Dear Journey Family,
I hope this letter finds you all well. I wanted to contact you all in regards to NextGen Kids Ministry and the plan going forward in these uncertain times. Obviously, we will have a new normal as we assess and adapt to our new and ever-changing reality with COVID-19.
We will be following the lead of the Jonathan Alder School District on protocols and risk levels on how we can safely open up our ministry. We will have on-line registration for the all classes on our website to ensure that we do not exceed our occupancy limit.
Here is the four-phase spiral development for re-opening our NextGen Kids ministry.
Phase I
Phase I will begin on Sept 6, 2020 with two classes for Pre-K through 2nd grade children. We plan on separating the classes as needed, on a week by week basis. Both classes would have an occupancy limit of 10 children and 2 servants. We will also require all children and teachers to wear masks. The nursery will be open but not staffed by volunteers.
Phase II
Phase II will begin October 4, 2020 and add 3rd and 4th graders to NextGen Kids Ministry. The class split would be two classes broken up between Pre-k – 1st and 2nd – 4th grade. Both classes would have an occupancy limit of 10 children and 2 servants. Social distancing and mask protocols will still be observed. During this time the nursery will be open but not staffed by volunteers.
Phase III
Phase IV
Phase IV will begin Nov 15 and would add a staffed nursery to NextGen Kids Ministry. The nursery would be limited to 6 baby/toddlers and 2 servants. All other classes would stay the same. This brings us up to 100% function capacity. Social distancing and mask protocols will still be observed.