Texas Surf Camps

NOTICE TO PARENTS AND PARTICIPANTS REGARDING SURF CAMP AND COVID-19

 

Texas Surf Camps (TSC) has made changes in its program to address concerns regarding the COVID-19 virus.  Please carefully review the policies and procedures set forth below.  Attendance at camp constitutes your acceptance of these policies and procedures and agreement to comply with them.

 

Food and Drinks—

 

TSC will continue to provide optional lunch service for campers. Campers may also bring their own lunches.  Any camper with food allergies needs to bring his or her own lunch.    

 

TSC will NOT provide drinks or cups/bottles.  Campers must bring their own drinks, including water.  TSC will have a large cooler of water for refills if needed, to be distributed by TSC personnel only. TSC will also have vacuum insulated refillable water bottles for purchase at the beach.

 

Please bring a small cooler to camp with name for drinks, snacks or lunches brought from home.

 

Sharing of food or drinks, eating someone else’s leftovers, or touching someone else’s food or drink will not be allowed.  

 

Screening for Illness—

 

All TSC participants should be screened by self if 18 or over, or by parents if under 18, for symptoms of illness BEFORE ATTENDING CAMP EACH DAY. Anyone displaying cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, diarrhea, feeling feverish or with temperature of 100 degrees or more, or with known contact with a person who has COVID-19 should NOT attend camp.  Please notify camp personnel of any such symptoms or contact. Any participant (including campers and staff) displaying any of these symptoms or other indications of illness will be separated from others and sent home.  Since some symptoms may go undetected at camp, it is critical that all participants self-screen prior to coming to camp. We are counting on you to do the right thing if there are any signs or symptoms of COVID-19 or any illness.

 

Restriction of Personal Contact—

     

Although the beach provides a warm, humid, well-ventilated environment for our activities, it remains important to avoid personal contact. Although it will not always be possible to maintain six feet of distance between individuals at camp, TSC will restrict contact by dividing participants into small groups and by restricting any touching between participants.  PARENTS, PLEASE DISCUSS KEEPING HANDS TO YOURSELF AND RESPECTING OTHER PEOPLE’S PERSONAL SPACE WITH YOUR CHILDREN BEFORE CAMP.  IT IS ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED THAT THEY RESPECT THIS RULE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE AT TSC.

 

Application of sunscreen is essential at surf camp.  PARTICIPANTS AND PARENTS, PLEASE APPLY SUNSCREEN DAILY BEFORE ENTERING THE SURF CAMP AREA and provide your own sunscreen for re-application during camp.  Staff may assist campers who need help re-applying sunscreen during camp.  

 

TSC invites parents, family and friends to observe camp activities and enjoy the beach, if desired; however, please bring your own chairs and shade to be set up away from the surf camp tents and equipment areas.  Please maintain distance from the camp participants and staff during camp as much as possible and avoid congregating under the surf camp tent area during drop-off and pick-up.  

 

TSC reserves the right to exclude anyone from camp who appears to have symptoms of illness or refuses to follow instructions for the protection of others, including calling parents to pick up any child who displays symptoms of illness during camp.  Our number one concern is the health and safety of our participants and staff.    

 

PARENTS, PLEASE DISCUSS WITH YOUR CHILDREN BEFORE CAMP THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPECTING OTHER PEOPLE’S PERSONAL SPACE INCLUDING THEIR FOOD AND DRINKS DURING CAMP. With everyone’s cooperation, we can have a great time learning to surf together while helping to prevent the spread of illness.