We believe the below policies will be requirements to attend camps in 2021 in the State of Massachusetts. We will be sending out another email before the summer begins:
State Permits: As of now we have been approved for our 2021 permits. We have open camps to new students, cut numbers, trained staff, paid for insurance, all the things we need to do to be ready for this summer. Be ready to attend camps in Massachusetts in 2021, read below.
Plans for 2021: Whatever week you selected in 2020 you’re automatically in the same week for 2021. If you want to move? Email us but with number cuts it may be harder this year. You can take another credit for 2022 if you like. We are almost sold out for 2021.
Prior to starting camp, campers are required to adhere to the following:
- Parents must notify us if their camper’s health status changes after submission of a camper’s health forms and before arrival to camp. (due on the Monday of camp for each week attending.)
- A Possible mandatory negative COVID-19 test will be needed per the board of health for all camps in Massachusetts. (waiting to hear more on this)
- Possible mask will be required at all times during camps.
- If parents do not wish to abide by the State of Massachusetts Board of Health requirements they are welcomed to take a credit for 2022.
COVID-19 Safety 2021: 2021 THE BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATIONS.
The more camper or staff members interacts with, and the longer that interaction, the higher the risk of COVID-19 spread. The risk of COVID-19 spread increases in youth camp settings.
- Lowest Risk: Small groups of campers stay together all day, each day. Campers remain at least 6 feet apart and do not share objects. Outdoor activities are prioritized. All campers are from the local geographic area (e.g., city, town, county, community).
- More Risk: Campers mix between groups but remain at least 6 feet apart and do not share objects. Outdoor activities are prioritized. All campers are from the local geographic area (e.g., community, town, city, or county).
- Even More Risk: Campers mix between groups and do not remain spaced apart. All campers are from the local geographic area (e.g., community, town, city, or county).
- Highest Risk: Campers mix between groups and do not remain spaced apart. All campers are not from the local geographic area (e.g., community, town, city, or county).
- Masks: Northeast Surfing must teach and reinforce the use of masks. Masks may be challenging for campers (especially younger campers) to wear in all-day settings such as camp. Masks should be worn by staff and campers (particularly older campers) as feasible, and are most essential in times when physical distancing is difficult. Information should be provided to staff and campers on proper use, removal, and washing of masks.
- NO Visitors (including parents) are not permitted.
- Designate a senior staff person responsible for responding to COVID-19 concerns. Employees should know who this person is and how to contact them.
- We are Making enrollment capacity decisions based on the ability to consistently maintain 6 ft of distance.
- Ensure adequate staffing to supervise sick campers and to accommodate cleaning requirements.
- Staff must be assigned to the same cohort for the duration of the program session. Cohorts must not be combined at any time and staff must not float between cohorts, unless needed to provide supervision of specialized activities or to provide breaks for other staff.
- May have multiple cohorts of campers and counselors in the same area, but must maintain separation between cohorts and comply with the Governor’s most recent Gathering Order.
- Ensure campers/staff belongings are stored in a manner to prevent groups congregating.
- Stagger use of communal spaces, such as game rooms and recreation halls, to reduce congregating and disinfect in between uses.
- Must develop safe pickup /drop off procedures to maintain physical distancing and prevent the mixing of campers. These procedures must be explained to parents prior to the first drop off.
- Cohort size limited to 25 campers. Staff are not counted as part of cohort size. Social distancing must be maintained within each cohort.
- May not congregate staff/campers in a way that does not allow for 6 feet of physical distancing between individuals; limit activities to those that can maintain social distancing.
- Northeast Surfing will screen children and staff that includes daily screening checks, location of screening activities, and identify designated staff responsible for conducting screenings.
- Must verbally confirm their child and anyone in their household has not experienced any COVID-19 symptoms in the last 24 hours and that their child is not required to be in COVID-19 isolation or quarantine.
- Must sign a written attestation regarding any household contacts to someone with COVID-19 symptoms or if they have given their child any fever reducing medication.
- Health check responses must be recorded and maintained on file on the beach checklist daily.
- COVID vaccination must be noted with other immunization records.
- Staff must actively monitor children throughout the day for symptoms of any kind. Camps/programs must have a non-contact or temporal thermometer on site to check temperatures. These items must be located in a secure location.
- Keep track of individuals that staff and campers come into contact with during the course of the day in the potential case of exposure.
- Northeast Surfing must disinfect all equipment used by the campers/students, during camps whenever said camper/student is finished using. Wetsuits, surfboards, etc shall be sanitized with environmentally safe products. Any surfaces that are used, touched, or occupied must be sanitized as well. Campers/students are not to trade equipment at any time without that equipment being sanitised.
- All sanitizing and disinfecting solutions must be labeled properly to identify the contents, stored in a locked closet or compartment, and stored separately from food items.
- Cleaning and disinfection of shared and personal equipment shall be in accordance with EEA standards on Amateur Sports Activities and CDC Guidance for Childcare.
- Clean and disinfect PFDs supplied to campers in accordance with US Coast Guard guidance.
- If a program suspects a camper or staff member was present at camp while infectious, close off and increase ventilation to the area(s) and wait 24 hours or as long as practical to begin cleaning and disinfecting the area(s), frequently touched surfaces and shared equipment potentially used by the ill person.
- Camps/programs shall follow CDC infection control guidelines designed to protect individuals from exposure to diseases spread by blood, bodily fluids, or excretions that may spread infectious disease.
Where do we meet?
Across from 99 Hull Shore Drive you will see a white canopy on the beach. Parents are asked NOT to leave their cars. Mask are required by all students. Temperatures will be taken as the students/campers sign in. More information to follow.