• Classroom teachers - your child's classroom teacher will attend with your child's class and participate in many activities with your child such as: hiking on the trails, eating meals, recess and they will make rounds at bedtime.
• Naturalists - our experienced Naturalists provide the instruction on the trail and coordinate all activities. They are trained to create the most supportive environment for your child.
• High School Counselors - these selected high school students will be helping your child in the dorms, such as getting ready for the day and arriving at hikes on time and prepared. They are trained and coached throughout the week to provide the best care for your child.
• Bus Drivers - Foothill Horizons will be transporting most school groups (along with a classroom teacher) on our own buses driven by our own Foothill staff, who all know and live by our motto: kids come first.

Our number one priority is the physical and emotional safety of every child. 

• Though we look and feel like a camp, we are still a school, and all school rules apply. 
• Because our classes are held outdoors - we have additional rules to ensure the safety of all. 
  • Both you and your child will sign the back of the Health Form indicating to us that you have read and understand our discipline policy. 
• We will remind your students of that policy soon after they arrive. 
• Students will be guided by our staff and counselors to make healthy and kind choices, however, students who are not safe may not get to stay. 
• If after some warnings, your student continues to make unsafe or poor choices, we will contact you and inform you of the behavior. 
• If after that call home, your child continues to misbehave, we will call you and ask you to come pick up your child and take them home.

• If your child is attending with their 6th grade class, it is likely that there is someone at the school coordinating an advanced purchase. 
  • All money is handled by your child's school and your child will receive their merchandise on the day they arrive.
• You can also purchase Foothill merchandise at our open house events.
• You can also visit our online store for other Foothill Merchandise options.

• If your child takes medication, you must fill out the Medication Authorization Form  (Petición para la administración de medicamento). 
  • Upon arrival, our Registered Nurse reviews all paperwork and medications. 
  • Your child will receive their medication at the times selected on the form.
• Our Health Clerk and all our Naturalists are trained in CPR/First Aid and can administer authorized medications.
• We strive to provide exceptional care for every student who attends the program. Families will need to write down any medical needs, medications, and recent illness or injuries on the Student Health Form (Información sobre la salud).
  • Our health office staff is available to help students between 7am and 9:30pm; 2 trained staff members are on call all night.
• Our Health Clerk and all our Naturalists are trained in CPR/First Aid and can assist with caring for your child’s minor bumps and bruises.  We will contact the guardians who are listed on the Emergency Contact portion of the student’s health form if your child becomes ill or injured.

• Please refer to our detailed policies on the Forms and Resources webpage
  • Students With Special Diets
  • Estudiantes con dietas especiales

• Non-emergency phone calls can divert valuable staff resources, can increase homesickness, and are generally discouraged. 
• Students may not bring cell phones to Foothill during overnight programs.

See our sample schedules here:

• 3 Day Program
• 4 Day Program
• 5 Day Program

• Our staff is incredibly busy interacting with your child and giving them the safest and best experience they can have... but we will still do our best to try and take photos throughout the week and post them on our Facebook page. 
• By signing the back of your child's Student Health Form, you provide consent for us to photograph and/or record your child's image and voice. 
  • If you choose to not give consent, you can simply cross that section of the paragraph out on the back of the form, and we will not include your student in photos.