Arrival day is Sunday June 27. Departure day is Sunday July 25.
For 2-week campers departure is Sunday July 11.
Everyone must provide us a travel itinerary by email as explained at the bottom of this page.
For any problems during travel days, call the usual MathPath number
415 830-3838
This is a Skype-In number with voicemail and is accessible by camp personnel 365 days a year.
Arrival/Departure by Air
The camp airport is Minneapolis/St. Paul International (international flight code MSP).
Please schedule airport arrivals on June 27 between 10am and 4pm, to
assist us in arranging a smooth transfer from airport to campus.
Anyone with compelling reason to arrive outside this window should
please consult with us before booking, so that we can assist in
making a final decision.
We also ask that
airport departures on July 25 be scheduled between 8am and
2pm, with the same proviso about consultation
before booking anything outside this window.
Departures for 2-week campers are on Sunday July 11, also between 8am and 2pm.
MathPath staff will meet campers on arrival at MSP and transport them to the MathPath camp check-in at Macalester College, at no cost.
Likewise, transportation to the airport for departures is at no cost.
Details about how we safely collect all the campers at the airport on arrival day and send them off on departure day, even if there are delays or cancellations, is in the
PreCamp Briefing, available elsewhere on this website.
EASY AND SAFE TRAVEL
For various reasons discussed below,
it is not necessary for parents to spend money to accompany their children.
Parents are welcome to travel along, if they want to make a holiday out of a visit to the Twin Cities, or if they wish to attend camp for a day or two – short visits at the start or end of camp are welcome. Any parent wishing to accompany his or her child from MSP to the camp on the MathPath bus may do so, room permitting, with prior notification, at a small charge.
The first reason campers may fly alone is the proven efficiency of our greeting procedure.
The second reason is that
MSP has nonstop or direct flights from most domestic destinations and dozens of international locations. It is a hub for Delta/Northwest. Changing planes is the major reason why flying is difficult for children.
The third reason concerns special supervision that airlines can provide.
Airlines call a person under age 18, flying without a companion who is at least 18, an unaccompanied minor (UM). Most airlines offer special supervision for UMs and require it for UMs below a certain age.
When they provide such supervision, the child is said to have
Unaccompanied Minor Status.
Even when you are not required to arrange UM Status, you may wish to do so for your peace of mind.
Each airline has its own rules and fees for UMs. For instance, some airlines will not book a UM on a flight that involves a change of plane and none will book you on the last connecting flight of the day. Please check with your airline and make sure your booking is allowed. For much more detail, see this website, or search on "unaccompanied minor".
When a group of minors travels together, some airlines charge the whole group only the same UM fee they would charge to an individual. Therefore, it may be financially advantageous for students from the same area to travel together and share the one Unaccompanied Minor Fee –
as well as more fun.
Starting in early spring you will receive email from MathPath if there are other students who might be flying from your locality.
If you are paying the UM Fee, you will eventually need to provide the airline three pieces of information:
- The name of the MathPath staff member who will be receiving the students.
- The staff member’s cell phone number.
- The staff member’s address at MathPath.
We will provide this information at a later date.
If you have a connecting flight and it is cancelled, do not worry. If you are coming with UM Status, either alone or in a group, the airline staff will not release you; they will make arrangements for an onward flight the same day since you are not traveling on the last flight of the day.
Travel by Car
See these Driving Directions to Macalester. Parents delivering their kids by car
on June 27 can bring them any time during
the day but should get them to us before supper, for
social reasons. You may park your car in front of the dorm to unload
(Dupre Hall, #41 on the campus map). After unloading and settling the camper, please drive over to the Music parking lot, #20 on the campus map. No parking permit is needed for overnight parking.
Parents picking up their kids by car on July 25 may do so
any time between 8am and 2pm.
Reporting the Itinerary to Camp
Your travel itinerary should
be emailed to arrive no later than June 15 at the following address:
arrival@mathpath.org. The subject line of the email should say
"arrival/(name of student)".
Arriving by air:
The body of the
email should state at the top whether or not the student is flying
with Unaccompanied Minor Status.
This should be followed by the
itinerary in four lines as in the following example.
Arrival June 27 from SFO (or full name of airport)
American Airlines Flight 4457 arrival time 1:30 PM
Departure July 25 to SFO
American Airlines Flight 1474 departure time 10:10 AM
Please let us know if the parent is also flying in and, if so, would like
a ride from airport.
Arriving by car: Just state what time you expect to arrive and who
else will be in the car. You don't have to tell us your pickup time yet.
