Class Size & Instructors
Classes are limited to 20 children. Staff ratios: 6:1 for 5 year olds, 8:1 for 6 to 7 year olds and 10:1 for children 8 and older.
Instructors hold a degree from a post secondary institution and have professional experience, including teaching experience. Assistants are senior high school or university students who have extensive experience in educational programs. Each
group also has two or more volunteers to provide additional support.
To request a volunteer application, please e-mail studio@rom.on.ca or call 416.586.8043. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old.
Getting Here
Entrance: Use the President's Choice School Entrance at the south side of the museum. Go down the small set of stairs between the Museum and the Planetarium and through the first set of glass doors on the right. We will greet you inside the doors.
Drop-Off and Pick Up: Parking is not available at the Museum. You may drop-off and pick up your children briefly at the school bus loading zone on Queen's Park at the east side of the ROM. Parking in this area and/or blocking the bus stop are considered parking violations and may be ticketed. The Museum assumes no responsibility for such violations nor can we assist you with parking tickets.
The TTC bus and subway routes also stop at our door. Call 416.393.INFO for details.
Supervised Morning Drop-Off: Summer Club Staff are available from 8:30 am to 9 am at the school bus drop-off zone and at the turnstiles in the Museum subway stop to escort campers to their morning groups. Staff can be identified by staff shirts and badges.
Early Bird Films: Children arriving between 8 am and 9 am will enjoy free early bird films until official programming begins.
Supervised Lunch: Afternoon and full-day participants will picnic in Philosopher's Walk (weather permitting) behind the Museum from 12 pm to 1 pm. Children should bring their own bag lunches, drinks and snacks (NO NUTS PLEASE).
Extended Care: Extended care, consisting of relaxed, supervised activities, will be available for a limited number of children enrolled in afternoon or full-day options from 4 pm to 6 pm. It is offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Your Child's Safety and Pick Up
Children MUST be picked up promptly after programs or extended care ends. Late fees of $1 per minute apply.
We do not permit children to leave unattended. Children ages 11 to 16 years of age can leave on their own if they have a signed note from home summarizing permission for relevant dates.
Please provide a note if you know in advance if your child is going to be absent. Please telephone 416.586.8043 if your child is ill and will not be attending.
Children are released only to people whose photo ID matches the name(s) submitted as authorized pick-up people. Names can be added to this list throughout the session.
Daily Schedule
Check out our orientation video and learn more about how Summer Club works!
8:00am - 9:00am: Drop off and sign in at our lockers. Then watch a few films in the theater before we begin.
9:00am - 10:15am: First half of the morning session. Lesson time with the instructor as well as gallery exploration.
10:15am - 10:30am: Break time in the ROMKids Lunch Room or, weather permitting, outside in Philosopher's Walk.
10:30am - 12:00pm: Second half of morning session. Work on art projects or science experiments in our learning labs.
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Time to fuel up for the afternoon. We'll have a supervised lunch in our classrooms and relax to a few short films.
1:00pm - 2:15pm: First half of the afternoon session. We'll continue to explore the galleries with our instructor and work through our art.
2:15pm - 2:30pm: Afternoon Break
2:30pm - 4:00pm: Second half of afternoon session. Time to wrap up all our work and prepare to go home.
4:00pm: Sign out at the lockers.
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Extended Care. Supervised games and activities in the ROMKids Lunch Room
Further Information
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Programs are 2-weeks long (one week during session 5 and 6), and offered daily
Monday to Friday. - MORNING PROGRAMS run from 9 am to 12 pm.
- AFTERNOON PROGRAMS run from 1 pm to 4 pm (following a supervised lunch from 12 to 1 pm).
- MORNING combined with AFTERNOON PROGRAMS or FULL-DAY PROGRAMS run from 9 am to 4 pm.
- Supervised mid-morning and mid-afternoon BREAKS take place outdoors in the park behind the Museum, weather permitting.
- Children bring their own lunch and snacks. No nuts please.
- Typical daily programs begin with a visit to a Museum gallery that sets the context for a creative project or experiment in the Museum’s studio, classrooms or labs.
- Busing is not available.
- Download Information You Need to Know and camp Medical Forms.
Holidays
Programs do not run July 1st and August 3, 2015.
ROM Membership
You must hold a valid Family Membership at the time of registration to receive the Membes’ discount. Exclusive Members’ sign-up period runs until February 10, 2015. Download 2015 Summer Club Brochure (PDF)
