Learn-to-Row Program​ - Summer 2019

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BLS Crew is pleased to offer a Learn-to-Row program this summer. No experience is necessary, and all current and incoming BLS students are welcome (if others are interested, please email registrar@blscrew.org). Learn-to-Row is a great way to try out rowing and get an idea of BLS Crew's combination of fun, teamwork, community and competition!

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Note: If you are planning to join BLS Crew as a Novice for Fall 2019 and have not rowed previously, participation in at least one week of a summer Learn-to-Row program is required. (While participation in BLS Crew's Learn-to-Row program is preferred, if these dates do not work, new Novice rowers can also join BLS Crew this Fall if they have attended an equivalent Learn-to-Row program elsewhere, such as Community Rowing, Inc. (CRI), www.communityrowing.org.) ​The Winter/Spring 2020 Novice program will start in mid-January 2020. Novices who begin then do not need to participate in a separate Learn-to-Row program.

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Summer 2019 BLS Crew Learn-to-Row Sessions:

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Session 1: Monday 08/19/2019 through Friday 08/23/2019, 9:00 am - noon​

Session 2: Monday 08/26/2019 through Friday 08/30/2019, 9:00 am - noon

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Location: All Learn-to-Row sessions take place at the BLS Boathouse: https://www.blscrew.org/bls-boathouse

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Registration and Payment Deadlines

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  • Registration Open Date: Monday 04/01/2019

  • Registration Close Date: We are still accepting Learn-to-Row registrations.

  • Forms Due Date: ASAP but at the latest the Friday before starting.

  • Payment Due Date: ASAP but at the latest the Friday before starting.

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With any questions, please email registrar@blscrew.org. 

 

Required Forms

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All Learn-to-Row participants must submit the required forms as PDF email attachments to registrar@blscrew.org. Forms can easily be scanned and emailed as PDFs using a free smartphone scanner app ("Tiny Scanner" works well).

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(1) A physician's school/camp form completed within the past 13 months.

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(2) A completed swim test form, available at https://www.blscrew.org/swim-test-form

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Fees and Financial Aid

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1 week: $200

2 weeks: $375

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  • Friends of BLS Crew is committed to ensuring that crew is affordable for all students and families in the BLS community. If you would like to request financial assistance for the crew program, please send an email to registrar@blscrew.org.

  • Payment is due ASAP but at the latest the Friday before starting, unless a financial aid or payment plan arrangement has been made.

  • Payment can be made by PayPal or credit card using the PayPal button available at  https://www.blscrew.org/summer-payment 

  • Payment can also be made by check payable to "Friends of BLS Crew" (with the rower's name and "Learn-to-Row" in the memo line) and sent to Friends of BLS Crew c/o Hiroko Massarelli, 483 Beacon Street Unit 21, Boston, MA 02115.

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Registration

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To register, complete the Google Form: Learn to Row Registration

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For any questions regarding registration, please contact registrar@blscrew.org