covid/cold/flu precautions
The health and safety of our students, their families and our staff remains our number one priority.
Some of the changes made by Creative IQ to keep our staff and students safe can be found below.
Some of the changes made by Creative IQ to keep our staff and students safe can be found below.
IN-STUDIO PROTOCOLS:
- Masks are still recommended while inside the art studio, but masks are not required. Public health order stated: "Based on current health conditions and balancing those considerations with acknowledgement that there remains ongoing risk to vulnerable populations and the potential for future surges, this Order transitions face covering guidelines to an individual risk-focused approach. In this Order the Health Officer recommends that individuals wear a Well-Fitted Mask in indoor public settings based on three factors. First, you should consider your own risk tolerance. Second, you should consider the overall level of community transmission, such as when future variants occur (e.g., the higher the rate of community transmission, the more seriously you should consider wearing a mask in indoor public settings). Third, you should consider whether you or someone with whom you work or live is at risk of severe disease. "
- Daily Health Screening: Parents should screen their children BEFORE drop off each day. Parents/guardians, please confirm that your child does not have any symptoms of illness (such as fever, sore throat, cough, flush cheeks, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, runny or congested nose, headache, or diarrhea) before your child joins us at the art studio.
- Stay Home If Sick: If a student is not feeling well, the student should stay at home. Students should not enter the studio if they are feeling ill or show any symptoms of illness (such as fever, sore throat, cough, flush cheeks, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, runny or congested nose, headache, or diarrhea). Also, if you come into "close contact" with someone who has recently tested positive for Covid-19, please stay home until you have tested negative for Covid-19.
- Hand sanitizer is provided upon entering & leaving the studio.
- Frequent hand washing is encouraged and required for both students and staff. Two hand washing stations are provided inside the art studio. Students are asked to wash their hands when arriving and before leaving, before and after eating or drinking, in between projects, and after touching their face.
- Students have a combination of outdoor and indoor activities (weather and air quality permitting). Daily outdoor activities take place outside in our backyard area, or occasional walking field trips to and from Golden Gate Park (2 blocks away). Please have students bring a jacket or warm layers for outdoor activities on cooler days, and sunblock &/or a sunhat for warmer days.
- The art studio's windows, and doors remain open as much as possible during camp hours for fresh air and ventilation inside the studio (weather and air quality permitting). In addition, the studio runs a ventilation fan, room heater fan (on cooler days), and plug in air purifier fan to keep air circulating and ventilated.
- Students have snack and lunch break time outside in the backyard (weather and air quality permitting). Washing hands thoroughly before and after eating and drinking is required for all students and staff.
- We regularly clean and disinfect high touch surfaces areas in the studio.