One challenge this summer is that the process of reopening is determined by the state and will come in several phases without a set time-frame. Virginia’s governor has announced that we will be in “Phase 1” of the reopening process starting on Friday, May 15, but it is still unknown at this point how long this phase will last. Phase 2 may come in June or later, and phase 3 perhaps not until mid to late summer. This uncertainty is not ideal, but it will be much easier to be flexible with family experiences than it would be with a regular summer camp session that involves many staff and campers from different households and various geographical locations.
Still, while we don’t know precisely when we can offer different family experiences, we can start planning what those experiences might look like in each phase of reopening.