were the best organized communicators of the three camps she went to last summer – thank you! She loved the data collecting and science portions, that felt really unique to your program.

KSL

Our child was super excited about the seaweed identification and that knowledge really presented when we kayaked out to spectacle island to camp and encountered many different types of seaweed. She loves the camp! Everything. One noticeable difference was that our child was able to identify the different types of seaweed on the coast and in the water while we went out kayaking.

I value the balance between time on the water and the educational component adding to their overall respect/perspective. The Olympics were also a huge hit this year!! A great balance between skills, education and good old fashioned summer camp fun!

We loved the overnight on the Schooner Tyrone. Anytime this is a possibility, please make it available for the kids. It was such a wonderful opportunity. The highlight of the summer!

BSSC’s thematic programming is one of its strongest components. All three of our campers (ages 5, 8, 13) were enthused by the topics and methods of exploration. They came home curious and eager to learn more ocean science related concepts.

My daughter enjoys BSSC very much. She likes swimming and especially science. She likes getting “jobs” on the boat. She really enjoyed this week’s movie about the 16 year old who sallied the world by herself.