In-Person Coding Camps - Parents' Handbook & FAQs

Everything you need to know ahead of your child's camp!

36 articles in this collection
Written by Laura Satkauskaite, Heather Lyons, and Izzie Curtis

Overview of our COVID-19 Camps Policy

Find out what we're doing at our camps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19

Written by Izzie Curtis
Updated over a week ago

Introduction

Welcome to the BlueShift coding camp guide for parents!

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Before Camp

Dates and times

Dates and times of all our upcoming camps as they are confirmed

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

How to get to camp

Directions to our upcoming camp locations

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Staying in touch

Communication details before, during, and after the camp

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

What to bring to camp

A last-minute checklist of things your child will need!

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

What NOT to bring to camp

Things we don't want to see at camp, please!

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Students with special educational needs and disabilities, and medical information

Is there anything else we should know?

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Equipment

Laptops and devices

What equipment your child will need for camp

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Software

Software you'll need to download before camp starts

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

During Camp

Arrival

Instructions for arriving at camp

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Lunch

How lunch breaks work at camp

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Pick up

What happens when camp ends each day

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

A typical day

How our day is scheduled during camp

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Lost and found

What happens if something goes missing

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Parent Events at Camp

Meet your child's teacher and get feedback on their progress

Written by Izzie Curtis
Updated over a week ago

Camp FAQs

My child is a total beginner, should I still sign up?

Written by Heather Lyons
Updated over a week ago

Which level should I sign my child up for?

Written by Heather Lyons
Updated over a week ago

Can I book individual days at a camp?

Written by Heather Lyons
Updated over a week ago

Do you offer camps during school holidays?

Written by Heather Lyons
Updated over a week ago

Will my child need their own laptop?

Written by Heather Lyons
Updated over a week ago

Can I use childcare vouchers?

You can use childcare vouchers to pay for our holiday camps - find out how here!

Written by Izzie Curtis
Updated over a week ago

My child doesn't have a laptop - will an iPad or tablet suffice instead?

Written by Heather Lyons
Updated over a week ago

Does my child need to bring a packed lunch?

Written by Heather Lyons
Updated over a week ago

How can I keep track of my child's work?

Written by Heather Lyons
Updated over a week ago

How do I talk to my child's teacher?

Written by Izzie Curtis
Updated over a week ago

What is your camp refund policy?

Written by Izzie Curtis
Updated over a week ago

Policies

Code of conduct

Sensible rules for a positive, safe, and respectful environment at camp

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Anti-Bullying Policy

Our approach to the issue of bullying at camps

Written by Heather Lyons
Updated over a week ago

Behaviour and Discipline Policy

How we manage student behaviour at blue{shift} camps

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Child Safeguarding Policy

Keeping your child safe at camp

Written by Izzie Curtis
Updated over a week ago

Refunds

Our policy on refunds for camp bookings

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Medical policy

What happens if there is a medical emergency

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Sickness

Our policy on illnesses during camp

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Photography consent

How photography is used at camp

Written by Laura Satkauskaite
Updated over a week ago

Camp Risk Assessment

How we keep your child safe at camp!

Written by Izzie Curtis
Updated over a week ago