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. MASSACHUSETTS CAMP REGULATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN LIFTED. If we do not follow these guidelines they will not allow our camps on the beaches in the future. Please help us with this.
- 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 during camp settings. 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. Please show up for camps wearing mask.
- NO Visitors (including parents) are not permitted during camps.
- 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.
- 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. While dropping off students parents must wear mask or maintain at least 6 feet in distance.
- 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.
- Health check responses must be recorded and maintained on file on the beach checklist daily.
- 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.
Wetsuits: We rent wetsuits for both adults and children that we professionally clean. Wetsuits are NOT included in the price just incase we have a warm week and your child does not need one. On the Monday of your Academy week you can rent the wetsuit for the week if needed. Wetsuits price: One Day $20.00. One Week (5 days) $20.00. Once a wetsuit is rented it is your child’s rental for the week whether they use it or not. Meaning we CANNOT rent that wetsuit to anyone else during that time frame. So there are NO refunds. The rental will be on the beach daily when needed. (a wetsuit is the same price for the academy if you rented 1 day or 5. firm) No refunds once a suit is rented we can not by law rent your suit to anyone else during your rental period.
Times, DO NOT show up early? Please do not show up early. Staff is setting up before 9:00am. They will be ready to sign students in at 9:00am sharp. After 9:00am the wetsuits will be sized, and we will start the academy. Between 12 noon and 1:00pm staff goes to lunch. One person is allowed to watch the all day students besides that, please DO NOT show up before 1:00pm sharp. Thanks for your understanding. Pick up is 12:00pm and 4:00pm.
Where to Meet? 99 Hull Shore Drive, Hull, MA. White Canopy. On right.
SCHOOL & CAMP DOCTORS FORMS NEEDED. (bringing on your Monday.) DO NOT EMAIL BEFORE.
- (Youth Only) Immunization Forms – Get From Your Doctor. (Form for School. Camp/School Form).
No children will be allowed to attend after Tuesday without a medical note or a religious exception letter.
- Payment Must Be Made – Read Payment Area Below.
- Towel – Bring a towel so you have something to dry yourself off with.
- Bathing Suit – You should be wearing a bathing suit.
- Waterproof Sunscreen – The sun is strong, Northeast Surfing is NOT responsible for sun burns on you, (adult students) or your child, but we will make sure they have it on.
- Water Bottle – Please bring water, you will sweat in the ocean, and lose water, you will need to drink lots of water.
- Snack – Please bring a snack. The children get very hungry so we recommend NUT free snacks.
- Sweat Shirt or Fleece – It gets cold on the beach please send something warm to wear.
- Equipment: Wetsuits and surfboards/paddleboards are included class lessons only. Youth Camps we offer wetsuits for $20.00 a week, some weeks they are NOT needed. You can rent wetsuits on the monday of camps.
- Mask.
- Morning Camps: 9am t0 12pm. Afternoons: 1pm to 4pm. Adults: 5:45pm to 7:45pm.