High Holiday Camp 2020/5781 - Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue

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Camp Shana Tova!

We are excited to offer Skokie Valley members in person, drop-off childcare and programming for children over 5 for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur mornings. Camp Shana Tova will be a fun, safe day of games, tefilla, sports, learning and more! Camp will take place entirely outdoors and all participants and staff will be required to be fully masked and maintain social distance. See below for more information.

Location

Central Park in Skokie, 9350 Central Park Avenue

Skokie Valley has retained exclusive usage from Skokie Village of the covered picnic shelters, bathrooms, and ball fields. We will share the playground, basketball courts and picnic tables with the public.

Staffing

We have hired Courtney Hall to be the director of Camp Shana Tova. For the past 3 summers, Courtney directed Summer Camps with the Skokie Park District. This past summer she served as the director of the Outdoor Sports Camp, the largest camp in the SPD. The camp ran successfully for several weeks with no incidences of COVID transmission. She also works in special education for the Winnetka School District. She is first aid certified and CPR certified.

Madrichim will be hired to serve as counselors, and should we need additional staffing to maintain the SPD ratios of children per staff we will recruit additional staffing.

Dates

September 19, 20 and 28

Sessions

Two 2 hour sessions - You may sign up for one or both sessions

9:30 - 11:30am

11:30am - 1:30pm

Ages:

5-12

Inclement weather?
No camp will be held if there is thunder or lightning forecasted for the time camp will be in session. This is due to both weather safety and COVID safety (groups of kids huddled together would not fit protocols). If there is light rain with no thunder or lightning, camp will continue.

Registration

Cost:
$10 per child per 2 hour session

Scholarships available for those in need of support

Bathrooms

Central Park bathrooms are available for use. We will place additional hand sanitizer and soap in the bathrooms.

Food

For the 9:30-11:30am session, campers are asked to bring their own snack.

For the 11:30 - 1:30pm session, campers are asked to bring their own lunches.

Individual water bottles and single serving snacks will also be available on site.

COVID Safety Protocols

All campers and staff must be masked at all times, except when eating. Eating will be done while socially distant, spread out in the field.
Bottles of hand sanitizer will be on-site to sanitize hands at pickup, drop off, and between activities.

All campers and staff will be required to do a daily assessment for COVID-19. Should a camper or staff fail to pass the assessment, they will not be permitted to participate.

Pick up and Drop Off Procedures

All campers must be picked up and dropped off by a parent. Under no circumstances may a camper come or leave alone or with anyone other than a parent. Courtney Hall will greet all campers and their parents by the picnic shelters at drop off. She will handle sign-in, including the COVID assessment, and then direct campers to their counselors.

The following assessment will be given to each camper:

Is the camper or anyone in the camper’s family experiencing chills, cough, difficulty breathing, fatigue, body aches, headache, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea?
In the past 2 weeks, has the camper been exposed to someone with a diagnosed or suspected case of COVID-19?
Does the camper have a fever of 100.4 or higher?
Has the camper recently traveled within the last 14 days to a location with sustained widespread transmission per the Cook County Department of Public Health?

Only parents will be allowed to do drop off and pickup.

Pickup will happen at the picnic shelters as well.

Emergency procedures and contacts

All parents are required to fill out exactly where they will be during the times their children are at camp.

Courtney Hall will have her phone on and with her at all times.

There will be individuals stationed at Skokie Valley and Kol Sasson prayer locations that will have a phone with them. Courtney will have the numbers of all phones at all prayer locations, as well as the camp roster with all the names, addresses, and emergency phone numbers for all parents.

Emergency Protocols:

If: Medical emergency, Camp Director calls 911 and then follows parent contact procedure below:

If: Non-medical emergency, but parents need to be contacted:

Camp Director looks up location of child’s parents

If parent is at Skokie Valley - call the Skokie Valley Contact number. Skokie Valley Contact locates parent, either gives them the phone or informs them they need to report to Central Park, depending on situation.

If parent is at Kol Sasson, Camp Director calls the Kol Sasson Contact number. Kol Sasson Contact locates the parent, either gives them the phone or informs them they need to report to Central Park, depending on situation.

If parent is at home, Camp Director calls the home number and speaks directly with the parent.

If parent cannot be reached at the location they are supposed to be at, Courtney deputizes the phone handler at Skokie Valley or Kol Sasson to locate the parent and have them call Courtney or report to Central Park.

Camp Shana Tova Registration
Each child must be registered separately. Please submit a complete registration for each child who will be attending.

* Name of Parent 1 (Required)

Name of Parent 2

* Email of Parent 1 (Required)

Email of Parent 2

* Name of Child

* Age of Child

* Please list any medical conditions or allergies we should know about

* Which sessions will your child attend?

Y.K. (Mon. 9/28) 9:30 am - 11:30 amY.K. (Mon. 9/28) 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

* Where will you be during the time your child is enrolled in camp?

Please be detailed and specify time and location of service you will be attending, or other location:

Skokie Valley Indoors 7:45 am or 10:45 am
Skokie Valley Outdoors 7:15 am, 9:45 am, 12:15 pm
Kol Sasson outdoor tefillah - please specify the address
At home (enter address)
Other (be specific)

If you are not going to be at a Skokie Valley or Kol Sasson service where we can reach you, you are required to have a phone turned on and plugged in within earshot for emergencies. What emergency number can we call?

Is there other information would be helpful for us to know about your child(ren)?

I understand and acknowledge the highly contagious nature of COVID-19, and voluntarily assume the inherent risk I and anyone in my household, despite the reasonable aforementioned precautions being taken by Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob, may still be exposed to and contract COVID-19 while attending Skokie Valley in-person, including as resulting from actions, omissions, or negligence of myself, my child(ren), Skokie Valley’s staff, other members.

I knowingly and voluntarily agree to assume all of the foregoing risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury to myself and members of my household (including, but not limited to, personal injury, illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind) that may be experienced or incurred in connection with my child(ren)’s attendance at Skokie Valley or participation in the Skokie Valley’s in-person programming. Despite knowing and understanding all of these risks, it is my express and specific desire to attend and to allow my child(ren) to attend Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob and/or participate in the Skokie Valley's programming, in-person, and I have knowingly and voluntarily agreed to this Waiver.

Accordingly, on my behalf and anyone in my household, I hereby release, covenant not to sue, discharge, and hold harmless Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob, its employees, agents, and representatives, of and from all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs or expenses of any kind arising out of or relating thereto, whether known or unknown.

By clicking agree below, I declare I have read this form, fully understand its terms and conditions, understand that I have given up substantial legal rights by signing it, and have signed it freely and voluntarily without any inducement, assurance or guarantee being made to me. I intend my clicking of agree the form to be a complete, absolute and unconditional release of all liability to the greatest extent allowed by law and I agree to be bound by all terms, conditions, and obligations therein.

* By checking this box I certify that I have reviewed and agree to all protocols and the waiver.

By checking this box I certify that I have reviewed and agree to all protocols and the waiver.

Please note that your registration will not be submitted until you enter your credit card information on the following pages. You will receive a confirmation email when your registration has been successfully submitted.

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Don't forget to register for High Holiday services in addition to registering your child(ren) for Camp Shana Tova!

Visit https://www.svaj.org/form/HH-attendance.html to register.

Everyone attending Holiday services at Skokie Valley must pre-register and sign up for specific services.

Thu, April 18 2024 10 Nisan 5784