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Registration Procedures
Camp Tekoa plans to accept only online registrations for the year 2010. Registrations are accepted and camp sessions are filled in the order in which registrations are received. If your choice of camp is full, you will be contacted as soon as possible by email, fax or phone regarding placement on a waiting list or other session choices. It is important that your response is immediate, as camp sessions often fill rapidly. Please see our waiting list policy below.
Completed health forms and other necessary paperwork will be due within 3 weeks of initial registration. Any outstanding balance will be due by May 1st. Registrations received after May 1st will require full payment at the time of registration.
MAIL - Parent/Guardian must complete, sign and date the Health History form and other applicable Waivers. Unsigned Health History forms and waivers will be returned unprocessed and a discount will not be given if this isn't completed and back to us within three weeks of registration. Mail with proper postage to:
Camp Tekoa
Attn: Registrar
PO Box160
Hendersonville , NC 28793
A minimum $50 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit by electronic check Visa, Mastercard or Discover is required to reserve a camp session. For discount information, click here.
There is a $20 fee for returned checks.
If full balance of camp is not paid by May 1st, the payment will be drafted from the original form of payment through Thriva Active Network/Camp Register. If you are waiting for a scholarship from your church make sure the payment is made to Tekoa in advance
of May 1.
Cabinmate Policy
Cabinmate requests must be limited to 1 (one) preference and campers must select each other for the request to be honored. Cabinmates are assigned by registered event, age, and grade.
Discounts
If you are registering for a week long residential camp: Elementary, Middle School or High School Resident, Middle School or High School Adventure Camps before March 1, 2010 you are eligible for a $30.00 discount. If you are registering for an Elementary Day, Adventure Day, Special Needs Day or Mini Camp you are eligible for a $15.00 discount, if you register before March 1st. Both the $30.00 and $15.00 discounts will be placed into your campers store account once the paperwork has been received. The requirements for receiving the discount are as follows and must be met completely. There will be no exceptions.
- In order to take advantage of the discounts you MUST Register online before March 1, 2010 AND meet the following requirements:
- Pay in full AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION
- Have ALL of the campers paperwork to Camp Tekoa postmarked
WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF THE REGISTRATION DATE.
Camps and Forms Needed
Elementary Day, Adventure Day, Mini, Elementary and Middle School campers need the following paperwork: Health History Form including immunization record and health insurance card.
High School Resident campers need the Health History Form including the immunization record and health insurance card and the Whitewater Rafting Waiver.
Special Needs Day Campers and Barnabas Resident campers need the Health History Form including the immunization record and a health insurance card as well as the Special Needs Questionnaire.
Middle School Breakout 6th Grade and Middle School All Boys campers need the Health History Form including the immunization record and a health insurance card as well as the Mountain Boarding Waiver.
Middle School All Girls campers need the Health History Form including the immunization record and a health insurance card as well as the Horseback Riding Waiver.
Middle School Rock Climbing, Middle School Water Adventure, Middle School Fishing, Middle School Survivor, High School Ultimate Challenge, High School Rock Climbing and High School Survivor campers need the Health History Form including the immunization record and a health insurance card.
High School Water Adventure campers need the Health History Form including the immunization record and a health insurance card as well as the Whitewater Rafting Waiver.
Waiting List Policy
If your camp of choice is full, you may elect to place your child's name on a waiting list: Call the registrar and ask them to place your child on a waitlist. They will need to know your child's name, address, the week of camp, the camp name and a day time phone number where you can be reached. You will need to pay the $50.00 deposit at the time you are placed on the waitlist. This money will be returned to you if a spot does not become available for the camp that you are interested in.
When a space becomes available, your child will automatically be enrolled. At this time, the $50 deposit is non-refundable. If you no longer want your child on the waiting list, it is your responsibility to notify us.
Cancellation Policy
In the event of cancellation prior to May 15th, Camp Tekoa will refund all fees paid less the deposit. The $50 deposit is non-refundable. In the event of cancellation after May 15th, no fees shall be refunded.
Financial Assistance
Camp Tekoa is dedicated to providing youth with a meaningful camp experience - the “Tekoa
Experience.” No child should be excluded from this experience due to financial concerns.
Families are welcome to schedule a monthly payment plan, after the initial $50 deposit has been made.
Camper families who cannot afford the full fee should first contact their Church about financial support. If the camper’s family and local church cannot cover the event fee, partial scholarships are
available from the Tekoa Scholarship Fund.
Families/Individuals requesting a scholarship MUST complete a Scholarship Request form. This form must be completed in full and must be signed by parent/guardian AND your minister or sponsoring agency representative.
Submit prior to or with the camper’s registration form. Please contact the Registrar if you have questions
regarding scholarship assistance. Scholarship Form
General Policies
Please refer to our Policies page.
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