Dear CMAA Friends and Family,
We are excited to announce that CMAA will be resuming onsite classes beginning Monday July 6th! We are ready! Are you?!
Please note, we will keeping a majority of our Tai Chi online for the month of July, and continuing Kungfu online classes Tues/Thurs 4:30-5:30. We are finalizing the schedule and will be providing it soon.
Here are the details:
Our students and their family members’ safety is and will always be our top priority. As such, we have carefully developed a set of new measures and procedures for our Kung Fu classes upon reopening of our studio to all students based on New York states reopening rules and guidelines.
Facility, Capacity, and Spacing Rules:
Per guidelines put forth by the NYS Department of Health we will limit our capacity based on available space to allow social distance with a minimum of 6 feet between students during class.
-There will be a maximum of 10 students per class (class sign up will now be required).
-For students with unlimited memberships, you may train as many days per week as you'd like but we are asking that you only sign up 1x/day and not do multiple classes at this time. Thank you for your understanding.
· All excess seating will be removed from the studio. Only students will be allowed onsite during class.
· All exercise equipment including the mats will be cleaned and disinfected daily and in-between classes.
· Inside the studio, students will be placed in designated positions on the exercise mat ( i.e., alternating spaces to ensure six feet distance, and social distancing markers 6ft apart), and they will be required to stay in their designated area during the class.
· In addition, both east and west entrance doors will remain open to ensure increased air ventilation and circulation, weather permitting. A fan will be placed in training area to assist with air flow.
- There will be no communal equipment sharing. Please note students will be required to bring their own shoes, weapons and/or sparring gear (even though we will not sparring during the month of July, students should still bring gear to wear for hitting pads).
Class Procedures
· All students must check-in upon arrival at facility.
· No more than one parent/guardian or family member will be allowed to drop off/pick up each student.
· All students and accompany family members must conduct self-assessment and will not be allowed enter the studio if they are exhibiting symptoms or have been exposed to COVID-19.
· When participating in class training, please do not arrive more than 10 minutes prior to class.
· Please do not engage in any socializing or lingering at the studio, students and accompany family members must leave the premise as soon as possible after class.
· Disinfectant and hand sanitizers will be provided to all students.
· The instructor will wear a protective mask during training. Class members are encouraged to wear masks inside the training facility.
Class Schedule:
To ensure the safety of all students, we have revised our group class schedule to reduce the number of classes each day and to ensure there is a 15 minute break between the classes. This is to minimize any potential overlap/contact among students and allow time for necessary clean-up between classes. In addition, in the month of July, we will remain an online Zoom 2 x a week on Tues/Thurs to transition back to regular in-person instructions.
We're using SignUp.com (the leading online SignUp and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming SignUps.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: https://signup.com/go/ozvQACP
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.
Please note class registration is only required for onsite classes. No registration required for ZOOM classes!
Finally, we welcome all your suggestions on how we can improve our procedures and standards for our group training classes to make it a healthy and productive experience. I look forward to our new beginning and with your assistance I know this will be a success.
Please contact me for any suggestions and/or questions.
Thank you,
Shifu Lucas
