2023 COVID Policies

May 30, 2023

With the advent of the 2023 camp season upon us, PCI would like to share our COVID policy and the rationale behind it with our community. Our priority as an organization is to keep everyone at Camp safe and healthy, and to strive to keep it open and running for all to enjoy. 

Rejuvenative time at Camp is perhaps even more important these days, given the various stresses and strains in our culture, and we want as many people as possible to benefit from the camaraderie of being there. 

It has become clear from past summers that any negative impacts on a session not only affect that current session, but have repercussions for subsequent sessions as well. We want to give everyone their best possible chance of attending and enjoying Camp this summer.

One unique aspect of Pinewoods is the engagement of our crew, paid and volunteer, with campers and programs throughout the summer. We are striving to balance the needs of our crew with those of our campers so that we can continue to keep Camp running and ensure that everyone has a positive camp experience. 

As a result, we are publishing the following updates to the COVID policy for attending Pinewoods this summer. We reserve the right to make changes to this policy during the summer in response to changing conditions. Our program providers may choose to apply their own additional guidelines that may be stricter than what we outline here and, if so, we will support their decisions. But at a minimum, to attend Camp, we require the following:

VACCINATIONS

All campers must provide proof of vaccination against COVID. This includes a minimum of the original vaccination series (two (2) Moderna, two (2) Pfizer, one (1) Johnson & Johnson, or two (2) AstraZeneca vaccine(s)) OR the bivalent booster. This includes all participants over 6 months of age.

TESTING

  • Campers and staff staying 4 days (3 nights) or longer will take a COVID test (rapid antigen or NAAT): 
  1. upon arrival at camp, 
  2. 24 hours after arriving at camp, and 
  3. 48 hours after arriving at camp.
  • For sessions lasting  less than 4 days (3 nights), campers will test twice: 
  1. upon arrival at camp, and
  2. 24 hours after arriving at camp.
  • We strongly encourage testing prior to arrival at camp, especially for those traveling long distances. 

MASKING:

  • We require all campers and staff to wear high filtration masks indoors, which also includes dance pavilions, for the first 24 hours at Camp. After 24 hours have passed and there have been no reported cases of positive COVID tests, masks will become optional, but encouraged. 

PRIOR TO COMING TO CAMP

  • By attending Camp, campers and program providers attest to the following points on the PCI Attestation. Anyone not able to say “yes” to each point should not attend Camp.
  • In the week prior to arriving at Pinewoods, we kindly ask incoming campers and Program Provider staff to wear high-filtration masks in indoor public areas and in gatherings with any people who aren’t in their households. 

We hope these measures will allow everyone to enjoy their time at Pinewoods this summer while feeling safe and staying healthy.

Pinewoods Camp, Inc. Board of Directors

Fall Work Weekends volunteers needed. Sept 13-15

August 28, 2019

Sept 13-15: Fall Work Weekends

Volunteer grounds work and clean up to close camp. Volunteers with a will to work are welcome; no special skills required! Housing & meals provided. Evening activities vary, initiated by those attending. Please register at least three days in advance and check with us before bringing children.

Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Fall Work Weekends volunteers needed. Sept 7-9 and Sept 14-16

August 5, 2018

Sept 7-9 and Sept 14-15: Fall Work Weekends

Volunteer grounds work and clean up to close camp. Volunteers with a will to work are welcome; no special skills required! Housing & meals provided. Evening activities vary, initiated by those attending. Please register at least three days in advance and check with us before bringing children.

We need two work weekends to close Camp this year because on the first weekend, a Conant wedding will be celebrated in Camp!  They will not be using the kitchen or dining hall so that can be closed as usual.  And they are only using 12 or so cabins which we can close the second weekend.

Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Spring Work Weekends right around the corner! We need you more than ever this year!

April 12, 2018

Help us open up camp for the season! Spend time with old and new friends while making a contribution of loving labor to Pinewoods Camp. Weekend I begins Friday evening May 18th and ends Sunday May 20th after lunch and Weekend II begins Friday evening May 25th and ends Monday May 28th after lunch. Folks new to camp are welcome. No special skills are required and its free! Click here for more information and to register!

We need you more than ever this year!  We have extensive clean-up to do from the storm damage over the winter.

Join us for our Spring Work Weekend! Copy

Help us open up camp for the season! Spend time with old and new friends while making a contribution of loving labor to Pinewoods Camp. Weekend I begins Friday evening May 18th and ends Sunday May 20th after lunch and Weekend II begins Friday evening May 25th and ends Monday May 28th after lunch. Folks new to camp are welcome. No special skills are required and its free! Click here for more information and to register!

come on Spring!

March 25, 2018

Pinewoods accepting applications for crew and volunteers for the 2018 season!

January 2, 2018

EVER WISH YOU COULD SPEND THE WHOLE SUMMER IN THE WOODS, BETWEEN TWO CRYSTAL CLEAR PONDS, SURROUNDED BY MUSIC AND DANCE? 

Do you have  the ability to work hard, appreciate folklore, music and dance, and love the outdoors? If so, click on Jobs on the Home page and read about working at Pinewoods this summer.

Fall Work Weekend Volunteers needed. Sep 8 – Sep 10

August 8, 2017

Sep 8 – Sep 10: Fall Work Weekend

Volunteer grounds work and clean up to close camp. Volunteers with a will to work are welcome; no special skills required! Housing & meals provided. Evening activities vary, initiated by those attending. Please register at least three days in advance and check with us before bringing children.

The kids are all right! Family Week fairy home.

2016 Summer Sessions are Quickly Filling Up!

April 4, 2016

Register soon if you haven’t already. There is another wonderful array of old favorites as well as exciting new offerings at camp this summer. Consider trying something new and expanding your traditional dance and song horizons. This summer we are also offering an opportunity to do service work with the Sierra Club,  learn traditional  greenwood-working skills, and participate in a weekend devoted entirely to Cape Breton music and dance. Register for our  Spring Work Weekends. Summer is just around the corner!