NCFC and Hidden Valley Music Seminars are committed to providing the safest possible experience for all students, faculty and staff, and to the well-being of the community-at-large. Toward this end, we have established the following plan for summer 2025, in accordance with the World Health Organization’s recommendations, as well as those of the Centers for Disease Control, and local health offices of Monterey County. 

The plan for a safe, Covid-free operation for NCFC is as follows: 

  1. COVID-19 vaccination is strongly recommended for all persons in attendance. Unvaccinated students are required to take a COVID rapid test on the morning of the first day of camp, and submit the results to a staff member before departing home.
  2. Prevention and Monitoring: We will perform rapid tests on any persons who fall ill, or as needed, throughout the week.

2025 Health Protocols 

  •  Any person who receives a positive COVID test will be sent home for the remainder of the session at that person's expense. Parents of long distance students will be required to provide for alternate housing in the Carmel area until the student is well enough to travel home.
  • Use of a mask is optional, and at the individual's discretion.

Our administration will closely follow COVID-19 positivity rates in all geographic areas in the weeks leading up to the session. 

This policy will be updated continually and altered as needed as the impact of the virus changes in either direction in the state of California.