Education COVID-19 Program Policies

• Masks & social distancing if you are vaccinated:
  • Outside masks and social distancing aren’t required.
  • Inside masks and social distancing are required if you are with children between 2 and 12 years of age.
    •  Inside masks and social distancing are not required if you are with other vaccinated individuals.
•  Masks and social distancing if you are not vaccinated or any children between 2 and 12 years of age:
  •  Outside masks are required whenever social distancing between multiple households isn’t maintained (such as when playing games).
    • Outside, masks are not required if you are social distancing from others (not needed if within your own household).
  • Inside, masks and social distancing are required at all times.
    • At some points, social distancing may not be possible, such as when petting animals, but these instances will be kept short.
• The program will be held outside as much as possible for ventilation.
  • The program may go inside due to certain animal/activity requirements, or if the weather requires. When inside, all windows are open and the room has an H13 HIPA filtration unit.
  • A maximum of 15 people can be inside.
  • Certain animals may not be available due to needing to be indoors for presentations.
• We will sanitize hands directly before and after using any shared items (including when petting animals).
• Guests should not attend if anyone in their household has a fever or displays symptoms like coughing, sore throat or headache.
• *Birthday parties: face painting is not permitted during this time.

Camps adhere to K-12 guidelines as directed by San Diego County.

• Masks must be worn while attending camp unless actively eating/drinking. They are required indoors and must be worn outdoors when social distancing is not being maintained (such as during animal petting, during some games, etc).
• Social distancing is maintained as much as possible.
  • Sometimes we cannot maintain it, such as when facilitating animal interactions.
  • When sharing is necessary (such as when interacting with the animal), we sanitize hands directly before and after.
• The class will be held outside as often as possible for ventilation.
  • The class will go inside throughout the day due to certain animal/activity requirements, or if the weather requires. When inside, all windows are open and the room has an H13 HIPA filtration unit.
• Stable groups are maintained as much as possible and any mixing and sharing is limited. Each group has an assigned indoor space and bathroom, but shares outdoor play spaces, outdoor presentation spaces, and outdoor eating spaces – shared areas are sanitized between groups.
• Switching campers to be with siblings/friends after groups have already been assigned is not always possible. Groups are assigned in a manner to keep the same ages together when possible, and have maximums based on their assigned indoor space.
• Please call us to cancel and do not attend if anyone in your household has a fever or displays symptoms like coughing, sore throat or headache.