Families who join FLJDC in 2021 are those who feel strongly that the benefits of being outdoors, socializing, skill building and being in a Jewish environment in a camp setting, outweigh the potential risks of Covid or otherwise. And while no environment is completely risk free, we will do everything we can and believe that we can successfully minimize the risk to an acceptable level needed to ensure a fun and safe summer for everyone.

We have put as much information in this overview as possible based on guidance and recommendations from the American Camp Association, CDC and DOH of NJ currently available.

Please use the keyword search at the top of this page to find a specific topic. In an effort to keep things simple and to the point, we have not included many details most of which are only really happening in the background. If you have a specific question, and you can't find a suitable answer here, please email us at Office@FairLawnCamp.com.

This overview is a living document and will be updated as new information becomes available for the summer of 2021.

You will notice a date at the bottom of every article stating when it was last updated. This is to help you understand how recent the information you are reading is and when it was last updated.

We encourage the camp community to participate in helping to shape our Covid guidelines in an effort to keep things as safe and organized as possible. We would love to hear from you if you feel that you have updated information that can help the camp community.

Last Update: 03/08/21

We're hoping and working toward a COVID free summer but planning for a spectrum of scenarios. This overview assumes that the strictest regulations will be in effect. We'll update this document regularly. Ultimately, we will follow all state and county guidelines. The safety of our campers, staff, and their families is always our highest priority. Even assuming the strictest regulations are in effect, we can have a camp season that meets FLJDC’S high standards of fun by following these simple points:

1 BUNKS/PODS

At camp, a bunk/pod is defined as a group of children with dedicated counselors within a specific division.

Our campers stay in one bunk/pod of fifteen children (15 is currently tentative for 2021) with two dedicated staff, which means the staff remain with that group all the time, every day for the duration of the session.

Campers will be grouped by bunk as in the past. This summer we will also refer to bunks as pods.

Camp capacity may be lowered because of this to follow the pod guidelines.

Each pod operates mostly independent of other pods.

2) MASKS

Face coverings will be used in accordance with state regulations. Currently, face coverings are required for all staff, and for campers when social distancing outside of their pod cannot be maintained, or when indoors.

3) CLEANLINESS

The camp facility is cleaned and disinfected regularly. The facility we rent has been open all year for in school learning. They have installed special filters which are changed frequently and have upgraded the cleaning protocols which we will continue to implement in the summer. That includes additional measures to clean and disinfect more often and we'll be hiring additional facility staff to assist with this. This will be a team effort that includes everyone at camp from campers to team leaders and directors, everyone will be expected to wash their hands and/or use hand sanitizer regularly.

4 COOPERATION

It is likely that parents will need to take a few extra steps every morning to help keep everyone at camp safe and to minimize the possibility of pods having to miss a few days, quarantine and get tested. There will be a morning health screen and temperature check for each child. We'll ask that you err on the side of caution and keep your children home when they don't feel well or have a fever. Families should abide by all state safety regulations. We'll be asking our staff to do the same.

5 COMMUNICATION

We work hard to be transparent with our families and staff. Our goal is to communicate what we know, when we know it. If you see a message or email from FLJDC, please read it!! And please ask us to clarify if you need more information.

Always feel free to reach out, we're here for you and happy to help.

6 MULTI-LAYERED APPROACH

The fundamentals are that we will be taking a multi layered approach to prevent Covid at camp, much like we have a layered approach to other aspects of safety at camp. Combined with masks, pods and cleanliness, whenever possible activities will be outdoors, we will reduce shared surfaces, increase health screenings, and adjust swim, lunch, trips and transportation drop off and pick up procedures to minimize gathering and have the physical distancing needed for a safe experience.

Last Update: 05/15/21