Revised Covid Policy- Summer 2022

At Four Winds Learning Community, we prioritize health and safety above all. Below you will find our Pandemic  policy and procedures, which follow state and local guidelines regarding COVID-19 and the well-being of our community.

1.     Masks must be worn properly (covering mouth and nose) when inside our classroom space by staff, students and families on site. Masks may be removed for eating, only when everyone is seated with at least six feet of distance between them and proper hand-washing has been done. The CDC recommends wearing a mask with at least two layers of material in order to be effective. We remind the children to take regular masks breaks and allow them to do so whenever they feel it necessary.
2.     If a student or anyone in their family/household is showing leading symptoms of COVID-19, we ask that they stay home until they can show proof of a negative test result or have quarantined for five days.  Leading symptoms include fever, shortness of breath, loss of taste and/or smell, cough and sore throat.
3.     If a student or anyone in their family/household has come into contact with anyone who has tested positive for the virus, we ask that they provide a negative test or have quarantined for five days and be symptom free, before their return to Four Winds.
4.     If anyone in our community (teachers and students) has symptoms we ask that they test and remain at home until they are symptom free or have a negative test result .
5.     If you are traveling, we ask that you provide a negative test result or quarantine for five days after travel before returning to Four Winds.
We respectfully ask that everyone in our community follows these policies to better ensure the health and safety of all. Thank you! If you would like further information please visit the CDC website

Revised Covid Policy- Summer 2021

Revised Covid Policy - Winter 2021
In accordance with MA law and following the other educational institutions in our district our face covering policy at Four Winds has changed. This is based on guidance from the CDC, from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA).

The policy updates indicate that children do not need to wear masks when they are outdoors. Your children may continue to wear a mask at all times if this makes them or you more comfortable.

This means that face coverings will not be required for children during:
  •     recess, or other outdoor activities;    
  •     outdoor wellness/physical education classes;    
  •     youth sports    
  •     times when classes are held outdoors.

Masks will be used when we are inside our greenhouse classroom.
Please note that we will continue to require six feet of distance between children when eating, unless the children are in the same family. And, we will maintain all of our social distancing practices as currently implemented -- there are no changes today in that regard.

Additionally, adults will not be required to wear masks when outdoors if appropriate social distancing is maintained.

We ask you to remember and review the following with your child:
  •     The appropriate distancing between children should be maintained whenever possible.
  •  For now, we ask children to refrain from hugs, handshakes, high fives, or other activities that require physical contact.
  •   If parents or family members are helping children at pick-up or drop-off and are in our greenhouse classroom, we request that you please wear a mask.
Thank you for your continued awareness of the health and well being of our whole community.
At Four Winds Learning Community, we prioritize health and safety above all. Below you will find our policy and procedures for following state and local guidelines regarding COVID-19 and the well-being of our community.

1.     Masks must be worn properly (covering mouth and nose) at all times by both staff, students and families on site. Masks may be removed for eating, only when everyone is seated with at least six feet of distance between them and proper hand-washing has been done. The CDC recommends wearing a mask with at least two layers of material in order to be effective. We remind the children to take regular masks breaks and allow them to whenever they feel it necessary.

2.     If a student or anyone in their family/household is showing leading symptoms of COVID-19, we ask that they stay home until they can show proof of a negative test result or have quarantined for two weeks.  Leading symptoms include fever, shortness of breath, loss of taste and/or smell, cough and sore throat.

3.     If a student or anyone in their family/household has come into contact with anyone who has tested positive for the virus, we ask that they provide a negative test or quarantine for two weeks, before their return to Four Winds.

4.     If anyone in our community (teachers and students) tests positive, we will end operations until further notice.

5.     If you travel to a restricted state, we ask that you provide a negative test result or quarantine for two weeks after travel before returning to Four Winds.

We respectfully ask that everyone in our community strictly follows these policies to better ensure the health of all. Thank you! If you would like further information please visit the CDC website

Revised Covid-19 Policy Oct.2020

  • In the event that anyone in our community (mentors/teachers, students and families) believe that they have been exposed to the virus, all operations will stop for two weeks or until they have had a negative test result.
  • If anyone in the community has been exposed to someone who has tested positive for the virus, we ask that they get tested and we stop all operations for two weeks.
  • If your child has any COVID-19 symptoms, such as:  A temperature greater than or equal to 100.0° F (37.8° C),  feels feverish or has chills, cough, loss of taste or smell, fatigue/feeling of tiredness, sore throat, shortness of breath or trouble breathing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,muscle pain or body aches,headaches, nasal congestion/runny nose .   Please keep them home until they are well and/or have had a negative COVID-19 test result. If they have had a negative test result and are still symptomatic, please keep them home and allow them rest and time to heal.
  • We will take everyone’s temperature daily and if it reads at 100.00 degrees fahrenheit or above, they will be sent home. 
  • We ask that everyone wears a mask during pick up and drop off, including students.
  • Please consider sending your children to school with extra masks to keep in their cubbies.
  •  In accordance to state travel policies please quarantine for 14 days upon your return if you have traveled to the following states: Alabama, Alaska,Arizona,  Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey,  New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
  • In the event of an outbreak of Covid -19 in the area Four Winds will comply with state law by following Greylock School District, meaning if the local public schools are closed we will close as well.  

Covid-19 Policy Fall Program 2020

Health Policy
Your child should be kept home if they have any of the following:
  • Fever or chills (100.0 degrees or more)
  • If they have any contagious condition such a Strep throat or pink eye
  • Nausea or vomiting and/or diarrhea
  • Congestion or runny nose
  • Sore throat
  • New loss of taste or smell
  • Headache
  • Muscle or body aches
  • Fatigue
  • Cough
Covid Procedures
 Below are the precautions that we will be taking to ensure the safety of our children, families, and faculty. Please read this before registering and attending our program.
    •    We are holding all of our program sessions outside in the open air but masks are encouraged for any close activities. Please make sure your child/ren brings one every day.
    •    Families are asked to maintain a distance of 6 ft between other families  during drop-off and group activities.  We will be keeping our group sizes small ( 10/per mentor group). During our first week, Orientation, we will create games that help us learn to respect each other's space.
    •    No food or drinks will be provided.  Children should bring their own water bottles,  snacks and lunches.
    •    All shared facilities will be sanitized regularly: i.e. bathrooms cleaned after each use.
    •    Each child should have their own hand sanitizer. We will have hand sanitizer in case a child does not have their own.
    •    We have the right to deny any child entrance into our program site if they show symptoms of illness or have been exposed to someone showing symptoms.
    •    Children must be monitored for any sort of illness for two weeks prior to the time they attend FWLC, as well as the duration of their time attending our program.
    •    If children or family members show signs of or come in contact with someone with COVID-19, notify WindRose Morris-Keating immediately by calling 413.329.5970.  We will maintain strong communication with each family. We will keep your health information confidential, but in the case that someone is sick, we will need to inform all other families. Names of sick children or families will be kept confidential.
In the event that our learning community is directly affected by Covid-19, we will request that families get tested and we will suspend our courses until we have the test results back. In the event that your family becomes infected we ask that you quarantine yourselves for two weeks and have a negative test before resuming your participation in our program.