FAQ

We welcome and encourage you to visit us. You can arrange a tour by contacting the Director at campdirector@tchs.org or by calling 617-566-4394, ext 623

You can register using our secure online system, or download and print a registration packet. You can also send, bring or fax your forms in. Registration begins late November and forms can be sent in at any time. Returning campers have priority until early January at which time we begin registering new campers in the order in which the application was received.

Financial Aid is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please request an application by contacting the Camp Registrar at campregistrar@tchs.org or by calling 617-566-4394, ext. 724.

Although we do not provide transportation, we do provide interested families with a carpool list.  Also a complimentary shuttle is offered to families who have at least one camper at our CHS campus and at least one camper at our PMC campus in the same session.

Early drop off is available beginning at 7:45am and extended day is available until 5:30pm for an additional fee. Early drop off is $66/session and extended day is $116/session (two weeks).

Campers at CHS are required to bring their own lunch clearly labeled with the camper’s name and group. Refrigeration and heating are not available; please use an ice pack if necessary. We encourage hand washing and provide wet wipes to all campers before and after eating. Sharing of food is not allowed.

Lower Camp is nut‐free. The camp provides a morning snack of water or juice (diluted) and an assortment of crackers and pretzels. Families may send in an alternative snack or beverage with their camper. Campers will have lunch each day in their homerooms with their group counselors.

Intermediate Camp is not nut‐free. Campers have lunch each day on “The Hill” with their group and counselors. Campers and counselors will have lunch inside on inclement weather days. Counselors will provide a nut‐free area among their group while making sure that no one is sitting alone. Campers should bring two or three beverages (for lunch and snack). There are two scheduled snack times for intermediate campers (10:45am & 2:45pm).

Upper and Senior Camp is not nut‐free. Upper and Senior campers will have a mid morning snack at 10:45am. Campers in this division can either bring their lunch or purchase a meal plan. You may want to coordinate their choice with friends who are also registered in the program. Campers should also bring two or three beverages (for lunch and snack). Campers who bring lunch from home will have lunch each day “picnic style” in front of The Ellsworth Theater (or in the gymnasium during inclement weather). Counselors provide a nut‐free area among their groups while making sure that no one is sitting alone. Campers who have registered for the PMC lunch program (additional fee required) will eat inside the cafeteria with CHS counselors in a designated area for The Chestnut Hill Camp only.

The Lower Camp Division is nut-free. Intermediate, Upper and Senior camp divisions are not nut-free, however, we have procedures in place to accommodate campers with allergies.  Please contact the director at campdirector@tchs.org for more information.

You are welcome to make a friendship request for your camper on the Camper Questionnaire. The friend must be in the same age group/grade in order for us to be able to put them together. We can only guarantee one friend.