General Info
Brief Camp Description: This camp offers a full-day outdoor experience in a secure, supervised setting for girls grades 1 to 12. This year’s theme centers on the “Spy” experience and will include outdoor skills, Escape Room, "Clue" type game, disguises, decoding skills and DNA studies. All that plus traditional camp activities like crafts, outdoor cooking and tracking skills. Additionally, this year’s camp experience will include physical activities such as climbing the horizontal boulder wall and field games!
Unit Information: All units are age-based and will participate in camp-planned activities and events as well as enjoy free time to socialize and build friendships. All units are adult volunteer-led with young adult assistants.
Overnight & Almost Overnight: On Thursday night, July 16th girls entering grade 4 or above (Fall 2020) including all PA’s may choose to stay for part of the evening, or all night to experience a traditional camp fire and additional activities. Dinner will be served, please let a staff member know if your camper has any dietary restrictions.
Buddies: Campers may request one buddy. Attempts will be made to honor the request only if both campers request one another, and all registration forms and fees are received in one envelope. No attempt will be made to honor requests that do not follow this procedure.
Registration Open Dates: Registration opens on March 1, 2020 and closes on May 31, 2020.
Cancellation Policy: 100% refund until April 15, 2020 and 50% refund until May 30, 2020. NO refunds after May 30, 2020
Fee Notes: Full Week Adult volunteers will receive a camp fee credit of $20 per child for those registered and background checked by March 30. Half Week Adult volunteers will receive a camp fee credit of $10 per child for those registered and background checked by March 30. Those Full Week registered after March 30th will receive a refund of $10 per registered child after camp, $5 off per child for Half Week adult volunteers. For more information please contact our day camp director or day camp registrar.
All fees due with registration. Cookie/Nut Credits will be reimbursed after day camp registrar receives Cookie/Nut Credit. Most forms may be obtained online, but must be submitted by email or U.S. mail. No online registration.
Transportation: All campers must ride the bus, except children of our volunteer staff. Finalized information regarding buses will be sent out with camper confirmation letters. Bus stop locations currently include (although more may be added or subtracted based on need):
Forms: Registration for adults and campers is not complete without the following (links coming soon):
Send Registrations To:
Valerie Kemper
Rainbow Valley Day Camp Registrar
424 NW Freeman Avenue
Hillsboro, OR 97124 Valerie Kemper (wmvlkemper@gmail.com) or 503-648-4755
Camp Sweatshirts:
You can order a Camp sweatshirt by using this downloadable form (XLS) or (JPG). Costs are 21 for hoody, 23 for zipper front hoody, you might need to check your download folder for the files. Provide it as part of your registration. If you've already registered, send it to Valerie Kemper (address above). Either print it out and postal mail it back, or e-mail it to her filled out.
Program Aide-In-Training (PAIT): Girls entering grade 7 in the fall who wish to work toward their PA pin. Girls will receive instruction meeting council guidelines for PA training, as well as opportunities for hands-on leadership experience. This is not a LiA Program.
Program Aide (PA): Girls entering grade 8 or higher, having completed council approved program aide training. This can and will serve as service hour units for the PA pin. Please complete the Day Camp Program Aide Application and one Program Aide Reference and submit them with registration.
Volunteer In-Service: All adult volunteers and program aides are required to attend our camp-wide in-service the Saturday before camp on July 11, 2020.
Training: There will be a required training session before camp on Saturday July 11th at Singing Hills Church (map). On the day, PA training will run from 11am to 5pm, Adults from 12:45pm to 4pm and all adult volunteers and program aids will be requested to attend.
Setup and Tour: On Sunday July 12th in the afternoon and evening there will be a chance to tour the space while camp is setup, but before the campers arrive. Contact a staff member for more details.
Adult Volunteers: Rainbow Valley/Sunset West Day Camp is 100% volunteer operated. To make camp successful, volunteers are asked to attend the entire week. Volunteer’s children will be given placement priority. We also offer a unit for volunteer’s Tag-a-Longs (see below). All volunteers must be registered Girl Scouts and background checked. All adults must complete the required online Council Trainings before camp begins. These trainings include; GS101, Volunteer Essentials, and Safety. These trainings take less than an hour to complete.
Tag-A-Longs: The children of volunteers, boys and girls 2-5 years old. MUST BE POTTY-TRAINED.
Questions?
Please contact our volunteer core staff!!
Unit Information: All units are age-based and will participate in camp-planned activities and events as well as enjoy free time to socialize and build friendships. All units are adult volunteer-led with young adult assistants.
Overnight & Almost Overnight: On Thursday night, July 16th girls entering grade 4 or above (Fall 2020) including all PA’s may choose to stay for part of the evening, or all night to experience a traditional camp fire and additional activities. Dinner will be served, please let a staff member know if your camper has any dietary restrictions.
Buddies: Campers may request one buddy. Attempts will be made to honor the request only if both campers request one another, and all registration forms and fees are received in one envelope. No attempt will be made to honor requests that do not follow this procedure.
Registration Open Dates: Registration opens on March 1, 2020 and closes on May 31, 2020.
Cancellation Policy: 100% refund until April 15, 2020 and 50% refund until May 30, 2020. NO refunds after May 30, 2020
Fee Notes: Full Week Adult volunteers will receive a camp fee credit of $20 per child for those registered and background checked by March 30. Half Week Adult volunteers will receive a camp fee credit of $10 per child for those registered and background checked by March 30. Those Full Week registered after March 30th will receive a refund of $10 per registered child after camp, $5 off per child for Half Week adult volunteers. For more information please contact our day camp director or day camp registrar.
All fees due with registration. Cookie/Nut Credits will be reimbursed after day camp registrar receives Cookie/Nut Credit. Most forms may be obtained online, but must be submitted by email or U.S. mail. No online registration.
Transportation: All campers must ride the bus, except children of our volunteer staff. Finalized information regarding buses will be sent out with camper confirmation letters. Bus stop locations currently include (although more may be added or subtracted based on need):
- McDonalds in North Plains
- Sunset Esplanade in Hillsboro
- Zion Church on Glencoe Road in Hillsboro
- “Old” Mountaindale Store in Mountaindale
- Indian Hills Elementary in Hillsboro
Forms: Registration for adults and campers is not complete without the following (links coming soon):
- Day Camp Registration for all minors
- Day Camp Volunteer Sign-Up/Membership for all adults
- Day Camp Health History & OTC Medications (all attendees)
- Day Camp Program Aide Application for all PAs
- Program Aide Reference for all PAs
- Behavior Agreement for Day Camps
- All fees paid
Send Registrations To:
Valerie Kemper
Rainbow Valley Day Camp Registrar
424 NW Freeman Avenue
Hillsboro, OR 97124 Valerie Kemper (wmvlkemper@gmail.com) or 503-648-4755
Camp Sweatshirts:
You can order a Camp sweatshirt by using this downloadable form (XLS) or (JPG). Costs are 21 for hoody, 23 for zipper front hoody, you might need to check your download folder for the files. Provide it as part of your registration. If you've already registered, send it to Valerie Kemper (address above). Either print it out and postal mail it back, or e-mail it to her filled out.
Program Aide-In-Training (PAIT): Girls entering grade 7 in the fall who wish to work toward their PA pin. Girls will receive instruction meeting council guidelines for PA training, as well as opportunities for hands-on leadership experience. This is not a LiA Program.
Program Aide (PA): Girls entering grade 8 or higher, having completed council approved program aide training. This can and will serve as service hour units for the PA pin. Please complete the Day Camp Program Aide Application and one Program Aide Reference and submit them with registration.
Volunteer In-Service: All adult volunteers and program aides are required to attend our camp-wide in-service the Saturday before camp on July 11, 2020.
Training: There will be a required training session before camp on Saturday July 11th at Singing Hills Church (map). On the day, PA training will run from 11am to 5pm, Adults from 12:45pm to 4pm and all adult volunteers and program aids will be requested to attend.
Setup and Tour: On Sunday July 12th in the afternoon and evening there will be a chance to tour the space while camp is setup, but before the campers arrive. Contact a staff member for more details.
Adult Volunteers: Rainbow Valley/Sunset West Day Camp is 100% volunteer operated. To make camp successful, volunteers are asked to attend the entire week. Volunteer’s children will be given placement priority. We also offer a unit for volunteer’s Tag-a-Longs (see below). All volunteers must be registered Girl Scouts and background checked. All adults must complete the required online Council Trainings before camp begins. These trainings include; GS101, Volunteer Essentials, and Safety. These trainings take less than an hour to complete.
Tag-A-Longs: The children of volunteers, boys and girls 2-5 years old. MUST BE POTTY-TRAINED.
Questions?
Please contact our volunteer core staff!!
