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. (Non-BLS students who are interested in the program should email registrar@blscrew.org for availability; priority will be given to BLS students.) Learn-to-Row is a great way to try out rowing and start to experience 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 2022 and have not rowed previously, participation in at least one week and preferably two weeks of a summer Learn-to-Row program is required. (While participation in BLS Crew's Learn-to-Row program is preferred, 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). ​Alternatively, the Winter/Spring 2023 Novice program will start in mid-January 2023, and Novices who begin then do not need to participate in a separate Learn-to-Row program. Other than the Learn-to-Row for the Fall season, no rowing or other athletic experience is required to join BLS Crew, as all new rowers and coxswains learn the sport together. All grade levels are welcome.

A parent or guardian (not the student) must complete this registration form.

Schedule:

Session 1: July 11-15 (Monday - Friday), 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
​Session 2: July 18-22 (Monday - Friday), 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Session 3: July 25 - 29 (Monday - Friday), 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Session 4: August 1 - 5 (Monday - Friday) 5:15 - 7:45 p.m.
Session 5: August 8-12 (Monday - Friday), 5:15 - 7:45 p.m.
Session 6: August 15-19 (Monday - Friday), 5:15 - 7:45 p.m.
If you are interested in joining BLS Crew for Fall 2022 but cannot attend any of these Learn-to-Row sessions, please email and let us know your availability, as we may be able to add an additional session.

Location: All practices at BLS Boathouse: https://www.blscrew.org/bls-boathouse

No rower will be able to attend without submitting the required forms. Rowers must submit forms ASAP but at the latest by the Friday before the first day of the session. Forms can easily be scanned as high resolution images or PDFs using a free smartphone scanner app ("Tiny Scanner" works well) and uploaded to the BLS Crew Forms Submission Portal (https://forms.gle/Yy8j7zmnVkv1nFdw7). You will receive the link to the Forms Submission Portal in the email you receive confirming your rower's registration. .

​​(1) A physician's school/camp form completed within the past 13 months (OR alternatively, a Fall 2022 Sports Clearance form obtained from BLS Nurses' Office before the end of school in June)
​(2) A completed swim test form, available at https://www.blscrew.org/swim-test-form
(3) A completed Safety Pledge, available at https://www.blscrew.org/safety-pledge

Fees and Financial Aid

1 week: $200
Additional weeks: $175/week

​Payment is due ASAP or at the latest the Friday before the session starts, unless a payment plan  or alternative arrangements have been made with the Registrar (registrar@blscrew.org). 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 options:

(1) To pay by PayPal/credit card, use the link on the BLS Crew website: https://www.blscrew.org/summer-payment-learn-to-scull

(2) Send a check (with the rower's name and "Summer 2021 Learn-to-Row in the memo line) to:

Friends of BLS Crew
c/o Tatiana Winge
32 Belfort Street, #3
Dorchester, MA 02125

Contact registrar@blscrew.org with any questions.

After registration form is submitted, the "Parent 1" email provided below will receive an email with this information, and it is also available at www.blscrew.org.