Parent / Guardian Agreement + Risk Acknowledgement
Please carefully read the following and sign below:
We at the Kearsarge Food Hub / Sweet Beet Farm are honored that you are entrusting us with the care of your child. We take that responsibility seriously and have standards, policies, and procedures in place to ensure the health and happiness of your child. We want to acknowledge, however, that programs that take place on farms and in forests are inherently risky, and accidents can happen.
Many of the skills your child will be learning (using various age-appropriate farm tools, building fires, shelter-building, woods exploration, etc.) include elements that may be potentially dangerous. Participants will be closely monitored by well-trained farm educators who will guide students in practicing these skills in a safe and respectful way. We believe that allowing children to navigate appropriate risks is a vital part of quality outdoor education. (Read more about our philosophy about risk and the essential role risk plays in child development in our Parent/Guardian Handbook.)
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Agreement:
I recognize and acknowledge that there are inherent risks of physical injury in any outdoor education / recreation program and I hereby assume full responsibility for any liability, loss, claims, and demands that may accrue from any loss, damage or injury, including negligence that may arise from their participation. I certify that my child has had a physical within the last 6 months and is physically capable of participating in this program. I give permission for my child to use age-appropriate (as determined by KFH staff) tools under the supervision of farm educators during our programs.
I hereby (a.) release and discharge (b.) waive and relinquish and (c.) covenant not to sue the Kearsarge Food Hub (KFH), its respective administrators, directors, agents, officers, members, volunteers, employees, and owners and Lessees of premises on which activities take place from all liability, claims, demands, losses, or damage on my account caused or alleged to be caused in whole or in part by the negligence of any of the above named including the negligence of emergency operations.
It is my desire that my child be enrolled, as indicated in this application, subject to the above conditions.
Signature of Parent / Guardian: