The Firefly Circus Academy will be implementing the Government of Alberta’s
Restriction Exemption Program

Of course, like all of you, we are still trying to figure out exactly what that means.
Here is our current interpretation, but bear in mind, this could change with further clarification from AHS and/or the province.

As of September 20th, all students age 18 and over will be required to provide proof of at least 1 single dose of vaccination, with the provision that the single dose was received at least two weeks prior to coming to class. As of October 25th, proof of double vaccination will be required. For the current session, if you are not minimally vaccinated, you can bring proof of a negative COVID test to class, provided that the test was taken not more than 72 hours before class.

The Firefly Circus Academy implemented strategic masking, distancing and disinfecting policies in our studio back in July of 2020. We continue to utilize our protocols and policies in order to keep our staff and students safe. All students will remain socially distanced while training, and will have the use of their own aerial apparatus. We will carry on with asking everyone to sanitize and wash their hands when entering the building. And we will continue, at least for the present time, to ask all students to wear their mask while in our studio.

The Firefly Circus Academy and Firefly Theatre and Circus is pleased that we are able to remain open at this time. We do not mind being accountable ourselves for the sake of our healthcare system and society in general. We expect everyone in our studio to be respectful of the health and welfare of those around them, regardless of age, gender, political viewpoint, or position.

If you have questions or concerns about our implementation of the Restriction Exemption Program, you must contact us via email or telephone prior to coming in to our studio.

Thank you very much and stay safe!

1. All training, warm ups and cool downs will take place in a designated training island.  There will be one participant per island; no sharing of any apparatus or equipment allowed.  Exceptions may be made for people who live together.
2. Students/ Staff are encouraged to bring in personal equipment for their use.  All equipment must be approved by a Firefly instructor prior to being rigged for use.  All rigging and de-rigging will be done a Firefly instructor. Staff will need to wash hands before and after rigging and derigging.
3. Firefly equipment is available for classes and will either be quarantined for 72 hours or disinfected with Vital Oxide before each use.
4. Rosin and chalk will no longer be provided.  Students are encouraged to bring their own if needed.  We have rosin and chalk available for purchase; please do this in advance through the Firefly website.  Sharing of these products with others will not be permitted.
5. Masks must be worn in all common spaces, once you are on your training island you may remove your mask.
6. Please maintain a safe distance from people at all times.

1. Firefly office hours will be Monday – Thursday, 11:00pm – 3:00pm (Annie) and (Carol)
2. In order to reduce exposure to COVID-19, there is a no-cash policy at the studio.
3. In order to reduce exposure to COVID-19, do not eat inside the studio.  If you go outside to eat, you must stop at the Step 1 and Step 2 Stations upon re-entry.
4. Our sessions will consist of four weekly classes, with each class being one hour.

1. All rigging points are a minimum distance of 3 meters (10’) in order to mitigate the risk of virus transmission.1) All rigging points are a minimum distance of 3 meters (10’) in order to mitigate the risk of virus transmission.
2. Masks must be worn in all common spaces, once you are on your training island you may remove your mask.
3. At this time we will not be practicing active spotting unless there are safety concerns.  This is for the health of our staff and students.   All classes will be structured to re-integrate our students to the demands and risks of aerial training without relying on active spotting.
4. Firefly equipment is available for classes and will either be quarantined for 72 hours or disinfected with Vital Oxide before each use.
5. All studio training aids, such as free weights, stability balls and bands, bosu ball, etc. will not be used at this time.  Students are encouraged to bring their own training aids if required.
6. Anyone who uses the washroom before, during or after class will be required to follow the cleaning checklist after use.
7. We ask that everyone limit the amount of surfaces that they touch when they are in the Firefly studio.
8. Use of studio common areas is prohibited during this time – please do not sit on the couches or use the kitchen facility.
9. Only students, instructors, staff, and individual users are allowed in the studio at this time. Unfortunately all parents and guests will be prohibited from entering the studio for the time being.
10. Hand sanitizer is available at our entry point and in our washroom, however students, instructors and staff are encouraged to bring their own.
11. Participants are reminded to exhibit good respiratory etiquette (i.e. sneezing or coughing into the crook of their elbow or a tissue, no spitting, no clearing of nasal passages)
12. Students, instructors and staff who become symptomatic will be asked to leave immediately and to isolate from others.
13. PPE is readily available for instructor, staff and students in case emergency contact is required, such as tending to an injury.
14. In between classes, instructors will wipe down any equipment that was used, including spotting blocks, auxiliary mats, and music speaker.
15. At the end of the day, instructors will wipe down all high touch surfaces including counters, entry/exit tables, music speaker, light switches, sink in kitchen, door handles, thermostat.
16. The studio will be deep cleaned, disinfected and fogged with Vital Oxide on a nightly or weekly basis, depending on usage.

1. Only students will be allowed to enter the studio.
2. All new online forms & waiver MUST be completed prior to the student entering the studio.
3. While your child is in class, we ask that they remain in their designated training island for the entire class (unless the instructor has said otherwise).
4. After class, your child will be asked to leave the studio one by one. Please make sure you are on time for pick up as we need the studio empty for cleaning.

We will be using the Vital Clean Fogging System that will be used daily to disinfect the space with Vital Oxide. We will be disinfecting the training islands after each use.

Vital Oxide: A hospital-grade disinfectant that is approved by Health Canada to kill COVID-19 (among several other viruses and bacteria strains). It is the safest disinfectant on the market, with an SDS rating of 0-0-0, no VOC’s, and no PPE required at any concentration. It is skin safe and not a skin sensitizer like alcohol-based hand sanitizers. It is also food safe and approved as a no-rinse-required product.