Health & Safety

No. We have currently removed the vaccine requirement for campers and staff.  Green Acres will continue to monitor the landscape of COVID-19 in consultation with York Region Public Health and our [...]

While it is preferable, campers in the Chipmunk Unit (nursery aged campers) do not need to be fully toilet trained.  Counsellors will be trained on how to change pull-ups.  You will need to send [...]

Under the current Ministry of Health Guidelines (used in Summer 2021), while they were outside, campers did not need to wear masks while in their cohorts at Camp. Campers completed SK and older [...]

Each Green Acres cabin has approximately 12 campers. Our younger, Chipmunk cabins (completing Nursery) have approximately 10 children per group.

We are so fortunate to have 110 acres of spectacular facilities, with lots of natural shade, that bring the country setting to the city. The majority of our activities are outdoors (during the [...]

Our goal is for every child to feel happy and safe at Camp Green Acres. If a camper demonstrates undesirable behaviours, parents will be contacted by their child’s Unit Head and/or the Camper [...]

Green Acres staff are placed at bussing and at the carpool loop to escort the children to their appropriate cabin meeting spots. Campers completing Nursery to Grade 1 are escorted to and from the [...]

Our air-conditioned Health Centre is staffed by a full-time RN or RPN and nurse’s assistant.  We have an outdoor triage area to limit indoor interactions. We have a supervised area where campers [...]

Counsellors are always with their campers. Younger campers are escorted to their units from the bus, and accompanied to the washroom. Counsellors assist campers with changing, hand washing, [...]

We encourage parents, campers, and staff to be ‘Sun Smart’. Sun hats are a must every day, and a large emphasis is placed on keeping cool and hydrated throughout the day particularly during hot [...]