Healthy Community Plan

Join us for in-person camp in summer 2021!

At Landon Summer, our focus has always been to provide children with opportunities to explore their passions in a vibrant, nurturing camp environment where safety is prioritized. As an accredited camp by the American Camp Association, all of our camp operations reflect industry recognized standards in health, safety and risk management.

For summer 2021, we have created the Healthy Community Plan. This layered plan will inform our decision making for the summer. Please note that this is not a complete or final list of guidelines and may be revised moving forward in accordance with state, local, and school guidance.

The Healthy Community Plan includes the following:

Layer 1: Modified Camp Activities
Layer 2: Elevated Health Practices
Layer 3: Increased Sanitation

1. Modified Camp Activities

Programming

We have reduced the number of programs offered in total in an effort to reduce capacity on campus and to allow for maximum social distancing.
We are offering full-day and morning camps only to limit the mixing of campers.
Afternoon only programs and Halftime will not be offered.
Arrival and dismissal times are staggered and spread out around campus.
Large camp gatherings are canceled to prevent the mixing of groups.

Group Sizes

All camp programs have a maximum of 15 campers per group or less.
Day Camps have a maximum of 15 campers per group.
Groups will stay together and there will limited mixing of campers and staff.
Bus capacity is reduced to a maximum of 20 campers per yellow school bus.

Program Space

All programs will take place outside in tents or on an athletic field with the exception of Art Classes and Preschool Day Camp.
Tents will be well-ventilated and equipped with desks, white boards, electricity, and enhanced Wi-Fi capability.
All programs are assigned an indoor rain space. Indoor spaces have been selected with consideration to adequate window ventilation and space for maximum social distancing.
Increased signage will be placed throughout campus to direct camper and staff movement and spacing.

Field Trips & Special Events

All field trips have been canceled with the exception of D.C. Explorers: Hiking Adventures and Fish and Explore, both of which travel to outdoor-only locations with minimal exposure to the public.
Special events, assemblies, and Friday performances have been canceled. Performances will be livestreamed and events and assemblies will be modified.

Visitors

Visitors including parents will not be permitted in school buildings or outside around campus.
Parents will remain in their cars for drop-off and pick-up.

2. Elevated Heath Practices

Daily health screenings will be required of all campers and staff.
All individuals on campus including staff will be required to wear a face mask. Campers are allowed to remove masks when eating or drinking. Additionally, staff will provide mask breaks as developmentally appropriate and depending on the nature of the program.
Health monitoring of staff and campers throughout the day.
A contact tracing strategy will be implemented.
On-site health staff will be available all day while camp is in operation.
A Registered Nurse will be present to manage the health and well-being of the community.
All campers must bring their own sunscreen from home. We will not be providing sunscreen in summer 2021.

3. Increased Sanitation

Sanitation

Additional health personnel and cleaning support will be hired.
High touch areas will be disinfected throughout each day and a deep cleaning of facilities will occur every evening.
Shared equipment and buses will be disinfected between uses.

Campus Upgrades

Touchless faucets and touchless toilet flushing have been installed in bathrooms.
Additional hand sanitizer dispensers and hand-washing stations have been installed throughout campus.
Upgrades to the HVAC systems including the installation of ionization technology and updated small micron MERV filters.

Questions?

301-320-1044

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