COVID-19 Mitigation Plan

Now, more than ever, our campers and their families along with our volunteers need a week of camp. Our mission remains to enrich the lives of children and teens with current or past cancer and their siblings through a one-week, Colorado outdoors-based summer camp. As we hope to reignite Sky High Hope Camp Magic in 2022, camp will look different due to our inherently immunocompromised campers and volunteers. We will continue to provide a supportive, enriching, and accepting community, but we need your—both families and volunteers—help to make it possible.

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Our COVID-19 mitigation plan is based upon guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE), the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), the American Camp Association (ACA), the Children’s Oncology Camping Association International (COCA-I), and Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Infectious Disease doctors.

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This plan is subject to change due to county regulations and Human Services requirements. We will continue to review and revise our 2022 COVID-19 Mitigation Plan as this pandemic continues to evolve.

 

Listed below are highlights from our COVID-19 Mitigation Plan.

Before Camp:

• If you are unsure whether camp is the best choice for you and your family in 2022, please check with your pediatrician or healthcare provider.

• All campers and volunteers are required to be fully vaccinated at least 14 days before camp starts.

  • Medical exemptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis by our medical team.

• Campers, families, and volunteers are asked to engage in low-risk activities that include social distancing, washing hands frequently, wearing a mask around others for two weeks prior to camp, avoiding large gatherings, and avoiding unnecessary travel.

• All campers and volunteers are required to have a negative molecular/PCR COVID-19 test prior to camp and will need to complete a Pre-Camp Screening Form prior to arriving at camp.

 

During Camp:

• The American Camping Association (ACA) recommends layering non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce potential transmission. NPIs include masks, cohorts, outdoor activities, and physical distancing. Thus, masks will be required when we are unable to meet several other criteria listed above. Masks will not be required while eating, sleeping, swimming, or showering.

• We will have access to testing symptomatic campers and volunteers during camp. Our medical team will monitor any symptoms of our campers and volunteers throughout the week.

• Parents/guardians will need to be available throughout the entire week of camp in the event their camper(s) develops symptoms and/or tests positive.

 

Post Camp:

• We ask that volunteers and campers continue to self-monitor and report any symptoms or positive COVID-19 test results within two weeks after camp.