covid-19 precautions & Protocols
The safety of our students, their families and our staff remains our number one priority.
Our programs have been restructured to accommodate the current public health order.
Some of the changes made by Creative IQ to keep our staff and students safe, and
to comply with current public health orders and OST guidelines can be found below.
Our programs have been restructured to accommodate the current public health order.
Some of the changes made by Creative IQ to keep our staff and students safe, and
to comply with current public health orders and OST guidelines can be found below.
IN-STUDIO PROTOCOLS:
- All students are required to wear face masks in accordance with current public health orders while inside the art studio.
- Drop off & pick up of students will be limited to outside the art studio, at our front door.
- Students and staff are screened for signs of illness before entering the art studio when arriving each day and throughout the day using the guidelines set forth in the Health Screening Form attached below.
- Parents should also screen their children for signs of illness before drop off each day. Parents should not bring their child to the art studio if they show any signs of illness or if they answer yes to any questions in the Health Screening Form attached below.
- If a student or an unvaccinated member of their household is not feeling well, or if a student has been in "close contact" with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19, they should stay home (as described in the Health Screening Form attached below).
- Students, staff, or any person who exhibit signs of illness as outlined in the Health Screening Form attached below, or who answer "yes" to any of the questions listed in the Health Screening Form attached below, are not allowed to enter the Creative IQ Art Studio.
- 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 for at least 20 seconds in between projects as well as when arriving and before leaving.
- Work areas are sectioned 3 feet apart to provide as much space as possible between student.
- Students have a combination of outdoor and indoor activities to allow for as much outdoor time as possible (weather and air quality permitting).
- Daily outdoor activities take place outside in our backyard area, and students are encouraged to work outside as much as possible. Please have students bring a jacket or warm outer layer for outdoor activities.
- Only walking field trips to Golden Gate Park (2 blocks away) will be allowed.
- 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 our built in ventilation fan, window box fan, room heater fan, and plug in air purifier fan to keep air circulating and ventilated.
- Students have snack break time outside in the backyard with markers placed outside to help keep students 3-feet apart while snacking outdoors (or 6-feet apart if snacking indoors due to weather). Students are allowed to remove their masks briefly outside while actively eating or drinking. Washing hands thoroughly before and after eating and drinking is required for all students and staff.
- Our staff has received training on the guidelines outlined for childcare facilities and OST programs in the local and state public health orders, and all of our adult staff has been fully vaccinated.
Attached below are the required forms, plans, protocols, directives, and guidance's followed by Creative IQ to help keep our students, their families and our staff safe. Please see these documents below.
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