Tailor Dolgin
Since the inception of day camp at The Mountaineers in 2010, we’ve had the pleasure of seeing our programs and community grow in breadth and depth over the last twelve years. Every season is full of camp magic, laughter, bracelet-making, and an inevitably stressful registration day. In response to feedback provided by camp families, and in an attempt to make the registration process smooth for campers and staff alike, we’ve made the decision to reconfigure registration for our Seattle Day Camp offerings.
The Lottery System
All campers, new and returning, are invited to enroll through our lottery system this January. Campers are eligible for enrollment in up to two weeks of day camp through the lottery. Individual campers are not limited to two weeks of day camp enrollment for the whole summer, but will be capped within the lottery process.
How it Will Work:
- Individual lottery applications will be available on the Seattle Summer Camp page from January 3-16, 2022. Each camper may enter the lottery once, ranking each camp week in the application to indicate their most desired camp week to attend (ex. Rockstar Week, Water Week 1, etc.)
- Submissions will be randomized based on the weeks selected. A slight priority will given to returning campers.
- Campers will be notified of their enrollment results between January 17 and 26. Campers will have five days to accept their offered camp spot. If registration is not completed by that time, the spot will become available during open enrollment on February 2.
- Open enrollment for adventure camps, lodge camps, and remaining camp spots will begin February 2.
Rules of the System:
- The lottery is only for Seattle Day Camp. All overnight Seattle camps and camps in different locations will open for enrollment separately.
- Campers must have a profile on The Mountaineers website to be registered. We recommend your camper’s Youth Information Form and Youth Program Form are updated and complete before entering the lottery.
- If a camper has more than one entry in the lottery, the most recent submission will be accepted and the rest removed.
- Incomplete submissions (anything without a camper’s name, email, and link to their website profile) will not be accepted.
- If you are entering campers who are family members in the system, and you would like for them to register for the same weeks of camp, please enter them in the lottery on the same entry form. If each camper would like to attend different weeks of camp, please enter them in the lottery separately.
After inputting camper information, the lottery will ask families to rank thier camp choices, as seen Above.
Please reach out with questions throughout the process and thank you for going on this registration journey with us. Reach out to Tailor or visit our Summer Camp page for more information.
Other Camp Opportunities
Looking for other opportunities to join our Seattle youth programs? February and April Break Camps are open for registration. Or, head over to our After-School Programs page to learn about weeknight opportunities this winter and spring.
