At Balagan, the children are guided by experienced mentors. Mentors are responsible for the physical and emotional well-being of the children. All of our mentors have significant experience working with children. Our mentors are professionals in creative fields, educators and psychologists.

To ensure each child has their own dedicated adult mentor, we organize the children into mixed-age groups. Each group consists of 7–8 children and has a curator. The curator's role is to keep track of the children's physical and emotional well-being, support their creative efforts, ensure their safety, and oversee the overall condition of the group.

However, children don't spend much time in these groups. The groups are mainly for organizational purposes, helping us keep track of what's happening with each child. Throughout the day, the children often switch between different groups: sometimes working on a common project, sometimes focusing on their individual projects in a workshop, or preparing for an event. All of these activities take place in different groups. Children stay in rooms with peers of the same age and gender.

Meals are provided by the hotel in a buffet-style format, including breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack, dinner, and a "fifth meal" — a small snack after evening activities.

The menu features familiar, homemade food, along with fruits and freshly baked goods.

The hotel grounds are under security. There is a doctor on-site, and in case of an emergency, we can take a child to the local hospital.

The camp takes place at the cozy Hillside Resort Telavi, located on the outskirts of Telavi. We rent the entire hotel, so there will be no other guests on the premises — only the children, our team, and the hotel staff.

The children stay in rooms with 2–3 people per room. Each room is equipped with a toilet and a shower. The hotel has a large hall for group activities, rooms for workshops, a garden, and a swimming pool. There is also a sports field nearby. We take frequent walks outside the hotel grounds. Telavi is a beautiful place with stunning views.

The organizers have the right to refuse a child’s participation if any of the following health conditions are present:

• Any diseases during an acute phase
• All forms of tuberculosis affecting various organs and systems
• Rheumatism in the active or intercritical phase, until discharged from medical supervision
• Acquired and congenital heart and vascular defects, including those that have been surgically treated
• Hypertension
• Blood and hematopoietic organ diseases
• Epilepsy, other types of seizures and their equivalents
• Acute mental disorders and reactive conditions
• Bronchiectasis, asthma
• Stomach and duodenal ulcers
• Acute nephritis, pyelonephritis — no earlier than 5 years after the acute phase, chronic nephritis, kidney stones, congenital kidney abnormalities with impaired function
• Diabetes mellitus, thyrotoxicosis
• All contagious or parasitic skin diseases (scabies, fungal infections, etc.)
• Pediculosis
• Alcoholism, drug addiction, and toxicomania
• High pain threshold (insensitivity to pain)
• Severe forms of pulmonary diseases
• Somnambulism (sleepwalking)

If the child is taking psychotropic medications and/or undergoing treatment for depression, we kindly ask that you contact the child's psychiatrist so we can jointly assess if our camp format is suitable for the child.

The camp fee covers group transportation from Tbilisi airport to the hotel and back. Our staff will meet the children at the airport and accompany them on the bus.

If a mentor is flying from your city, we will offer the option to purchase a ticket for their flight, and the mentor will accompany the children on the flight. There will be no additional charge for this. We have done this in previous years for flights from Moscow and Tel Aviv.

If our staff is not flying from your city, you will need to arrange for chaperoning through the airline, or if the child is a teenager, parents can send them without a chaperone. We will meet all children at Tbilisi airport and ensure no child is left alone.

We kindly ask that you book flights for the child to arrive in Tbilisi between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM on the first day of the camp. If no flights are available from your city during this window, please let us know, and we will work with you to find a solution. We will gather children from multiple flights and then travel to Telavi together by bus, accompanied by a staff member.

If your flight is delayed, our staff will remain at the airport to wait for the child, but there will be an additional charge of $100 for individual transfer, as the camp fee only covers group transfer.

If you choose a flight that arrives earlier or later than the specified times, you will need to pay for individual transfer and chaperoning by a staff member.

If you choose an early check-in (the evening before the first day of camp or at night), there will be an additional fee for early check-in.

The Georgian border service does not require notarized parental consent and allows children to enter Georgia with an international passport.

You will need to check with your local authorities to determine the specific documents required for your child to leave your country, as the rules vary depending on nationality and country of residence.