Summer Camp Resources

Currently Enrolled Packer Families 

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Families Not Currently Enrolled at Packer for 2021-22 School Year 

Please sign in to CampBrain to upload the following completed forms:

If you prefer not to participate in our testing program, you must present a negative PCR test result taken within the last 5 days (Wednesday or Thursday prior to coming to camp) when you drop off your camper Monday morning. No exceptions will be made.

Covid-19 Test Drop-Off Schedule

For participation in the Packer pooled testing, the test sample must be dropped off at 170 Joralemon St between 8 and 11 am on Thursday, the week before your child is expected at camp. Late samples will not be accepted. 

Covid-19 Test Results: Only Positive Cases Will Be Shared

Packer will receive the results of the weekly pooled testing, and we will report the results to individual families only in the event of a possible positive result for their child. Note that FDA regulations stipulate that a positive pooled-testing result must be followed by an individual PCR test.

Consent

By returning the test vial, you are giving The Packer Collegiate Institute and its Employees permission to obtain a saliva sample from your child to be used for testing purposes. You acknowledge that the saliva sample is to be used for pooled testing to identify the presence of the Covid-19 virus, and your child's identity will not be disclosed to the testing company. Consent extends to permitting Mirimus to engage in follow-up testing as may be deemed appropriate in the event a pool detects the presence of SARS-COV-2.

Privacy

Testing/retesting is conducted on an anonymous or de-identified basis. Specimens are barcoded and not connected to your child's personal information. Only Packer has the identifying data relating the barcode to your child’s identity. We will remove the outside envelope with your child's name on it before shipping the samples to Mirimus to ensure that the lab does not receive any identifying information. This information will be used to contact you in the event that your child is identified as a possible positive case and needs to be retested. All identifying information is confidential, including positive reports.

For travelers who were in a noncontiguous state, US territory or CDC level 2 or level 3 country for more than 24 hours:

1. Travelers must obtain an antigen or PCR Covid-19 test within three days of departure from that state.

2. The traveler must, upon arrival in New York, quarantine for three days.
3. On day 4 of their quarantine, the traveler must obtain another antigen or PCR Covid-19 test. (Note: You may not use the Packer pooled testing as your travel test to exit quarantine. This is not a diagnostic test and does not meet the requirement.) If both tests come back negative, the traveler may exit quarantine.

For travelers who were out of state for less than 24 hours:

1. The traveler does not need a test prior to their departure from the other state, and does not need to quarantine upon arrival in New York State.

The CDC is not aware of any scientific reports of the virus that causes COVID-19 spreading to people through the water in pools; the COVID-19 virus is not waterborne, and pools are properly treated with chlorine. Because of this, we’re excited to offer instructional swim to all campers this summer. 

Swim periods for campers will be run in accordance with state and local health department guidelines (which are subject to change). Safety protocols will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Cloth face masks will be required at all times except when swimming. Per CDC guidelines, cloth masks will not be used while in the swimming pool as a wet mask interferes with breathing.

• All swim instructors will be required to wear face shields

• Camper pods will remain together in designated 'lanes' 

• Campers will be assigned spots in the pool and on the deck to maintain as much distance as is reasonably possible

• Teachers will remain socially distant whenever it is safe and appropriate for the current activity (as per NY Health Department. guidelines). When not safe or appropriate for the current activity, teachers may come within 6 feet of students with the following modifications: 

  • Teachers will wear face shields when above water and within 6 feet of students

  • Teachers will position themselves and students in a way that minimizes direct, face-to-face contact whenever possible

  • Teachers will remove face shields and/or come within 6 feet of students whenever necessary to prevent the risk of drowning and/or physical injury

While swimming is a major component of our summer program, we understand that you may be uncomfortable with these guidelines and that you may not want your child in the water this summer. If you do not wish to have your child participate in swimming, we will offer a supervised, non swimming activity for them while their pod is at the pool. 

Swimming Permission FormDownload, sign, and return via email to tburke@packer.edu

See Covid-19 policies above.

Please contact the Camp Nurse if your child needs medication administration during the camp day. 

1. Over the counter and prescription medication must be administered by the Camp Nurse. All medication must be kept in the Nurses’ Office.  Students may not carry any medication except emergency medication. All medication must be brought in the original prescription bottle accompanied by a copy of the e-prescription itself. Ask your pharmacy for two labeled bottles, one for camp and one for home. 
2. Ask your pharmacy for a copy of the electronic prescription for the camp’s records. Advise the Group Leader of the time the medication needs to be given so they can send the child to the Nurses’ Office. 
3. The following over-the-counter (OTC) medications are kept in the Nurse’s Office and can only be administered if both the parent and physician have given written authorization: Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), Acetaminophen (Tylenol), Antihistamines (Benadryl, Claritin, Zyrtec), as well as various ointments such as antibiotic and anti-itch. For very young children the nurses will call before administering oral OTC medication. 

1. Non-student specific inhalers and Epipens are kept in the Nurses’ Office for emergency use. 
2. Students with severe food allergies are required to keep an Epipen in their group room and must have the physician complete and sign the Severe Allergy Treatment Plan. Epipens are to be presented to the Nurses’ Office prior to bringing them to the group room. 
3. Students with severe food allergies are not permitted to eat any food provided by Packer or Packer families, no exceptions. These students must bring in their own lunch, snacks and special treats. 

Orthopedic Injuries and Stitches

Please have your child report to the Camp Nurse before the start of the school day if they have been injured, have stitches, have been seen in the Emergency Room or Urgent Care, are on crutches, or have otherwise sustained a mobility-limiting event (sprains, fractures, etc.). A doctor’s order is required for return to camp following a mobility-limiting injury or stitches A doctor’s order is required for any orthopedic device (crutches, casts, splints, boots, ace bandages, etc.). The order must include all activity limitations (e.g., no gym, no dance, must use elevator) and the length of time these limitations will be in effect.

Head Injuries

Packer follows strict guidelines around head injuries as required by the State of New York. If your child has been diagnosed with a head injury/concussion, the following protocol must be adhered to:

1. The camper may not return to camp without written doctor’s orders specific to head injuries and must include specific information regarding any physical and academic restrictions.
2. Parents must bring the student to the Nurses’ Office prior to the start of the first day back. 

A student may require transfer to an emergency facility before parents can be alerted due to an injury or illness. Please be sure that contact numbers (work, home, cell phone) are up to date, especially after a job change or move, and that a reliable local back-up person is included on the contact list.

Parents, guardian or back-up person should be able to be reached within 30 minutes. Ill students should be picked up within 1 hour. 

Packer Camp Nurses use evidence-based practices for management of lice. All-school lice checks will not be performed as there is a large body of clinical evidence that does not support this practice. Nurses will check groups if there are multiple cases in one group. The American Academy of Pediatrics position statement can be found here.

Students found with live head lice or multiple nits must be picked up immediately and treated. Campers must report to the Camp Nurse to be reevaluated the next day before returning to camp. The Nurse will counsel parents on the best steps to treat the student and home environment.