THE NEW NORMAL:
COVID-19 INFORMATION

Your safety and the safety of our community are paramount at NECCA. Whether we are mitigating the risks of a complicated skill, height requirements, or coronavirus transmission, we look at every possible way to keep our students (and our community) safe.

With this in mind, we have established COVID-19 exposure control plans and extensive risk mitigation procedures to be able to embark on a carefully considered, phased reopening.

In order for NECCA to be able to offer any in-person programming effectively, we need YOU! Restarting these programs will require the cooperation of all of our staff, students, and community. Thank you in advance for your help in keeping our community safe!

Please keep in mind that the recommended guidelines to prevent viral transmission may change at any time. In addition, the status of community transmission in our area continues to change as well. With that in mind, we just want you to know that we may need to adjust the time-line of our phased reopening or pause programming again at any point in order to prioritize safety for our students, staff, and our community. Thank you for understanding.

Right now, we are able to offer reserved training slots and private lessons in person and are offering low-enrollment, socially distanced session classes. For more information about our COVID-19 related policies and procedures, please read our COVID-19 Safety Policies below. And for more detail, you can check out our phased reopening plan and our risk mitigation detail.

With this in mind, we have established COVID-19 exposure control plans and extensive risk mitigation procedures to be able to embark on a carefully considered, phased reopening.

IMPORTANT INFO

Mask Requirements

We have several important standards for the type of mask you may train in at NECCA. Please make sure your mask meets the following requirements:

Masks must be made of fabric and completely fitted (sorry, we no longer allow the blue medical masks). Please be sure your mask touches all sides of your face. We may ask you to modify your mask if it does not meet this requirement.
Check out this video on mask fit!
Your mask must not fall off during training. You may be asked to leave if this issue occurs.
Masks must have at least 2 layers.
We do not allow bandanas or neck gaiters.

IMPORTANT INFO

Mask Requirements

We have several important standards for the type of mask you may train in at NECCA. Please make sure your mask meets the following requirements:

Masks must be made of fabric and completely fitted (sorry, we no longer allow the blue medical masks). Please be sure your mask touches all sides of your face. We may ask you to modify your mask if it does not meet this requirement.
Check out this video on mask fit!
Your mask must not fall off during training. You may be asked to leave if this issue occurs.
Masks must have at least 2 layers.
We do not allow bandanas or neck gaiters.

Important Information

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
& COVID POLICIES

Updated 4/9/2021

We are so excited to have everyone in person at NECCA for our spring and summer sessions! As new Vermont State COVID Guidelines emerge, we will continue to foster a culture and practice of safety and caring that enables everyone to safely “circus” at NECCA. As folks across the country get vaccinated, we will continue our COVID protocols of sanitizing, masking and distancing to protect everyone, regardless of vaccination status.

Non-Vermonters may attend classes at NECCA if:

Students have received a negative COVID test result within 3 days of entering Vermont.
Students provide proof of vaccination upon class check-in to our Health Officer.
Students continue to observe COVID protocols of masking and physical distancing while inside of NECCA.

We look forward to “circusing” with you all soon!

NECCA’s COVID Policies Vermont Guidelines

DOCUMENTATION

COVID-19 SAFETY POLICIES

You may open this document in a browser here. You must read this document if you wish to train at NECCA.

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Updated 1/28/2020

For Staff Policies Click Here.

RESOURCE

Feeling Under the Weather?

Use this flowchart to determine if you can come into NECCA.

IMPORTANT INFO

Guidelines for Training in the Trapezium

As a part of our phased re-opening, and the “new normal” at NECCA, please remember to follow all of these guidelines for training in the space. We can’t stay open without YOUR help and cooperation in following these rules:

You must not have any symptoms of COVID-19 and you must not have been near anyone showing symptoms or that has had a positive test.
You must either live in Vermont, an approved surrounding county (please check on this here), or have quarantined in Vermont for 14 days before training at NECCA.
You must have an appointment or be registered in a class prior to entering NECCA. If you do not have an appointment or are not registered for a class in advanced you will be asked to leave (we still love you though).
NO eating or drinking of anything (that includes drinking water, so sorry!) in the building. Please feel free to head outside to grab a drink of water or snack.
You must wash or thoroughly sanitize your hands before touching the rigging at the pin rails.
Please wash your hands and secure your mask before you enter the building.
Keep a 6 foot distance from anyone in the Trapezium. And please remember to try to have only one person in the lobby at a time.
You may use our restrooms, but please try to have a 3 minute break between each use. If you see someone leave the restroom, wait three minutes, then you may use it. Keep the door propped open when you are finished and remember to wash your hands! 🙂

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IMPORTANT INFO

Guidelines for Training in the Trapezium

You must not have any symptoms of COVID-19 and you must not have been near anyone showing symptoms or that has had a positive test.
You must either live in Vermont, an approved surrounding county (please check on this here), or have quarantined in Vermont for 14 days before training at NECCA.
You must have an appointment or be registered in a class prior to entering NECCA. If you do not have an appointment or are not registered for a class in advanced you will be asked to leave (we still love you though).
NO eating or drinking of anything (that includes drinking water, so sorry!) in the building. Please feel free to head outside to grab a drink of water or snack.
You must wash or thoroughly sanitize your hands before touching the rigging at the pin rails.
Please wash your hands and secure your mask before you enter the building.
Keep a 6 foot distance from anyone in the Trapezium. And please remember to try to have only one person in the lobby at a time.
You may use our restrooms, but please try to have a 3 minute break between each use. If you see someone leave the restroom, wait three minutes, then you may use it. Keep the door propped open when you are finished and remember to wash your hands! 🙂

DOCUMENTATION

REOPENING PHASES & RISK MITIGATION

Click the links below to open our Phased Reopening Plan and Risk Mitigation documents.

PHASED REOPENING PLAN

The breakdown on all our planned phases for reopening and adapting to “the new normal”.

Read Document

RISK MITIGATION DETAILS

An assessment of all risks of transmission at NECCA and the actions we have taken to reduce those risks.

Read Document

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