Comply with federal, state, and local orders.

All families and employees are expected to follow directives from national, state, and local authorities to maintain their own health and safety during this pandemic. These include Washington State Department of Public Health, Public Health - Seattle & King County, and the CDC Guide on COVID Prevention.

Get vaccinated.

Summer at Lakeside requires students to be vaccinated against COVID unless they have a medical or religious exemption. We also strongly recommend that students stay up-to-date with booster shots.

Take an at-home test.

All students—whether vaccinated or unvaccinated—are required to administer an at-home COVID test the day before their program begins. Tests may be obtained free of charge by contacting your summer program office: SummerSchool@lakesideschool.org or LEEP@lakesideschool.org. Families need only report positive test results. They may do so by emailing the appropriate program director: Summer School Director, Kat Yorks (Kat.Yorks@lakesideschool.org); Latasia Lanier, LEEP Director (Latasia.Lanier@lakesideschool.org). 

Contact Summer Program director if a family member tests positive for COVID-19.

If a student or a member of their household tests positive for COVID-19, a parent/guardian must notify the school as soon as possible. Please contact Latasia Lanier (LEEP director), Kat Yorks (director of Summer School Programs), or Greta Block (outdoor education coordinator) with questions or to report a positive COVID-19 test result. This information will remain confidential and will allow the school to engage in effective contact tracing procedures to limit possible infection of others.

Stay home if sick.

Students showing signs or symptoms of COVID-19 must not come to campus. Parents/guardians must keep them at home and away from others and report the illness to the school. When possible, provisions will be made to support students through remote learning. If a student is on campus and develops COVID-like symptoms during the day, they will be sent to a private space on campus and evaluated by a trained Lakeside employee. The student will have their temperature taken, be given a KN-95 mask, and isolated in a separate room if they show two or more signs of possible infection. Lakeside will contact the family to pick up their student and, if necessary, arrange for possible COVID testing for that student.

Stay home if student tests positive.

Students who test positive must stay home for 5 days from the date of the test or the date of the onset of symptoms. If after five days of isolation, the student’s symptoms have improved or they are asymptomatic, and they are without a fever for the past 24 hours without use of fever-reducing medication, they may return to campus on the sixth day after their original positive test. Upper School Summer School students may learn remotely during this isolation period.

Keep medical information up to date.

All medical forms must be updated with family and emergency contacts and current medical forms for a student to attend the first day of a summer program. 

Mask optional.

Lakeside is mask-optional. There may be times when a teacher asks students to mask up during class, and we ask students to comply with these requests. We will have surgical masks available for students on these occasions.

Practice excellent hygiene.

Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds — especially after being in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

Avoid unnecessary travel.

Families should review the CDC and Washington Department of Health travel health notices before undertaking any travel, particularly to an international destination.