LOGISTICS/WHAT TO BRING
Dear August 12-16 UAS families,
This webpage covers logistics and what to bring to our Walking Through Time week. Please read the dropoff/pickup information carefully. And to hear more juicy details about all the fun activities for the week, have a look below at the letter for your Squad member.
Safety is paramount at the Squad; please help reinforce our safety and conduct rules by sharing the Squad letter below with your children. As we tell our Squad members, we don’t make rules for the sake of making rules-- we make them so that we stay safe as we criss-cross the city and look out for each other. We really appreciate your support.
PROGRAM LOCATION: Tudor Place, 1644 31st St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Hours: 8:30-4:15
DROPOFF: Dropoff begins at 8:30am and ends at 9:00 at the front entrance to Tudor Place. The Tudor Place main gate is on 31st Street NW between Q and R Streets in upper Georgetown. Nearby curbside parking (free; two-hour limit) is usually ample. If you arrive at a time that we’re not outside waiting, please let us know so that a UAS staffer can meet you at the front gate.
PICKUP: Pickup is at 4:15-4:30pm in the same place. Please be on time; we are contractually obligated to vacate our space. We also strive to keep overhead costs low, and when we charge/collect late fees, it adds to our administrative burden.
AFTERCARE AVAILABLE: Regular pickup runs 4:15-4:30pm; aftercare extends the day until 5:30 and costs $50 per child per week. We polled registered families at the end of February and this week had enough interest for us to be able to schedule the staff to support aftercare. To confirm your child's place in aftercare, please go to our Pay for a Program page (password: UASprograms), click on "Pay for UAS Summer 2018," and scroll down to select the aftercare product you would like.
Please note: Aftercare staffing is based on the number of registered children, so your advance registration for aftercare allows us to plan accordingly. Although we welcome your aftercare registrations through the Wednesday before your program begins (e.g., aftercare registration for the July 8-12 week ends on Wed., July 3), we cannot guarantee a spot for your child given our staffing and administrative limitations. If we have space remaining, we'd love to welcome more children for aftercare.
PICK-UP AUTHORIZATION: We will not release your child to anyone—including another UAS parent—unless we have permission from a parent or legal guardian. If you let us know in advance, we’ll include the info on our printed rosters. Otherwise, if someone other than the morning dropoff adult is picking up your child, please let us know when we see you so we can note it on our rosters.
WHAT SQUAD MEMBERS SHOULD BRING
--A bag lunch that minimizes trash and has reusable containers whenever possible. We often eat in the woods or at green spaces that don't have trash cans, so we take all our trash with us. We provide morning and afternoon snacks (e.g., fresh fruit, bars, cheesesticks) to keep brains and bodies fueled for adventure.
--A refillable water bottle, minimum 16-ounce size (please make sure it doesn’t leak).
--A lightweight backpack to hold the lunch, water bottle, and any extra layers/rain jacket, if necessary.
--Weather-appropriate clothes, hats, and comfortable shoes for hiking and walking. We do lots of walking! Comfortable, prepared kids = maximum adventure. **We visit spray parks each week in the summer. If you pack a swimsuit and small towel on Monday, your Squad member can leave it at our rental space all week and only pack it for an adventure when necessary.
--For younger children, if relevant: a change of clothes in a plastic bag, in case your child sometimes wets or soils him/herself. We get muddy and have spills, but we generally only need to change clothes if a child has an accident.
**ALLERGY PROTOCOL** If your child has an allergy that might require intervention (e.g., Benadryl, EpiPen), please email me with the protocol that staff should follow in case of an allergic reaction. I am happy to discuss this, too, but written documentation ensures that we're on the same page, and that I can easily pass this info to our Squad leaders.
Snacks. None of our snacks contain nuts, but some carry a disclaimer saying the product may contain traces of nuts. If you don't serve snacks with these labels at home, please let us know and send extra snacks with your child. Squad members and Squad leaders DO bring lunches that carry nut products; we discourage food sharing and encourage hand-washing after meals, but we are not a nut-free environment.
Sunscreen and bug spray. Please be sure to apply sunscreen & bug spray to your Squad members before they arrive. Though we have some on hand to help Squad members reapply later in the day, we can get out on our adventures sooner if everyone has it applied before arriving at the program.
Tick checks. Squad leaders will do basic tick checks upon returning from the woods or tall grass, but please keep in mind that it's always best to do a full body check at home that evening. You'll know ahead of time when we're hiking, in which case please use your best judgement for what you'd like your Squad member(s) to wear. For ultimate tick safety, dress your Squad member in light colored, lightweight, long pants and long sleeves and braid or tie up long hair. On our website, we have now published our own UAS Tick Protocol, which will provide more information for how we will work to keep your Squad members safe this summer. Other detailed guidelines can be found here.
STAFF BIOS can be found here.
Thanks and please don't forget to share the Squad letter below!
SQUAD LETTER
Dear Squad members,
Tudor Place and UAS are combining forces to offer a unique, hyperlocal historical experience that will be enriching, exciting, and physically active, and emphasize the Squad's love of: hands-on learning, hikes through history, and projects that involve cooking, gardening, designing, and creating.
The Squad will spend time discovering how technology and architecture evolved across time and the impact those things had on how children lived. We will go on a house and garden tour of Tudor place to explore some history on site. Later in the week we will visit the C&O Canal, create beepers to use Morse Code just like spies during the Civil War, and learn about simple machines at our Inventors Fair!
For maximum fun and adventure, we need to keep a few things in mind.
Dear August 12-16 UAS families,
This webpage covers logistics and what to bring to our Walking Through Time week. Please read the dropoff/pickup information carefully. And to hear more juicy details about all the fun activities for the week, have a look below at the letter for your Squad member.
Safety is paramount at the Squad; please help reinforce our safety and conduct rules by sharing the Squad letter below with your children. As we tell our Squad members, we don’t make rules for the sake of making rules-- we make them so that we stay safe as we criss-cross the city and look out for each other. We really appreciate your support.
PROGRAM LOCATION: Tudor Place, 1644 31st St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Hours: 8:30-4:15
DROPOFF: Dropoff begins at 8:30am and ends at 9:00 at the front entrance to Tudor Place. The Tudor Place main gate is on 31st Street NW between Q and R Streets in upper Georgetown. Nearby curbside parking (free; two-hour limit) is usually ample. If you arrive at a time that we’re not outside waiting, please let us know so that a UAS staffer can meet you at the front gate.
PICKUP: Pickup is at 4:15-4:30pm in the same place. Please be on time; we are contractually obligated to vacate our space. We also strive to keep overhead costs low, and when we charge/collect late fees, it adds to our administrative burden.
AFTERCARE AVAILABLE: Regular pickup runs 4:15-4:30pm; aftercare extends the day until 5:30 and costs $50 per child per week. We polled registered families at the end of February and this week had enough interest for us to be able to schedule the staff to support aftercare. To confirm your child's place in aftercare, please go to our Pay for a Program page (password: UASprograms), click on "Pay for UAS Summer 2018," and scroll down to select the aftercare product you would like.
Please note: Aftercare staffing is based on the number of registered children, so your advance registration for aftercare allows us to plan accordingly. Although we welcome your aftercare registrations through the Wednesday before your program begins (e.g., aftercare registration for the July 8-12 week ends on Wed., July 3), we cannot guarantee a spot for your child given our staffing and administrative limitations. If we have space remaining, we'd love to welcome more children for aftercare.
PICK-UP AUTHORIZATION: We will not release your child to anyone—including another UAS parent—unless we have permission from a parent or legal guardian. If you let us know in advance, we’ll include the info on our printed rosters. Otherwise, if someone other than the morning dropoff adult is picking up your child, please let us know when we see you so we can note it on our rosters.
WHAT SQUAD MEMBERS SHOULD BRING
--A bag lunch that minimizes trash and has reusable containers whenever possible. We often eat in the woods or at green spaces that don't have trash cans, so we take all our trash with us. We provide morning and afternoon snacks (e.g., fresh fruit, bars, cheesesticks) to keep brains and bodies fueled for adventure.
--A refillable water bottle, minimum 16-ounce size (please make sure it doesn’t leak).
--A lightweight backpack to hold the lunch, water bottle, and any extra layers/rain jacket, if necessary.
--Weather-appropriate clothes, hats, and comfortable shoes for hiking and walking. We do lots of walking! Comfortable, prepared kids = maximum adventure. **We visit spray parks each week in the summer. If you pack a swimsuit and small towel on Monday, your Squad member can leave it at our rental space all week and only pack it for an adventure when necessary.
--For younger children, if relevant: a change of clothes in a plastic bag, in case your child sometimes wets or soils him/herself. We get muddy and have spills, but we generally only need to change clothes if a child has an accident.
**ALLERGY PROTOCOL** If your child has an allergy that might require intervention (e.g., Benadryl, EpiPen), please email me with the protocol that staff should follow in case of an allergic reaction. I am happy to discuss this, too, but written documentation ensures that we're on the same page, and that I can easily pass this info to our Squad leaders.
Snacks. None of our snacks contain nuts, but some carry a disclaimer saying the product may contain traces of nuts. If you don't serve snacks with these labels at home, please let us know and send extra snacks with your child. Squad members and Squad leaders DO bring lunches that carry nut products; we discourage food sharing and encourage hand-washing after meals, but we are not a nut-free environment.
Sunscreen and bug spray. Please be sure to apply sunscreen & bug spray to your Squad members before they arrive. Though we have some on hand to help Squad members reapply later in the day, we can get out on our adventures sooner if everyone has it applied before arriving at the program.
Tick checks. Squad leaders will do basic tick checks upon returning from the woods or tall grass, but please keep in mind that it's always best to do a full body check at home that evening. You'll know ahead of time when we're hiking, in which case please use your best judgement for what you'd like your Squad member(s) to wear. For ultimate tick safety, dress your Squad member in light colored, lightweight, long pants and long sleeves and braid or tie up long hair. On our website, we have now published our own UAS Tick Protocol, which will provide more information for how we will work to keep your Squad members safe this summer. Other detailed guidelines can be found here.
STAFF BIOS can be found here.
Thanks and please don't forget to share the Squad letter below!
SQUAD LETTER
Dear Squad members,
Tudor Place and UAS are combining forces to offer a unique, hyperlocal historical experience that will be enriching, exciting, and physically active, and emphasize the Squad's love of: hands-on learning, hikes through history, and projects that involve cooking, gardening, designing, and creating.
The Squad will spend time discovering how technology and architecture evolved across time and the impact those things had on how children lived. We will go on a house and garden tour of Tudor place to explore some history on site. Later in the week we will visit the C&O Canal, create beepers to use Morse Code just like spies during the Civil War, and learn about simple machines at our Inventors Fair!
For maximum fun and adventure, we need to keep a few things in mind.
- Follow our safety rules! This is important for our safety and for our enjoyment:
- If a Squad leader calls your name, stop and answer right away.
- No running ahead of our group or hiding.
- Stay in the white lines when crossing the street.
- Eat a good breakfast and stay hydrated-- you need to take care of your brain and your body for a great day with the Squad.
- Check the weather to make sure you’re wearing comfortable, appropriate clothes and shoes. We do lots of walking!
- Don’t be nervous. We’re a friendly, welcoming Squad, and we’re all in this together!