COVID Protocol

As of May 9, 2022. (As guidelines change we will make updates to this page)

ALL CAMPERS AND STAFF MUST BE VACCINATED TO ATTEND AND BE PRESENT AT SUMMERTECH. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS.

Forward

SummerTech is committed to ensuring the safety of all campers and taking all possible precautions to reduce the risk of COVID-19. While our nature as a computer and indoor camp provides a unique challenge, our low camper-to-staff ratio, our older average camper age, and a new, reduced max enrollment this summer will allow us to adhere to rigorous safety and health practices while still allowing our campers to have the SummerTech experience. To increase safety this summer, in addition to reorganizing our schedule and activities, we will be enacting and practicing the following protocols.

Prescreening and Ongoing Monitoring

• • We will modify our drop-off and orientation process to include a COVID screening. Following American Camp Association (ACA) recommendations, our Health Director will ask incoming campers screening questions as well as take their temperatures.
  • Per NYS guidelines, we will monitor campers’ temperatures on an ongoing basis, with an additional screening every morning after drop-off.

• All staff members will be required to go through the same screening process.

• We will monitor CDC, NY, and local Westchester guidelines and regulations and adapt these procedures as any new information becomes available to us.

Lab Plan and Layout

• We will modify our lab seating arrangements to increase distancing between each seated camper for Room 126 (“Main Lab”) and our Room 135,136 (“Creative Lab”) at Purchase College. Each camper will receive their own station and computer that they will solely use for the week. Computers and equipment are disinfected daily.

Disinfecting and Cleaning Plan

• • We will utilize the installed hand sanitizer stations in the Main Lab and add new ones to the Creative Lab.
  • Campers and Staff should always use hand sanitizer, outside of any notified allergies or complications, upon entering the lab or during the transition between any activity, using the restroom, or sneezing/coughing.

• We will disinfect all computers and keyboards, equipment, and door handles daily.

• • We will implement “one device, one person” policies, such that each camper and staff member will be assigned their own, individual device for all classes and activities, and will not be allowed to touch devices used by others.

• Sports and other communal equipment will be disinfected immediately following use.
• We will monitor CDC, NY, and local Westchester guidelines and regulations and adapt this policy as any new information becomes available to us.

PPE: Usage and Protocol

• Mask wearing will be at the determination of Purchase College, SUNY at the start of camp. This information can change.
• We will monitor CDC, NY, and local Westchester guidelines and regulations and adapt this policy as any new information becomes available to us.

Ventilation

• We will designate the side doors in the main lab as emergency exits only, to reduce air flow from alternate rooms of the building and only use the front and back doors for ingress and egress from the main lab.
• We will consult with Purchase facilities on the filters and recirculation systems present in the labs and the possibility of installing higher quality filters.
• We will install exhaust fans in order to move more air out of the labs and reduce the recirculation and movement of droplets.

• • We will keep the front and back of the labs open to facilitate airflow and to allow for contactless entry and exit.

• We will monitor CDC, NY, and local Westchester guidelines and regulations and adapt this policy as any new information becomes available to us.

Meals and Dining

• Meals WILL be eaten in the dining halls this summer until further notice.
• We will monitor CDC, NY, and local Westchester guidelines and regulations and adapt this policy as any new information becomes available to us.

Closure Policy and Contact Tracing

• • In the event that a camper or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, that person will be immediately isolated and removed from camp for at least 10 days. We can not provide refunds or credits in this event.