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COVID-19

Green Acres School has adopted the following policies for Summer 2023 

  • All staff are required to be vaccinated and receive their booster shot.
  • Senior Campers will be in mixed aged groups based off their activity choices. Therefore, all Senior Campers (rising 3rd - 7th graders) will be required to be vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination.
  • Junior Campers (rising kindergarteners - 2nd graders) are strongly encouraged to receive the vaccination.
  • Masking is optional for all staff and campers; if a camper is considered a close contact of a COVID positive person, masking is strongly recommended but not required. • Staff and campers will stay home when sick. Parents will test at home should symptoms present.
  • If a camper tests positive at home, the parent will inform the camp nurse so contact tracing can commence
  • If a camper or staff member arrives at camp displaying two or more symptoms of COVID, a rapid antigen test will be administered.
  • If a camper tests positive for COVID while at camp, they will be masked and must be picked up from camp within one hour of positive result.
  • Persons testing positive for COVID19 - Follow current Green Acre/MCO/CDC guidelines.
  • Campers may return to camp after 5 full days AND if symptoms are no longer present. They will mask for the remaining 5 days of their 10-day cycle.
  • It is up to parents and staff to keep the community COVID free. Stay home and test should your camper feel ill and report at-home-positive results to the camp team.