First, please review our requirements for this summer. The most important is that your child is currently enrolled at The Primary School and is in grades Kindergarten to 4th.

Second, use our online registration portal to create your camper's profile and answer all the questions completely.

Third, await a confirmation email from us. Our staff will spend some time reviewing your registration form and will accept if we have room in our program this summer. You should receive an email within 7 days once you complete your registration form.

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Please note that CoolineKids Camp Staff are generally not able to dose or dispense prescription or over-the-counter medication at camp this summer.

If your camper usually takes ADHD medication, we ask that you please keep them on their medication. To ensure safety and an overall fun camp experience, campers need regulated bodies and their medication supports them with that.

If your camper has Ashma, we will be able to keep their inhaler in a safe place for them while at camp.

It is important that you know that The Primary School health team staff will NOT be at camp. CoolineKids is using The Primary School space, we are not equipped with the school's medical staff, we have our own staff.

Our CoolineKids Camp Staff have been trained in basic first aid and our Cooline Executive Director is first aid, BLS and CPR/AED trained.

Our camp takes many preventive safety measures to prevent injuries, thus we rarely have injuries that occur.

In the event a camper requires more than general first aid, our Executive Director will make health decisions on their behalf, such as calling emergency services, contacting family members, etc.

It is important that you know that The Primary School health team staff will NOT be at camp. CoolineKids is using The Primary School space, we are not equipped with the school's medical staff, we have our own staff.

The Coronavirus Disease has been ravaging our communities since February 2020 and has caused much loss, pain, and anxiety. As a summer camp serving the children of East Palo Alto, we know first-hand, how important COVID safety procedures are to the health of everyone, campers and staff included.

All campers will need to wear a mask at ALL times except while participating in water-based activities, eating/drinking, or alone, outdoors away from others. Campers who can not keep masks on for whatever reason will be required to go home for the duration of the camp for the safety of other campers & our staff.

Campers & staff will also sanitize between every activity and space change (outside --> inside).

All program staff (Lead/Assistant Counselors, Susbitiues, etc) and leadership (Executive Director, Camp Directors, etc) will be fully vaccinated by the start of camp.

It is important that you know that The Primary School health team staff will NOT be at camp. CoolineKids is using The Primary School space, we are not equipped with the school's medical staff, we have our own staff.

CoolineKids Camps take security procedures seriously. Unfortunately, most of our security procedures are kept internal to ensure their effectiveness.

While CoolineKids Camps does not staff security staff, we have a team of Operations Associates who oversee the front desk and the entire camp facility.

CoolineKids Camps has strict pick-up/drop-off procedures. Photo ID is required to pick up campers as well as a health screener when campers enter camp each morning. You will learn more in detail if your camper's registration is confirmed with us.

CoolineKids Camps take developmentally appropriate and anti-racist/oppressive guided responses to behaviors in our program. In a partnership with The Primary School, our systems for supporting students' positive behavior and responding to students' negative behavior has helped us expand the group of students we are able to serve.

Our Summer Camp Curriculum is specifically designed in-house and made by our team of planners, counselors, and leadership along with advice and support from educators, teachers, campers, and parents.

Our Summer Camp Curriculum is a living curriculum, meaning it is changed all the time, to best fit what our students need, new knowledge we have been gifted, and suggestions from our campers.

Our programming is fun, exciting, challenging, and pushes campers to think beyond the usual boundaries of the world. We target 4 specific areas of foundational leadership through our summer camps!

1. Friendship Development

2. Innovative Solutions

3. Sports Integrated Collaboration

4. Compassionate Hearts

While these may seem overly simple, know that empowered kids will equal empowered change-makers in a few years!

At the core of Cooline, we belive in teaching children leadership skills through play and the arts. This means your camper will be learning through activtes, art, projects and physical activites.

This is a CoolineKids Summer Camp program, and is NOT run by TPS staff. It is run by CoolineKids staff. We are using The Primary School facilities for our camp this year, and we are offering summer camp for free for their families. Again, this camp is NOT run, managed, or supervised by The Primary School.

If you have any questions or concerns, you must forward them to Christian Sbragia, the Executive Director of The Cooline Organization at Christian@coolineprograms.org or 650-850-1179. TPS staff is not equipped to answer questions or address concerns regarding our camp.

Christian Sbragia, Executive Director, The Cooline Organization

Christian has led over 100 events, classes, service projects, and camps, works as the School Programs Assistant & Afterschool Support Aide for The Primary School, is the San Mateo County YC Education Chair, serves on 5+ nonprofit boards serving children, and has been the Executive Director of Cooline, since its founding in 2014. Christian has multiple certifications in nonprofit leadership, program design and is Disney Leadership Certified. Christian has undergone supervisory harassment training, a certified CA mandated reporter and has been recognized as one of San Mateo County's top education equity leaders. Christian specializes in programs for K-5 students.

Nathalie Luna Nunez, Senior Camp Director, CoolineKids Program

Nathalie is one of the founding staff of Cooline, along with Christian, she has an extensive history of supporting young children. Last year, she served as our Senior Staff Planner for our Summer Camp 2021, and has a history of leading, participating in, and planning our past year's summer programs. Nathalie specializes in programs for PreK-2 students.

Erika Madriz, Camp Program Director, CoolineKids Program

Erika served as a Summer Fellow and Lead Camp Counselor in our 2021 Summer Camp program. She is deeply connected to the youth of our community and the challenges they face. She brings transparency to our programs and staff. Erika is great in almost all environments that serve kids. She is a regular volunteer at The Primary School as of Fall 2021.

Tammy Bao, Camp Operations Director, CoolineKids Program

Tammy served as an Online Summer Fellow and Camp Counselor in our 2021 Summer Camp program. She has been serving online from a distance for a while and is excited to join us back in person this summer!

Cooline prides itself on hiring a diverse staff of young people to support our summer camps! Learn more by scrolling up to our "Cooline Camp Staff Are Like No Other" section on this site.

Cooline requires all staff to pass a general background check (Under & Over 18) including running their name through the Registered Sex Offender list.

CoolineKids has a 1:5 minimum ratio at all times during camp. Though, we most often have a 1:3 ratio at our camp. We have a total of 35 staffers on site this summer!

Contact Christian Sbragia, Camp Executive Director

Once you receive your registration confirmation email, you will be sent a link to join our Remind, a secure messaging system. This is required as this is how we communicate with all families and staff. We will send updates, reminders, individual check ins, etc via this system.

You will primarily hear from Christian, the Executive Director of Cooline, as well as occasional messages from Nathalie, Erika, and Tammy, our camp directors. Please forward all questions and concerns about our camp, staff, facilities, or operations to Christian. You can also contact him directly by texting him at 650-850-1179

CoolineKids Summer Camps is able to staff team members who are able to speak English, Spanish & Tongan this summer. Note: this is subject to change as our staffing may change before camp.

Each camper will get a morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack. Lunch will be catered from Panda Express Palo Alto! All food is free for campers! Students with allergies should bring their own lunch for safety reasons.

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