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Immunization and Vaccination Policy

Updated January 22, 2024

Children attending the Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) 2024 summer season program must have received all childhood immunizations appropriate for their age two weeks in advance of their first session.

The BSSC follows the CDC guidelines recommending the COVID-19 vaccination and the CDC “Isolation Recommendations” (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html ).

In general, BSSC requires that if a child is sick, shows symptoms of Covid-19 or tests positive for Covid-19 they must be kept at home until they are no longer symptomatic, and the Executive Director must be notified.

Additionally, if a child becomes sick while at BSSC, parents or guardians will be notified and asked to pick-up the child as soon as possible.

All Boothbay Sea and Science Center staff will be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless a Medical Exemption from COVID-19 Vaccination has been approved by BSSC.

More information about CDC recommendations may be found at:https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html

From our parents

Everything is fantastic! We really appreciate this stellar program and thank you for providing such wonderful enrichment and a unique experience for the students. Eleanor has been anticipating this program for months- having the time of her life.

BSSC’s thematic programming is one of its strongest components. All three of our campers (ages 5, 8, 13) were enthused by the topics and methods of exploration. They came home curious and eager to learn more ocean science related concepts.

You were the best organized communicators of the three camps she went to last summer – thank you! She loved the data collecting and science portions, that felt really unique to your program.

KSL

We loved the overnight on the Schooner Tyrone. Anytime this is a possibility, please make it available for the kids. It was such a wonderful opportunity. The highlight of the summer!

My daughter enjoys BSSC very much. She likes swimming and especially science. She likes getting “jobs” on the boat. She really enjoyed this week’s movie about the 16 year old who sallied the world by herself.

Our child was super excited about the seaweed identification and that knowledge really presented when we kayaked out to spectacle island to camp and encountered many different types of seaweed. She loves the camp! Everything. One noticeable difference was that our child was able to identify the different types of seaweed on the coast and in the water while we went out kayaking.

I value the balance between time on the water and the educational component adding to their overall respect/perspective. The Olympics were also a huge hit this year!! A great balance between skills, education and good old fashioned summer camp fun!