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Summer Camp Application Fit & Readiness Survey

Captures why a family is applying, which sessions and activities matter most, and how ready the camper feels for time away from home — with an AI follow-up that surfaces unspoken worries or hopes so counselors can prep the right support before day one.

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14 questions · ~7 min
Q01
Message

Welcome, and thanks for applying! These questions help us match your camper to the right session, activities, and support. It takes about 5-6 minutes, and there's a spot at the end for anything else you want us to know.

Q02
Multiple ChoiceRequired

What type of program are you applying for?

  • Day camp
  • Overnight (residential) camp
  • Both / not sure yet
Q03
Multiple ChoiceRequired

Which session(s) are you considering? (Template note: replace with your actual session dates before launching.)

  • Session 1 (June 15-27)
  • Session 2 (June 29-July 11)
  • Session 3 (July 13-25)
  • Session 4 (July 27-Aug 8)
Q04
Multiple Choice

How did you first hear about our camp?

  • Friend or family recommendation
  • School or teacher
  • Social media
  • Online search
  • Attended camp before
  • Camp fair or community event
Q05
RankingRequired

Rank what matters most to you when choosing a summer camp for your child, from most to least important.

  1. Safety & supervision
  2. Skill-building activities
  3. Making new friends
  4. Convenient location
  5. Affordable cost
  6. Camp's reputation or reviews
Drag to rank
Q06
MatrixRequired

How important is each type of activity to your child?

6 rows × 4 columns
  • Sports & athletics
  • Arts & crafts
  • Outdoor & nature exploration
  • STEM or technology
  • Performing arts & music
  • +1 more
Columns: Not important · Somewhat important · Important · Very important
Q07
Multiple Choice

Has your child attended a summer camp before?

  • Yes, this camp
  • Yes, a different camp
  • No, this would be their first time
Q08
Opinion ScaleRequired

How ready do you feel your child is for time away from home at this program?

Scale: 1 – 5
Min:Not at all readyMax:Completely ready
Q09
AI Interview

Explore what's behind the parent's readiness rating for their child being away from home. If the rating is low or mid-range, gently probe what specifically worries them (homesickness, separation from a sibling, medical needs, social anxiety) and what would help them feel more confident. If the rating is high, ask what's given them that confidence and what excites their child most about attending. Keep the tone warm and reassuring, not clinical.

Q10
Long TextRequired

Please describe any medical conditions, allergies, dietary restrictions, or accommodations our staff should know about before your child arrives.

Q11
Long Text

Is there anything else about your child's personality, needs, or interests that would help us support them well this summer?

Q12
Dropdown

What grade will your child be entering in the fall? (Prefer not to say is fine.)

  • Pre-K
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st-2nd grade
  • 3rd-4th grade
  • 5th-6th grade
  • 7th-8th grade
  • 9th grade or above
  • Prefer not to say
Q13
Multiple Choice

Which best describes your relationship to the camper?

  • Parent
  • Guardian
  • Grandparent
  • Other family member
  • Prefer not to say
Q14
Message

Thank you for sharing all of this! Our camp team will use your answers to place your camper thoughtfully and prepare any support they need — we'll follow up soon with next steps.

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

How it compares

We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.

Why this template

  • Goes beyond logistics collection with a ranking question and an importance matrix that reveal what actually drives a family's camp choice, not just which boxes they checked
  • Includes an AI follow-up interview specifically built to probe the parent's stated readiness rating and surface unspoken worries or hopes before day one
  • Combines structured fields (session, grade, relationship to camper) with open-ended prompts on medical needs and personality/interests so counselors get both hard logistics and soft context
  • Frames the whole flow with welcome and thank-you messaging so it reads as a guided placement conversation, not a bare intake form

Jotform

30+ Summer Camp Application Forms

This is a template gallery/category page listing many static camp application forms rather than a single fielding-ready survey. It's useful for browsing form layouts and getting a form live quickly, but each template is a fixed field set with no adaptive questioning built in.

What it does well

  • Large selection of pre-built camp application form variants to choose from
  • Drag-and-drop form builder for fast customization
  • Established, widely-used form platform

Where it falls short

  • Static form fields only, no adaptive AI follow-up to probe readiness or unspoken concerns
  • No per-response quality scoring or automated report generation
  • No published methodology for how questions are chosen or scored

SurveyMonkey

Camp Application Form Template

A single ready-to-use camp application template, likely covering standard fields like session choice, camper info, and emergency contacts. It's a fixed-question survey with SurveyMonkey's standard analytics, not an interview that adapts to a parent's answers.

What it does well

  • Purpose-built single template for camp applications, easy to launch
  • Backed by SurveyMonkey's mature survey infrastructure and reporting dashboard
  • Familiar interface for respondents

Where it falls short

  • No adaptive AI follow-up questioning to explore readiness concerns beyond the initial rating
  • No voice interview or guided screen-share task option
  • No automated qualitative synthesis of open-ended answers into a report

SurveySparrow

Free Summer Camp Registration Form Template | For Art & Sports Camps

This is a registration-focused template geared toward art and sports camps signing kids up for sessions, rather than an application survey exploring fit and family motivation. It's conversational in style but still a fixed question flow with no follow-up logic tied to answer content.

What it does well

  • Conversational, chat-like form format that can feel friendlier than a static form
  • Tailored wording for art/sports camp registration use cases
  • Free to use as a starting template

Where it falls short

  • No AI-driven follow-up probing on parent-reported readiness or hidden worries
  • No matrix/ranking-based prioritization of activities combined with an adaptive interview
  • No automated per-response scoring or generated placement report

Typeform

Kids Summer Camp Registration Form Template

A registration-oriented template for signing kids up for camp, emphasizing Typeform's polished conversational UI. It's still a fixed sequence of registration questions rather than a fit-and-readiness assessment with dynamic follow-up.

What it does well

  • Polished, mobile-friendly conversational question flow
  • Strong template design and branding customization options
  • Easy embedding for camp websites

Where it falls short

  • No adaptive AI interview to dig into readiness concerns or unspoken hopes
  • No voice AI interview or guided task with screen share option
  • No transparent, published prompt logic or automated report synthesis

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