While acknowledging that COVID is much less of a public health threat than it once was, we also note that fiddle camp is a somewhat unique situation in terms of public health and contagious illnesses, since we’re often in very close quarters with people who are outside of our usual social “bubbles.”

Because of this, Valley of the Moon actually does have a Health Policy for keeping our community safe.

This year, given the decrease in COVID cases nationwide, we will not require testing for entry into camp nor during the week of camp, as we have done in the past. We also want to note, though, that this winter has seen a dramatic increase other respiratory viruses, especially Flu and RSV.

We will, however, ask you to be very mindful of the effect you might have on others in our community who might be more vulnerable to complications than you are, even if you think your symptoms are “just a cold” or “just allergies.” We would ask you to be very careful of possible exposure to any contagious illnesses during the 2 weeks before camp, and IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS of respiratory illness, please either cancel your trip to camp or test before you get on the plane or in the car to come to VOM.

We will also reserve the right to implement, before the start of camp, a new requirement for COVID testing on arrival to camp (or proof of testing prior to coming, as in past years). We might need to add this requirement if the number of COVID cases increases significantly, especially in California, and if we do, we will notify all campers by email.