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Follow Up Forms

Medical and Travel Forms will be made available to fill out online on April 15. To fill out the follow up forms you will need your child’s insurance information and travel plans. For travel guidelines for FOCUS programs on Martha’s Vineyard, please see the travel section below.

Directions:
1. Please follow this link to log back into your account.
2. Select “View Details” under the appropriate season.
3. Under forms, please fill out and submit the “Student Medical Form and Waiver”, “Travel Form”, and any additional required forms for your child.

NOTE: If your son or daughter participated in a previous FOCUS program, you will still need to submit a new medical form online.
If you are unable to fill out the medical and travel forms online, please contact [email protected].

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Vineyard Programs

Suggested Packing List

Appropriate clothing for outdoor play and activities
A sweater and/or sweatshirt
Light-weight jacket or raincoat
Long pants and possibly a pair of sweatpants
Shorts and/or casual skirts
T-shirts and a couple long-sleeve shirts
One nice or dressy outfit
Sleepwear
Summer shoes (casual sandals or flip-flops)
A pair of tennis or running shoes
Adequate socks and underwear for the week
Bathing suit(s) — 1 or 2
A set of single bed sheets or sleeping bag (Pillow, pillowcase and blanket are provided)
Bath towel and wash cloth
Beach towel
Toiletries
For Middle School Adventure A and B, please pack a white t-shirt that can get dirty.

Please note that students will be unable to do laundry.

Other Suggestions

Travel clock or sports watch
Camera
Flashlight
Tennis racquet, lacrosse stick, basketball, or other athletic equipment
Notebook, sketchbook, or journal
Guitar, if you’d like to play or learn, or other musical instruments
Spending money for optional activities, snacks, trips to town for souvenirs and shopping, etc.
FOCUS has discounted books available for purchase ($5-15). Other optional expenses may include:
$10 for ice cream or a snack, $15 for mini golf, $25-40 for a shirt, shopping at local boutiques, etc.
Note: Many Martha’s Vineyard businesses are cash only, and mobile pay is not an option,
particularly at programs where phones and smart watches are collected.

Please Do NOT Bring

The FOCUS Study Center and all other FOCUS rental facilities are alcohol, tobacco, and drug free campuses. To that end, we ask that you do not bring alcohol, tobacco products, marijuana, illegal drugs, or drug paraphernalia (including electronic smoking devices, vaporizers, e-cigarettes, Juuls, etc.).
The FOCUS Study Center and all other FOCUS rental facilities are peanut/tree nut free campuses. Please do not bring any food containing peanuts or tree nuts.
Speakers, computers, iPads, tablets, or other devices that stream videos.
Cell phones, smart watches, and other such devices will be collected at the beginning of the program.

If anyone is found with such items, they will either be confiscated for the remainder of the program, or (in the case of alcohol, tobacco products, marijuana, illegal drugs, or drug paraphernalia) may result in the student being sent home early. Please note that FOCUS is not responsible for lost or stolen items during the program.

Cell Phone Policy

Cell phones are not permitted at our upper school and middle school programs. Phones, smart watches, and other such devices will be collected upon arrival and returned at the end of the program.

Cell phones are permitted at our college programs and at other select programs. Please be aware that cell coverage on the Vineyard is variable. The use of cell phones is limited and phones must be turned off in the evenings.

During the program, you can contact FOCUS staff and students in a couple of ways. To leave a message for your child, please call the FOCUS Study Center Office: (508) 693-1359 or send an email with your child’s name in the subject line to [email protected].

Contact Information

To leave a message for your child, please call the FOCUS Study Center Office: (508) 693-1359 or send an email with your child’s name in the subject line to [email protected].

Programs Registration Contact Information (Year-Round):
[email protected]
(203) 505-7522
PO Box 1027
New Canaan, CT 06840

Martha’s Vineyard Programs Contact Information (June to August):
[email protected]
(508) 693-1359

Mailing Address (via USPS):
FOCUS Study Center
450 Lambert’s Cove Rd.
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

Mailing Address (via UPS, FedEx, or other shippers):
FOCUS Study Center
450 Lambert’s Cove Rd.
West Tisbury, MA 02575

Travel Information

Students should plan on arriving between 2:00 pm & 5:00 pm on the day the program begins (arrival day), and departing between 9:00 am & 12:00 pm on the day the program ends (departure day). FOCUS is able to pick up students at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport and the Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven ferry docks. Below are four different ways for students to get to the FOCUS property.

Please do not make any travel plans until you have received the acceptance email (not just the submission confirmation email).

Area Travel

Your local FOCUS staff may organize group transportation. Even if group travel plans are not being arranged, your local FOCUS staff is an excellent resource, as they know the best travel routes from your area.

Ferry

We recommend the following ferry options:
Steamship Authority
Arrival Day: embarking from Woods Hole, MA at 3:45 pm
Departure Day: embarking from Martha’s Vineyard at 9:30 am (arriving into Woods Hole at 10:15 am)
Seastreak (also called New England Fast Ferry)
Arrival Day: embarking from New Bedford, MA at 3:00 pm
Departure Day: embarking from Martha’s Vineyard at 9:30 am (arriving into New Bedford at 10:20 am)

We can also pick up at other ferry docks and times. Other ferry options include:
Steamship Authority
Departs from Woods Hole, MA and Hyannis, MA and arrives at Vineyard Haven or Oak Bluffs ferry docks depending on what time of day you depart. Bus service to the Steamship Authority ferry dock in Wood’s Hole, MA is available from New York City and Boston. Please go directly to the Peter Pan website to see the exact times of their bus schedules. Steamship Authority does not require that tickets be purchased in advance for walk-on passengers. Reservations are required for bringing a vehicle over.

Seastreak (also called New England Fast Ferry)
Departs from New Bedford, MA and arrives at either Vineyard Haven or Oak Bluffs ferry docks depending on the time of day you depart. Tickets are available for purchase online, but Seastreak does not take reservations. Boarding is first come, first served.

Hy-Line Cruises
Departs from Hyannis, MA and arrives at Oak Bluffs ferry dock. Hy-Line Cruises requires that tickets be purchased online in advance.

Island Queen
Departs from Falmouth, MA and arrives at Oak Bluffs ferry dock. Island Queen does not accept reservations in advance, but recommends that passengers arrive at least 45-minutes prior to your departure to ensure space.

Martha’s Vineyard Fast Ferry
Departs from Quonset Point, RI and arrives at Oak Bluffs ferry dock. Martha’s Vineyard Fast Ferry offers a shuttle from the Providence Airport and from the Providence Amtrak Station. More information can be found on their website. Tickets are available for purchase online.

Plane

Students can fly into the Martha’s Vineyard Airport via JetBlue, Cape Air, Delta, and American Airlines. Changing planes may be required at Logan International Airport in Boston or John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

If your child will be traveling as an unaccompanied minor, please contact the FOCUS Study Center (508-693-1359 or [email protected]) the day before your child’s flight to discuss who will pick up your child from the airport.

Car

Students can be dropped off at the FOCUS property. The address is 450 Lamberts Cove Road, West Tisbury, MA. If your child will be arriving by car, please let us know who will be dropping them off and when they will arrive at the property.

Additional Information

For additional transportation information, please visit the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce or this Massachusetts Vacation Guide.

Summer Programs