Our goal is to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 to children and staff during our camp and minimize any COVID-19 related risks to our local community. We understand there are people who have already been vaccinated against COVID-19. To provide an environment that is safe for all children and staff, our guidelines will remain in place until the CDC brings forth new guidelines as more are vaccinated. In order to create a safe environment, we have developed the following guidelines required by our staff and camp participants.
LIMITED CAMP PARTICIPANTS
Although the risks of getting COVID-19 outdoors is significantly reduced, the innerU Team will follow health county guidelines and recommendations of the CDC. We have decided to limit camp participants to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Only 20 participants will be accepted and each participant will be placed in a family of 5 and required to participate in camp activities within their family unit. 
SCREENING PRIOR TO CAMP
All parents of children registered for camp will need to answer the following questions: 
1. Have your child or any family members recently experienced any of the following symptoms? 
  • Fever (100.4°F/38°C or higher) or chills.
  • Cough that you cannot attribute to another health condition. 
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing that you cannot attribute to another health condition. 
  • Sore throat that you cannot attribute to another health condition. 
  • Muscle aches that you cannot attribute to another health condition, or that may not have been caused by a specific activity (such as physical exercise) 
  • Loss of taste or smell.
2. Has you child or any family member been in contact with an individual who has been ill with flu-like symptoms in the last 14 days? 
3. Has you child or any family member been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 30 days? 
4. Has you child or any family member been tested for COVID-19?
5. Has you child or any family member been tested for COVID-19 antibodies?  
  • Parents who answer yes to #1 or #2 will not be allowed to have their child enrolled in camp.  
  • Parents who answer yes to #3, #4 or #5 will be asked for clearance from a physician stating that they are non-contagious.
DAILY CAMP SCREENING DROP OFF
To ensure the safety of all camp participants daily monitoring will be conducted. All parents dropping off their children to camp will be required to answer the following questions daily: 
1. Have your child or any family members recently experienced any of the following symptoms? 
  • Fever (100.4°F/38°C or higher) or chills.
  • Cough that you cannot attribute to another health condition. 
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing that you cannot attribute to another health condition. 
  • Sore throat that you cannot attribute to another health condition. 
  • Muscle aches that you cannot attribute to another health condition, or that may not have been caused by a specific activity (such as physical exercise) 
  • Loss of taste or smell. 
​Parents who answer yes to #1 or #2 will not be allowed to have their child enrolled in camp.  
Parents and children will be required to respect social distancing protocols during sign in / drop off and check out / pick up periods. 
SOCIAL DISTANCING
Social distancing, where feasible, will be promoted through all aspects of camp including, but not limited to the gathering, play activities, during lunch, and during hikes. When social distancing is not possible, PPE will be required (see below). innerU has adapted its camp activities to ensure that children play together within a safe environment. Adaptations of games will ensure greater social distancing children and staff safety. 
To restrict any spread, children will also be placed in small family pods (5 children and 1 counselor per family pod) and invited to to play within their family unit. 
SANITATION PROTOCOLS
All activity materials use for the camp will be sanitized on a daily basis. These protocols include, but are not limited to:
  • Sanitation of gear before and after each day.
  • Sanitation of dining surfaces before, during, and after lunch.
FOOD SERVICE PROTOCOLS
Each child will be responsible to bring their own box lunch and adequate water for camp. Sharing food, snacks or beverages will not be allowed at any time.
PPE REQUIREMENTS
  • Every child will be required to bring and wear a mask or face cover during exploratory nature play that would require closer proximity.