Information and Policies

Notice of all cancellations must be received in writing by e-mail to scicamp@ualberta.ca and are subject to the following conditions:

Refunds will only be granted on cancellation requests received 7 days prior to the first day of the registered camp.
A 50% cancellation fee will be levied on all cancellation requests received between 1 and 6 days prior to the first day of the registered camp.
Please note that there is no reimbursement for campers who cancel or withdraw during their scheduled camp week.
- We are unable to provide refunds or credits if your child misses camp due to illness.
If the event is canceled by our office, a full refund will be issued.

Camps start at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m.
Drop-off lasts from 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Pick-up takes place from 4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Pick-up and drop-off supervision is included in camp fees.

For more information on our drop-off and pick-up location, please see our location page.

You will receive important information regarding your registration in our welcome package two weeks in advance of your camp.
Your camper's sign-in/sign-out QR code will be emailed the Friday evening prior to the start of camp to ensure parents are using the correct QR code.
Please check your spam folder to ensure you don't miss these emails. If you unsubscribe, we will be unable to send you any information.

Campers must provide their own lunch and snacks every day.
Campers may be escorted to the Students Union Building (SUB) if they need to purchase lunch.
The first half hour of lunch break is taken inside. After the first half hour, campers will be taken outside to play before going back inside for afternoon activities.
For the safety of campers with allergies, please DO NOT send nuts or nut products to camp.

To ensure the health and safety of our campers and staff, we will send sick campers home. Any camper displaying flu-like symptoms including headache, chills, cough, followed by fever, loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhea, muscle aches and fatigue, runny nose, watery eyes, and sore throat may be asked to leave camp.
When symptoms are first noticed, the leaders will notify the parent/guardian so that they can arrange for pick up. If the camper returns to camp the following day and continues to display symptoms of a contagious flu virus, we will phone the parent/guardian and ask them to remove the camper and withdraw from camp for the remainder of the week.
We are unable to provide refunds or credits if your child misses camp due to illness.

To ensure a quality experience and the safety of our campers and staff, we will contact parents/guardians if participant behaviour becomes a problem. We may ask parents/guardians to pick up the camper early if negative behaviour continues.
If this behaviour is deemed serious and continuous, we will phone the parent/guardian and ask them to remove the camper and withdraw from camp for the remainder of the week.

Bringing valuables like music players, electronic games, cell phones, trading cards etc. to camp for use during lunchtime, before and after camp is at the discretion of the parent/guardian, but is not recommended.
The Faculty of Science is not responsible for loss or damage to campers’ valuables.