Dorms and meals for ages 17 and under

Updated: December 12, 2022

Counselors, check-ins, and curfews

As a dorm resident, you’ll be supervised by our experienced and dedicated SJW counseling staff. Counselors take roll at the daily 9:00 a.m. meeting and conduct a late wake-up check at 9:15 a.m. in the dorms. After classes end each day, the counselors have a daily check-in meeting where they go over that evening’s activity options and take roll once more. At that time, you’ll have free time to join in on counselor-led activities or attend Stanford Jazz Festival events.

At 10:00 p.m. each evening, you must either check in with the dorm duty counselor and go to bed, or check in at the general 10:00 p.m. meeting to attend the CoHo Faculty Jam. After 10:00 p.m. all dorm residents must either be in their dorms or at the CoHo with the counselor on duty. If you attend the counselor-supervised CoHo Jam, you will be escorted back to the dorm by midnight. Counselors will do a final check-in at the dorm and then monitor the halls throughout the night. 

Ignoring instructions from counselors, being late to classes or meetings, going out of bounds or breaking curfew can result in expulsion from SJW.

Meal cards 

As a dorm resident under the age of 18, you’ll receive two electronic meal cards that will cover food costs at Tresidder Student Union eateries and Stanford Dining cafeterias for the entire week. Each card will have funds to cover the costs of your meals for the week. Please use your meal cards responsibly in order to make the funds last throughout the week.

Please report lost cards immediately to a counselor or to SJW staff, since they are as valuable as cash. New meal cards must be ordered and processed through University Dining, so please keep your card in a secure spot when not in use.

You can use SJW food cards at the Tresidder Student Union eateries and the Dining Halls. We’ll give you a tour of the dining areas, so you can see what’s available. 

A few retail food services, notably Jamba Juice and Starbucks Coffee, do not accept SJW Meal Cards. Bring some cash to camp if you want to purchase food from these or other non-participating food vendors. Counselors will review the meal plan with you at the dorm meeting at the 3:00 p.m. Dorm Resident Orientation on your first day of camp.

Key deposit accepted beginning July 6

Stanford University requires a key deposit of $250 of all dorm residents. The deposit is a credit card authorization only – your credit card will not be charged unless we notify you that your key has been reported missing by Stanford Housing after check-out at the end of camp. 

We’ll contact you at least one week prior to your arrival at SJW with instructions on how to submit your deposit through your SJW online account. You must submit your key deposit before you arrive, but we will not be able to take credit card deposits before July 6, as credit card authorizations only stay active for a limited amount of time. The authorization on your card will automatically expire after our programs end. Please note that you may see a pending hold on your bank statement until the authorization automatically expires.

Key return policy

At the end of your week, return your keys directly to Stanford Housing — not to SJW counselors or office staff. We’ll provide instructions and directions to make it easy to return your keys. SJW counselors and staff will not be responsible for any lost keys. When you return your key to Stanford Housing you will receive a key return receipt. Please hold on to this, as you will need to refer to it if there is any discrepancy concerning your key. All keys must be returned upon checkout: We’ll send specific times and locations. If keys are not returned by that time, Stanford will re-key the room and the $250 key deposit will be charged to your credit card.

Participant Check-In/Check-Out Notification due June 15

As a dorm resident, plan to arrive at Braun Music Center at 11:00 a.m. to check-in on your first day of camp. 

Late arrival on registration day: If you are a dorm resident and will be arriving after 11:30 a.m. or a commuter and arriving after 1:00 p.m. on Registration Day, the first day of camp, please call our office at 650-736-0324 or e-mail us at [email protected] as far in advance as possible so we can make late arrival arrangements for you.