SJC 2022 Provisions

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2022 Sae Jong Camp Announcement & Dates

NOTE: Registration is not yet open. We are working on it. We plan to open registration by the end of February. Thank you for your patience!

Dear SJC Community,

We will be holding Sae Jong Camp 2022 (our 47th year) at Camp Westminster: Sunday, August 7 @ 1:00 pm – Saturday, August 13 @ 1:00 pm

Registration fees

  • $575 for new campers
  • $575 for returning campers registered by June 1, 2022
  • $625 for returning campers registered June 2 or later
  • Additional siblings are $20 less per child.

We are pleased to announce that Jami Chung will be returning for her 5th year as Program Director.

Here are the major provisions for SJC 2022

Minimum camper age

Campers must be entering 4th grade in the Fall of 2022. This means campers must be at least 9 – 10 years old. We’re hoping that as summer gets closer COVID-19 restrictions will lessen and we’ll be able to lower minimum camper camper age to 7 or entering 2nd grade. If that happens we’ll make announcements on our website and Facebook page.

Projected maximum camper limit

Due to expected COVID-19 restrictions for now we’re planning on a maximum of 85 campers. So if you are planning to attend we suggest you register as soon as possible. We’ll keep a first-come/first-served waiting list of all who sign up after the first 85, and notify them if/when space becomes available. We’re hoping that as summer gets closer COVID-19 restrictions will lessen and we’ll be able to raise our to our camper capacity over 85 campers. If that happens we’ll make announcements on our website and Facebook page.

Things may change

The following is based on our best knowledge given current information. Hopefully things will improve as more people get vaccinated and conditions improve. We’re sure that we will have to improvise and be creative to make SJC 2022 work, however, as always we keep the health and safety of the campers and staff our first priority.

State of Michigan Dept. of Health and ACA guidelines

Specific health rules and protocols will conform with the State of Michigan Dept. of Health and American Camp Association (ACA) guidelines. Our host, Camp Westminster operates under these rules and we will too.

Pods

Camp will consist of “pods” that will eat, sleep, play, work, attend activities together and as much as possible remain socially distant and separate from each other from the start of camp til the end. Pods will be roughly 8 – 12 people including counselors.

UPDATE: 4/26/2022: We have increased camp capacity to 85 campers

As of 4/26/2022 we plan to conduct camp as “one pod / one bubble” and NOT separate campers into pods by cabin (as we did in 2021). In order to do so we will be enforcing the following precautions for all campers and staff.

Dining and Bathroom Facilities

Pods will eat at separate tables on the camp green (where we hold our Korean BBQ). Large canopy tents on the green and the back porch of the dining hall will be used in case of rain. Bathroom and shower facilities will be shared by pods, but we’ll stagger times to keep pods separate.

Cancelled events for this year

Unfortunately, this summer we will not have

  • Visitor’s Day or the family Korean BBQ
  • Social dance
  • Large, loud group singing inside to keep possibility of droplets spreading
  • Group photo

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations required of campers 17 and younger

As of this writing, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is approved for ages 5 and older. Thus we will require campers to be fully vaccinated (with 2 Pfizer-BioNTech shots) at least 14 days prior to coming to camp. Persons who are unable to meet the vaccination requirement should contact [email protected]m so we can determine the best course of action.

COVID-19 vaccinations required of campers and staff 18 and older

Up-to-date Covid-19 vaccinations are required of campers and staff ages 18 and over. This group must complete an original vaccine series (2 shots of Pfizer, or 2 shots of Moderna, or 1 shot of Johnson and Johnson [J&J]). Also, a booster dose is required of either Pfizer or Moderna at least 5 months after the original series or a booster dose of J&J at least 2 months after receiving the J&J vaccine, in most situations. Mixing booster doses from other companies is accepted. Persons who are unable to meet the vaccination requirement should contact [email protected] so we can determine the best course of action.

Negative COVID-19 test results required of all campers and staff before start of SJC 2022

We will require staff and campers to provide a negative COVID-19 test result by email or text no more than 72 hours prior to arrival at camp. Molecular (RT-PCR) tests are strongly preferred, but antigen (home) test are acceptable when PCR is unable to be performed on a timely basis. We will also require that staff and campers isolate as much as possible 7 days before camp and associate as much as possible only with their immediate family.

Enhanced safety and hygiene protocols

At camp we will take temps, oxygen sat reading, ask about health history in the past 7 – 10 days for all campers and staff. This will be done at check in. We will likely repeat this later during camp. We will also require masks, social distancing outside the pod, and hand washing.

Enhanced program and activity rotation

As much as possible activities will be planned so pods are kept separate, teachers will circulate pods for morning classes, and afternoon electives will be the same for the entire pod. Evening programs will likewise have pods circulate from station to station, but will not compete/play in real time with each other.

Enhanced supervision

We’re planning on having 2 -3 counselors per pod so we can keep the campers properly supervised at all times, and allow counselors to run errands and do what they need to away from their campers.

Mandatory vaccinations – required by July 7, 2022.

Regular (non-COVID-19) vaccinations (which we required in 2019) will be required this year, completed and documented at least 30 days before camp. NO exceptions. Also this year we will also require meningitis vaccinations for campers 16 + and staff too. Required NON COVID-19 vaccinations include the following:

For campers younger than 11 years old:

  • DTap a combination vaccine that protects against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough)
  • MMR (Mumps, measles, rubella)
  • IPV (Polio)

For campers 11 years old and older

  • Tdap a combination vaccine that protects against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough)
  • Bexsero or Trumenba to prevent meningitis caused by meningococcal serogroup B (age 16 yrs and older)
  • Menactra to prevent infection caused by meningococcal bacteria serogroups A/C/W/Y (given at age 12 and 16yr)
  • MMR (Mumps, measles, rubella)

Additionally: we require all SJC staff under age 26 to have:

  • Tdap a combination vaccine that protects against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough)
  • Bexsero or Trumemba to prevent meningitis caused by meningococcal serogroup B
  • Menactra to prevent infection caused by meningococcal bacteria serogroups A/C/W/Y.

Rapid COVID-19 tests available

We will keep rapid COVID-19 tests at camp, have an isolation room to keep positive and/or symptomatic campers until parents pick them up, and have a protocol for positive campers and staff.

COVID-19 waiver

All parents of campers and staff will have to sign a waiver holding Camp Westminster Staff, SJC and it’s staff harmless and free from liability stemming from any illness, etc. caused by COVID-19 caught at camp. This waiver will be included in the registration process.

Financial aid available

We have some financial aid available to campers and their families. Please contact us at [email protected] to find out more. As always, all correspondence and communications will be kept confidential.

Questions?

Thanks,

The Sae Jong Camp Team