“We're very hopeful about this summer,' said the head of a national camp association. 'The challenge is we’re still in the pandemic.”
More than 100 campers are set to step foot on the grounds of Camp Galil next week, all of whom will be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Galil is one of several sleepaway camps in Pennsylvania that are preparing for particularly busy summers, as coronavirus restrictions ease and many parents are eager for their children to experience some old-fashioned, technology-less fun. And children are excited to be back with friends in person, with some supervised independence, camp directors say.
Now, summer 2022 is poised to come with fewer restrictions, a more traditional camp experience, and, for many, indications of even better enrollment . The association has put out a, to be used by camps in conjunction with CDC guidance, that recommends holding activities outdoors when possible, masking indoors, and limiting off-site exposure, but ultimately each camp sets its own rules.
There’s been a noticeable increase of new, younger campers at Camp Saginaw in Oxford, Chester County, said owner and director Michael Petkov. That’s partly because some of those children were introduced to the experience with their parents and siblings in 2020, when the camp rented out cabins for “camp” family vacations.
Last summer the camp did rapid and PCR testing on day one, he said, and a second round of PCR testing for all 780 campers and staff a few days later. During the interim period, campers only participated in activities with their individual cabins for easier contact tracing if someone was positive.
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