​What are we doing to keep our students & staff safe in camps & classes?

• All our staff take weekly PCR Tests, wear masks, are vaccinated and boosted!
  
• ​We will reduce our class sizes based on the Child Care, Youth Development, and Day Camps During the COVID-19 Outbreak Guidelines and will make adjustments in adherence with CDC guidelines, King County Public Health, the Governor's Office and in collaboration with your school’s policies.
• Parents can use their phones to digitally check their children in and out of classes and camps.
• We ask staff and students to always wear a face covering, except when eating or drinking. We will provide extra PPE for staff and students when needed.
• Frequent hand washing is already built into our schedule. (Students currently wash their hands 5-times throughout our 3-hour camps and classes)
• Students’ stations will be set up to maintain social distancing requirements set by the county and schools.
• During class, students will be given individual portions, supplies, and tools rather than sharing to support a social distancing model. Instructors handing out ingredients to help minimize student’s possible contact with each other’s food. Any shared items or ingredients (like a container of flour) will be disinfected between uses.
• We are adding an extra hour to our staff’s daily schedules to ensure they have enough time to thoroughly clean and disinfect the camp tools, supplies, and all touch points.
• We offer unlimited paid sick leave for employees during the pandemic. We follow a strict policy with our staff, by asking those who are showing any signs, or living with anyone showing any signs of being sick, to stay vigilant and stay home.
• In the event a participant shows symptoms of COVID-19, we will isolate the participant from their cohort, contact the parent immediately for pickup, and we will work with families in sharing results with the school and lead Enrichment Coordinators.

Our Food Safety Standards!

We take proper food handling and safety seriously and we are diligent about sanitation inside and outside of our classes.

​At schools, before and during class, our Instructors are doing the following:

• Disinfecting all surfaces and touch points in the space/classroom with a food-safe disinfectant spray. 
• We use and change our towels and paper towels often while cleaning to limit possible cross- contamination.
• Before students enter the space they wash their hands.  We review proper hand washing techniques, reminders to keep hands away from faces and to use an elbow for a cough or sneeze, and then wash hands. 
• Students also wash their hands, somewhere between 3-4 times, throughout our entire class period.
• Our Instructors wear gloves and change them frequently while they clean, unpack, handle any food and all throughout class.
• Class sauces are all brought up to and maintain a simmer for at least 15 minutes.

At our Kitchen/Office:

• All our staff have food handlers cards and receive additional trainings on best practices when working in a classroom setting. 
• We wash all our produce in a vinegar bath assuring disinfection and safe produce.
• All our meat is fully cooked, brought to temperature, and properly cooled. 
• We are disinfecting all touch points and equipment throughout our entire space.
• We have been and are continuing to deep clean and sanitize our entire work space, all tools, equipment and supplies.
• We disinfect our equipment that goes out to schools daily, like our brooms, carts, bins, and class binders/ tools.
• We follow a strict policy with our staff, by asking those who are showing any signs, or living with anyone showing any signs of being sick to stay vigilant and stay home.

We are asking for your help, if your child is showing any symptoms of being sick, to please keep them home and not attend class that day.