This year, we are piloting an online registration platform. Our “store” can be found here. Please read this page, click the links to read the registration policies, and let Karen know at mayne@gicel.ca if you have any questions. The Amilia customer support team is also wonderful to work with if there are specific tech related questions. There won’t be much time for troubleshooting on registration day, so I hope to iron out all we can ahead of time. Of course, I will be monitoring the registration platform and the mayne@gicel.ca email inbox on the day to support you then as well!
All of the Mayne Island camp dates can be found on the GICEL website here: https://www.gicel.ca/programs/. SEEP will run weekly from July 14- August 8 and Seedlings will run weekly from August 4-15. Our fees remain unchanged. SEEP camps cost $250 per week and Seedlings camps cost $150 per week. More details about the Seedlings camp will be sent out very soon. Financial subsidies are available for both SEEP and Seedlings camps. Please contact Karen at mayne@gicel.ca to request a subsidy.
All of the registration policies can be found on the GICEL website here: https://www.gicel.ca/2025-registration-eligibility-window-policies-edited-for-2025/
As part of the registration form, you will be asked to confirm that you have read these policies and agree to follow them.
First of all, THE REGISTRATION DATES:
Round 1 for Mayne Island School Students, Homelearners Enrolled/Registered with a Mayne Island Address, and Seedlings participants whose families live solely on Mayne and intend to pursue their education as MIS students or homelearners enrolled/registered with a Mayne Island Address: Opens Tuesday, May 6 at 10AM and lasts until Thursday, May 8 at 7:00PM
Round 2 for Siblings of GICEL Youth Staff (for the week(s) their older siblings are working): By email invitation only, beginningFriday, May 9 through Sunday, May 11.
Round 3 for Open Registration: Opens Tuesday, May 13 at 10AM.
Round 4 for Open Registration of adding your name to the waitlist for a fourth camp: Opens Friday, May 16 at 12PM.
Secondly, THE PROCESS:
There are great tutorials on the Amilia website. Here’s what the process looks like for this year’s registration:
1. Set up a Personal Account at https://app.amilia.com/en/Signup. A tutorial can be found here: https://help.amilia.com/en/articles/6808974-set-up-your-personal-account. If you have used Amilia with another organization, you’ll already have an account!
2. If you are a parent of a Mayne Island School student or homelearner, please purchase a free Membership for each child in your family. A tutorial of how to make a purchase can be found here. This does not mean you are a member of the nonprofit GICEL with voting rights, etc. It is simply the word the program uses that allows us to open registration on the 6th for you. We will be checking with the Mayne Island School to ensure that students are the ones using this priority window. For home learners, please be expected to request a letter from your enrolling school with proof of residence or something similar.
3. Sometime between now and May 6, the store will also show the camps under the “Activities” tab. Once they are available, you can add the selections you would like to your “Wishlist”. This makes the check out a bit faster once registration opens. We expect registration to go very quickly again this year and recommend using the wishlist option to help speed up the process for you. The tutorial for how to set up the wishlist can be found here.
4. Once your registration window begins, you can log in, add your selections to the cart, and begin the process of filling out registration forms and checking out. Once selections are in your cart, your spot is held for 30 minutes. This gives you time to fill out the forms without fear of losing your spot. The tutorial for making a purchase can be found here.
Things to have ready for registration:
– Personal Health Card Number
– Parent(s) Home and Cell Phone Numbers
– Emergency Contact Name and Phone Number
– On Island Emergency Contact Name and Phone Number (can be same as the 1st emergency contact if you like)
– Any allergy or medical information we should know
– Youth t-shirt Size
5. Check Out
This year you can pay by credit card or through a process called an “e-cheque“, which is similar to a bank transfer. At checkout, there is a pop-up window asking you if you would like to pay for the transaction fees for your order. This is optional, but if you are able and willing to contribute, we’d appreciate it. The transaction fees add up to a lot for any organization, especially one as small as ours. Our cost for a credit card transaction for one child to attend one week of camp is just over $9. Our cost for an e-cheque transaction for one child to attend one week of camp is just over $3. You can choose to pay the full total at check-out, or to pay a $50 non-refundable deposit per child per week and have the remainder be charged to your credit card or e-cheque on May 30. If you choose the installment option, it does not add an additional transaction fee, so if that is on your mind, don’t worry about it!
