Covid-19 Updates

Silver Lake requires all guests to our site to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. If your camper has a medical exemption, please be in touch with Silver Lake as soon as possible.

Email: slcrc@silverlakect.org; Phone: 860-364-5526

As a ministry of the Southern New England Conference, United Church of Christ (SNE UCC), Silver Lake adheres to all the policies put in place by the Conference. Read the SNE UCC Covid Policies for Guests and Vendors - updated March 8, 2022.

• A pre-camp PCR (laboratory) test, administered not more than 3 days before arrival, will be required for all attendees.  (Campers, volunteers, staff)
  • This year we have again partnered with Heed Health to provide a convenient way to purchase an at-home PCR Covid-19 test kit. A PCR test is required, but this particular at-home test kit is not required - this is just a convenient way for families to get the test(s) and ensure results in time for arrival at camp. Order your Heed Health at-home PCR test kit. 
    • ​The above link is for campers. Staff and volunteers, order here.
    • ​Please note, test kits will be shipped after the order deadline closes and will arrive the following week.
    • Download the information document - campers
    • Download the information document - staff and volunteers
  • Other places you can schedule a PCR test: CVS, Walgreens, RiteAid, your local hospital or doctor's office.
• If your camper has tested positive for Covid-19 in the 90 days prior to arrival at camp, you will need to provide proof of infection (positive test result or provider note). In addition, your camper will need to show proof of a negative rapid test, administered the day of arrival.
  • Campers that tested positive need to be at least 10 days from the date of the positive test and not be presenting any symptoms (asymptomatic) to come to camp.
• In the event anyone on site becomes ill or shows symptoms of Covid-19 we will administer a rapid test on-site and follow health guidelines for isolation and further testing. 
  • Anyone showing symptoms or who test positive after arriving at Silver Lake will need to be picked up within 6 hours (unless parents are notified after 6 p.m. and live 3 hours or further away, in which case the camper will be isolated overnight). Individuals will be housed in a separate cabin until they are picked up by a parent or guardian. 
• Campers, volunteers, and staff are encouraged to bring a rapid test kit to camp, to have available if they develop symptoms. 
  • Suggested list of rapid test kits coming soon.
  • Silver Lake will also have rapid test kits on site.

The vaccine and pre-camp test requirements will allow us to ensure a safe environment to be mask-free at camp. 

• Masks may be worn by anyone at any time, but masks are not universally required.
• Some staff, volunteers, and campers may choose to remain masked, some may not, and we support those individual decisions. 
• There may be situations where everyone on site will be asked to wear a mask, such as in large indoor group settings. Expectations will be clearly communicated by signage and staff. 
• Our recommendation is for everyone to pack 14 masks (2 for each day). Masks should be surgical-style or higher quality, including 4-ply masks, KN95s, and/or N95s. 

• Upon arrival to camp, all campers will complete a health screening including temperature check. 
• During the camp session, volunteers and staff will check in with campers to ensure they are feeling well and symptom-free.

Campers showing symptoms or who test positive after arriving at Silver Lake will need to be picked up within 6 hours (unless parents are notified after 6 p.m. and live 3 hours or further away, in which case the camper will be isolated overnight). Campers will be housed in a separate cabin until they are picked up by a parent or guardian. 

• To encourage appropriate distancing, arrival and departure times will be staggered. Please arrive on time. Campers who arrive early will be directed to return to Silver Lake at their scheduled time. 
• Please observe arrival and departure times, as these are busy days when the camp must be cleaned and prepared between the time one group leaves and the next arrives.
• Families will be asked to stay in their cars during the arrival and departure processes. There will also be a health screening questionnaire to fill out upon arrival.
• To limit the number of people on site, we are asking that families limit who comes to drop-off and pick-up.
• Please make sure that all paperwork is completed prior to arrival. You may want to bring a paper copy of your forms in case they are missing online.  

Together with our Medical Director and our team of Camp Nurses, we have put together a comprehensive Communicable Disease Plan that will allow us to respond quickly to any communicable disease that appears at camp, in addition to confirmed or suspected cases of Covid-19.

If Silver Lake or the State of CT cancels camp, we will encourage families to roll their money forward to next year or convert to a donation. Partial or full refunds will be available.

If a camper tests positive for Covid-19 or the family is advised to quarantine in the 14 days before camp, every effort will be made to move the registration to an upcoming session. Otherwise, a full refund will be available.

If a family chooses to cancel a registration before April 30, all fees minus the $150 non-refundable deposit may be refunded. If they cancel after April 30, a family may receive a refund of up to 50% of the total camp fees.